Administration Assistant
West Hatch High School, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 5BT12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
25 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
12 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,409 - £27,711 +£1013 Fringe
What skills and experience we're looking for
Knowledge and Experience
Ability to prioritise workload and respond to changing demands
Experience of providing excellent customer service
Knowledge of relevant education policies and procedures
Understanding of basic learning strategies for developing
Experience of working within a school environment
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Exceptionally organised with strong time management skills
Capacity to work under pressure, meet deadlines and effectively organise priorities
Good IT skills
Verbal and written communication skills to communicate effectively
Ability to relate to and work well with students and adults
Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities as well as your own position
Dealing with difficult situations and problem solving
Ability to maintain a professional and flexible approach
Ability to maintain accurate records and meet deadlines
Have a proactive attitude and know when to seek advice
Be able to demonstrate initiative
Ability to enforce sustained study condition in relevant areas
To be able to treat students with mutual respect
Able to deal helpfully, politely and tactfully with colleagues, parent, pupils and staff
What the school offers its staff
We are seeking to appoint a well organised, efficient and motivated individual, who is able to maintain a calm, friendly and professional manner in a school environment to join our hardworking support staff.
The post holder will be required to provide administration support to the Headteachers PA and Clerk to Governors. (The meetings occur outside of school core hours and the postholder will be required to attend to take minutes. Working hours will be adjusted accordingly)
We offer the following benefits:
- Newly built sports hall with fully fitted gym available for staff use,
- Swimming pool available for staff use,
- TOIL scheme allowing staff to build time to take some term time days off,
- The Headteacher is passionate about staff workload and wellbeing and holds regular wellbeing meetings with staff.
- Flexible working requests will be considered.
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in the commitment. This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and positive references
At West Hatch we believe in building strong relationships with students and going the extra mile to support students’ successes both in and outside of school.
Further details about this post and an Application Form are available by visiting our School website at www.westhatch.net.
If you require additional information please contact recruitment@westhatch.net
Closing date: Wednesday 25th June 2025 at
9am
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@westhatch.net
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About West Hatch High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1505 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- West Hatch High School website
- Email address
- recruitment@westhatch.net
- Phone number
- 02085048216
West Hatch High School is a large, thriving, successful, heavily oversubscribed Academy. West Hatch is situated on the Central Line overlooking the Roding Valley with easy access to London.
A significant building programme has resulted in refurbishment in Science, a new English block, a Business and Enterprise Centre, new Music block, Maths, Drama and Dining Block, and a new Sixth form Centre. In addition there has been a new Sports Centre opened.
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