Staff Vacancies

Due to maternity leave, we have a vacancy for a cover supervisor for our Wraparound Care provision – Breakfast Club, which operates every school day. We would welcome interest from anyone who would like to offer occasional cover for the evening Late Club. If you are interested in supporting on a regular or occasional basis, please contact Sara Bowles on sara.bowles@gosfieldschool.org.uk for further details.

Breakfast Club is open to all pupils from Reception upwards and is based in the Dining Hall from 7.30 am – 8.25 am.

Late Club based in the Prep School is open to all pupils from 4.50 pm – 6.00 pm, Monday to Thursday and 3.50 pm – 6.00 pm on Fridays, for supervised play or homework with a light tea provided.

Payment is at an agreed rate for the sessions that run and flexibility will be required.

Gosfield School is an exceptional co-educational Independent School set in 110 acres of parkland, serving Colchester, Chelmsford, Sudbury and South Cambridge area. At the heart of our success is our commitment to a personal education tailored to your child.

Due to an increase in pupil numbers, we wish to appoint a Minibus Driver to safely transport children to and from School, collecting and dropping off at various points on a given route. You will need to be available on an ad hoc basis, to work anytime from Monday to Friday during the school term time to work for two hours in the morning and/or two hours in the afternoon. Flexibility to undertake additional, ad hoc driving work during the School day for fixtures, trips and other purposes is an advantage. Applicants must possess a D1(not 101) category licence and/or a CPC Licence.

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis.

Please contact Mrs Sara Bowles sara.bowles@gosfieldschool.org.ukor telephone 01787 474040 for an application form and further information.

Registers and attendance

• Complete the daily registers for students am and pm as required with the support of the Office Manager
• Support with locating students for the purpose of registers
• Taking calls regarding absences of students and recording

Reception duties

• Present a professional, welcoming service, greeting all visitors, students and staff and issuing visitor badges as required
• Answer, screen and forward incoming telephone calls and emails, answering queries where possible and redirect appropriately
• Check ID of visitors
• Take copies of internal candidate documents as requested

General office duties

• In addition to handling phone calls, emails and letters, this may include filing, photocopying, laminating, printing and other clerical tasks. Sorting and distributing incoming mail.
• Preparing for approval and subsequently sending all senior school and sport department external communications and Senior School communications via Bromcom
• Organising all external mail
• Take delivery of incoming mail, distributing to relevant staff members/pigeonholes in a timely manner
• To assist the Office Manager as and when necessary.
• Collect and organise lost property

Finance

• Assist with bank deposit when required
• Assist the Finance Assistant with ordering of goods
• Assist the Finance Assistant with checking deliveries against invoices
• Assist the Finance Assistant with recording of invoices onto finance system
• Monitoring vending machines and organising re-filling as required

Other duties

• Act as second signatory to Principal First Aider for drug administration
• Attending Open Mornings and assisting with preparation and administration
• To order and collect refreshments for meetings and clear meeting areas after meetings
• Assist with uniform appointments during holiday periods, as required
• Assisting the Office Manager as and when required

Minimum Wage

Hours = 8.30am to 5.00pm

Deadline for applications: Friday 19 July

Start Date: Tuesday 27 August 2024