Office Administrator
Office Administrator
Start date: As soon as possible
37 hours per week, Term Time plus 1 week in the school holidays
£23,665.00 Full time Equivalent
About Bedford Girls’ School
At Bedford Girls’ School, we believe in empowering our students to become confident, compassionate, and accomplished individuals who aspire to change the world around them. We achieve outstanding academic excellence and are dedicated to offering a truly future focused education.A community of over 900 students we are a large, stable school with a rich heritage spanning over 140 years.
About the Role:
We are looking for an enthusiastic pro-active individual with excellent interpersonal skills to join the School Office Services team to provide an exceptional, customer focused administrative service that supports the school’s objectives. This role is essential in delivering a professional and welcoming service at Bedford Girls’ School, while also ensuring efficient administrative support.
Key Responsibilities:
- Greet parents, visitors, members of staff in a warm, welcoming and professional manner to reinforce the ethos of Bedford Girls’ School.
- Produce, maintain, update, and collate pupil and school data and records, as directed by the Office Services Manager. Produce and send out essential communications to the student/staff body.
- Undertake administrative duties as and when required and directed by the Office Services Manager. These will include managing Lost Property, data entry, desktop publishing and word processing, managing school mail, photocopying, binding, management of student data, completing forms responding to routine correspondence for the school.
Why Join Us?
Be part of an outstanding forward-looking school who have an ambitious vision to develop the next generation of creative thinkers, change-makers and problem-solvers. Become a member of a friendly inclusive community which values its employees, offering opportunities for professional development and growth.We offer a wide range of benefits including, excellent pension scheme, life insurance, hospital surgical treatment insurance, and a cash plan scheme that includes a variety of wellbeing benefits.
Closing date: 16th May 2025Interview Date: 22nd May 2025
If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please email hr@harpurtrust.org.uk or ring 01234 369500
Applicants are encouraged to apply early as immediate interviews are available for exceptional candidates. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.
Our Application Portal can be accessed via our website:
https://www.bedfordgirlsschool.co.uk/connected-community/why-work-at-bgs-/professional-services-opportunities
Any internal candidates must apply through Employee Self Service.
At Bedford Girls’ School, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We believe that a diverse team enriches our school community and helps us better meet the needs of our students.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.