3 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    October 2024

  • Closing date

    30 September 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    19 September 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£12.18 - £12.59 Hourly

Admin Assistant job summary

The main duties of the role are:

  • Provide reception service ensuring compliance with safeguarding procedures
  • Operate the school switchboard
  • Deal with day to day enquiries from students and staff
  • Provide administrative service for the senior leadership team and teaching staff
  • Provide administrative support for school events etc as required
  • Manage email correspondence for the JOG office email address
  • Manage reprographics requests from staff
  • Manage school post
  • Organisation and administration of school lettings
  • Any other duties which reasonably fall within the purview of the post

You would be part of a professional, effective and supportive office team.

Candidates should have good communication skills and a good general level of education including GCSE English and Maths. Candidates must have good computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office, with the ability to create and manage documents, spreadsheets, reports and databases. Previous office/administrative experience is required and ability to work well as part of a team, use own initiative, ability to work under pressure, be discreet and have a mature and flexible approach. Previous experience in a school office would be an advantage but not essential.

The postholder will be contracted to work 35hrs/wk, Monday to Friday, term time only plus 3 inset days.

John O'Gaunt School is situated in the beautiful historic market town of Hungerford on the Berkshire/Wiltshire border and is very much at the heart of the community it serves. There are good road and rail links, with easy access to the M4 and a 10 minute walk from the station.

This is an exciting time to join John O’Gaunt, part of Excalibur Academies Trust and judged to be a 'Good' school by Ofsted. The school is unique and special and we say that we are a place with ‘big school ambition, small school care’. This means that we offer all the benefits and ambitions of larger schools, whilst offering the care and support that only a smaller community school like ours can. Our philosophy is secured on a bedrock of teamwork - evident across the whole school and the school truly has a family feel. Additionally, we offer;

  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Career development opportunities within school and across the Trust
  • Strong Professional Development based on individual needs
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Flexible Family Friendly Policies

Excalibur Academies Trust is growing, creating opportunities for ambitious, innovative and outward looking professionals with a desire to progress and develop. We never forget that the strength of our organisation is entirely dependent upon the quality of our people and that it is our responsibility to offer the best training, support and development for every member of staff. This starts from the moment you join with a comprehensive onboarding programme, management support and wide ranging CPD opportunities.

We reserve the right to appoint before the deadline if appropriate so early applications are encouraged.

Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.

Commitment to safeguarding

EAT is an equal opportunities employer, proud to serve a diverse student/parent community. The Trust’s recruitment policy aims to ensure the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities, suitability for the position; to ensure all applicants are considered equally/consistently; ensure no applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic/ national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure the School meets its commitment to safeguarding/promoting the welfare of children/young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.

Applying for the job

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About John O'Gaunt School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
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School size
453 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16

John O'Gaunt School is an11-16 secondary school, situated in the beautiful historic market town of Hungerford on the Berkshire/Wiltshire border and is very much at the heart of the community it serves. There are good road and rail links, with easy access to the M4 and a 10 minute walk from the station.

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