School Administrator and Clerk to the LGB - Lorton Primary School

School Administrator Level 2 (20 hrs per week) and Clerk Level 1 (1.5 hrs per week) 

Please note – CVs are not sufficient for the application process.  Correct application forms are available on request or from the school website in the  ‘About Us’, ‘Vacancies’ section.

Lorton Primary School has a vacancy for a School Administrator to join our friendly, rural school, from 4th November or as soon as possible thereafter.  We are proud of our happy well-behaved children and have supportive parents, a committed Local Governing Body and much community involvement and support.  

We are seeking an organised, calm and approachable person with relevant skills and experience to run our busy school office and play a key part in the smooth running of the school.  

You will need to be able to deal with everything from visitors to the school, finance queries, first aid and jammed paper in the photocopier to answering the phones, following up absence and ordering resources, often simultaneously!

The ideal candidate will need to have:
•    Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and be able to remain calm and professional under pressure
•    Strong ICT, literacy and numeracy skills and the ability to operate relevant databases/ICT applications
•    The ability to work well both as part of a team and independently, using their own initiative and maintaining confidentiality
•    A positive, enthusiastic, flexible and caring approach and willingness to be involved in the life of the school 
•    Good communication skills so that they can relate well to children, staff, parents and the community
•    A good sense of humour and interest in learning new skills.

The Admin post is for 20 hours per week, ideally 8am – 12noon, 5 days a week (there could be some flexibility), plus 1.5 hours per week for the Clerk role (to include attendance at some meetings after school hours).

The post is term time only plus two weeks.  

Admin role: Grade 6 SCP7&8 (BS6) (£25584-25992 pro rata, approx. £13.30-13.50 per hour); Clerk role: Grade 3 SCP3-4 (£24404 pro rata, approx. £12.68)

Visits to the school are welcome by appointment.  

Please email headofschool@lorton.cumbria.sch.uk or phone 01900 85919 to request further information or arrange a visit.  

An application form and further information is also available on the school website www.lorton.cumbria.sch.uk (in the ‘About Us’, ‘Vacancies’ section).  

It may also be possible to combine these posts with a Clerk to the LGB post in another of the Trust schools (Dean CE Primary School). 

Lorton School & the Good Shepherd Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in its care and expect all staff to share this commitment. We recognise that an important element in keeping children safe from harm is to ensure that unsuitable people do not have access to the school.

Applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment checks which will include excellent references (to include an assessment of the candidate’s suitability to work in a school), health, right to work in the UK and Disclosure and Barring Service.  

The successful candidate will be expected to follow and contribute to the school’s policy for Child Protection (available from the school and on the school website).  

All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed.  

All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of sex, race, gender, religion or belief, marital status or disability.

Closing date for applications: 9am Thursday 10th October 2024.  

We anticipate interviewing on Thursday 17th October 2024