Our Values

At Templars our mission is 'Every child, Every day, Every chance'.  Our vision is for everyone to know that they belong to Templars, and be proud to belong, because we are a school where everyone is welcomed, feels safe to take risks and strive to achieve their full potential.

Our three school rules reflect our three school values:  Care, Respect and Honesty.

About the team we are recruiting to

Templars is a super place of work with an excellent team ethic. The whole team is committed to improving opportunities for both our pupils and staff. We have high aspirations for the children of our wonderfully diverse community and a proven record in developing careers supported by a dedicated leadership team. So that you can decide whether you would like to join us, here is what is important to us:

• Templars puts safeguarding first
• We believe that our community deserve us to be the very best we can be
• We are proud of our team ethic and value commitment and generosity of spirit
• We live by our values of Care, Respect and Honesty
• We believe that hard work and relationships are key to success and we expect everyone to be the very best of themselves
• We believe that working in education is an attractive, deeply satisfying, joyful job
• We believe that staff need to be happy, healthy, well-qualified, highly motivated, hardworking well-trained experts, who in return for the best working conditions that we can provide, accept the professional obligation to improve

• We believe in and evidence-informed approach to school improvement, most particularly in teaching and learning, to help us to identify what works best in our classrooms
• We believe that truly great teaching is that which improves pupil progress

What is the job role?

Due to maternity leave, the Head Teacher and Governors of Templars Primary School are looking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic, highly motivated and flexible Receptionist/Admin Assistant to work in our friendly and caring inner-city school.  Hours of work are 8.00am – 3.15pm Monday to Friday, term time only.   An administrative background is essential although training will be available.

Are you looking to develop a career in admin support in a school?  You must have:

• strong literacy and numeracy skills
• a ‘can do’ attitude
• the ability to happily work with constant interruptions
• excellent communication skills
• an attention to detail

We can offer:

• an opportunity to develop and gain experience
• a well-resourced and pleasant environment
• a vibrant school community

Visits to the school prior to application are strongly encouraged and will be warmly welcomed.  Please contact our admin team on tel: 024 7646 6337 to arrange an appointment. 

Who are we looking for?

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

Coventry City Council