Vacancies

St James’ Church of England Primary Academy is a successful and ambitious school, with a firm commitment to improve and develop every day.

Our current job vacancies are shown in the drop-down sections below:

Admissions Officer (Part-time, Permanent)

Work Location	St. James’ Church of England Primary Academy, Bournemouth
Salary (per year)	Range: NJC scale point 7-9 Pro-rata (actual) salary: £13,966 - £14,416
Working hours	24 hours a week (3 days per week. 08:00 am – 4:30 pm)
Weeks per year	Term time only plus inset days (39 weeks per year)

Closing Date:	Monday 19th May 2025
Interview Date:	tbc - we may interview before the closing date if sufficient candidates apply
Job Start Date:	asap

Contact e-mail address:

swalden@StJames.Academy

About the Post

We are seeking to appoint a confident, organised and friendly Admissions Officer to join our school administration team. This role includes leading our pupil admissions process, maintaining accurate records, communicating professionally with families, and supporting the wider administration of the school office, including reception duties.

We are especially keen to appoint someone who will help us modernise and streamline our systems — confidence with digital tools and a proactive approach to paperless working are essential. If you are calm under pressure, ready to take initiative, and enjoy being part of a busy team, we would love to hear from you.

A successful candidate will be:

Have experience in administration, ideally within a school or customer-facing setting

Be confident managing data, digital forms, and communications

Provide a warm and professional point of contact for new and prospective families

Be accurate, organised, and able to manage time and priorities effectively

Communicate clearly, professionally and kindly with all members of the school community

Be confident using a range of IT systems (we use Arbor, Microsoft Office and cloud-based tools)

Be committed to developing and supporting efficient paperless systems

Be flexible and willing to support other admin and reception duties as required

Admissions Officer Person Specification

Admissions Officer Job Description

We offer

Term-time only working allowing a great work-life balance
A learning community where you are encouraged to innovate, think for yourself, try new ideas, make a difference and take on responsibility
A dedicated and mutually supportive staff team
Opportunities to network with partnership school and Trust colleagues
High quality opportunities for continued professional development
Very generous local government pension scheme
Employee Assistance Programme – supporting mental health and wellbeing.
Workplace employee rewards package including:
- Extras Discounts - money off the upfront cost of over 100 gift cards and eGifts, save up to 10% on big brands
- Employee bYond Cashback Card – earn up to 15% cashback on your card across 85+ retailers
- Cyclescheme – Gear up to cycle commute and save up to 25- 39% on a new bike
- Techscheme – Save up to 12% or spread the cost on over 5000 tech items and appliances at Currys
Free eye tests and funding towards glasses for display screen users.

Application Procedure

If you have something to offer the children and staff at St James’, are ready for a new challenge and available in the near future, then we would love to hear from you! Visits to our academy are highly recommended and warmly welcomed. Please email (sbm@StJames.Academy) or call (01202 426696) the School Business Manager, Mr Walden, to arrange a visit.

An application pack is available on this website (www.stjamescebournemouth.com), electronically via our School Business Manager (sbm@StJames.Academy) or in hard copy from the academy office.

Completed applications should be emailed to the email address provided above or sent by post clearly marked for the attention of the Head Teacher to: St James’ CE Primary Academy, Pokesdown Hill, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 6DW.

Safeguarding

This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018. The Trust will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2018 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision. Accordingly, shortlisted candidates will be required to demonstrate to the Trust, by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process, that they have not been disqualified under the 2018 Regulations. If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2018 Regulations, the offer of employment will be subject to the application by the preferred candidate to Ofsted for a waiver and the receipt of a waiver from Ofsted.

All staff will be expected to hold or be willing to obtain Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process, please go to www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service check (http://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring service-check).

This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All school-based staff have the responsibility for promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children. All school staff should be aware of the school's Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and work in accordance with this document at all times.

Additional Information

Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency's Points-based Immigration System. Due to the restrictions, we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.

Should you not be invited for interview please assume that your application has not been shortlisted. We try to let people know if this is the case, however sometimes this is not always possible.