Isle of Wight Council

Cowes Primary School is a very welcoming school whose team of enthusiastic staff and governors are committed to excellence and continuous improvement, to inspire and motivate our pupils to achieve their best.

We are delighted to offer the opportunity for an experienced administration assistant to join our team of friendly, supportive staff. Candidates will preferably have relevant NVQ qualifications or equivalent and must have a good standard of English and Mathematics and computer skills, including use of Microsoft packages. A good knowledge of SIMs is desirable.

The successful candidate will be committed to the highest possible working standards. You will be highly motivated, flexible, and reliable and be able to work as part of a team.

If this sounds like you, then we would like to hear from you.

For further information and an application pack, please contact the school office) on 01983 293261 or via email: admin@cowespri.iow.sch.uk Application forms and further information are also available on our website www.cowesprimaryschool.co.uk under the vacancies section in ‘the useful information tab. Completed applications should be returned to the school .

PLEASE NOTE: Not all school staff are employed directly by the Isle of Wight Council, you can ask on application who the employer for this role will be.

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The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy, Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.

The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. In addition to this, we are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of other areas of commitments, this means that providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

This role falls within the strategic partnership between the Isle of Wight Council and Hampshire County Council. The employer will be the Isle of Wight Council and employment is on Isle of Wight terms and conditions. Hampshire County Council has delivered, on behalf of the Isle of Wight Council, all of its children’s services functions and will continue to do so until 2023. The original five-year partnership arrangement under direction of the Secretary of State finished in 2018 but has been extended voluntarily by both local authorities for a further five years.

The management reporting line for this role is ultimately through Hampshire County Council Children’s Services Director/Assistant Director and managers who take operational responsibility for children’s services.

This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Recruitment, Policy and Procedure and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.