Administration Officer

Wrenthorpe Academy, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 0LW

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  3 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: G4 (SCP4-5) FTE £24,790-£25,183 (Actual Salary £16,768 - £17,034)

Administration Officer job summary

Waterton Academy Trust is looking to appoint a skilled and motivated administrator to join the staff team at Wrenthorpe Academy. We are looking for a friendly, professional individual to provide administrative and reception duties for the school community.

The school office is a dynamic working environment. The successful applicant needs to be highly organised, able to prioritise workload, be flexible and reliable and able to communicate effectively with all stakeholder groups including pupils, parents, colleagues and visitors.

The successful applicant will work under the direction of the SLT and Senior Administrator and in collaboration with Waterton’s central team and administrators from across the Waterton family of schools.

Wrenthorpe Academy is a popular and successful 1.5 form entry primary school serving the community of Wrenthorpe. The staff team work together to provide a safe, caring environment where everyone is valued, expectations are high and achievements are celebrated.

The school was inspected by Ofsted in March 2020. Inspectors praised the school’s culture for learning and ambitious drive for high standards across the curriculum. ‘The pupils at Wrenthorpe Academy are proud of their school. They describe how the school allows them to embrace individuality and value differences. Teachers are ambitious for their pupils and the school does a great deal to develop pupils’ character and prepare them for later life.’ Ofsted March 2020.

Waterton Academy Trust is a forward-thinking group of 13 partner schools serving Wakefield and Barnsley. The trust’s primary goal is to ensure all pupils receive an excellent standard of education. Wrenthorpe Academy joined the trust as an academy convertor in 2017 and staff, governors, pupils and families are very proud to be part of this collaborative group.

The successful candidate will:

Be enthusiastic, highly motivated and hardworking

Provide a professional reception and front of house service to school visitors

Act as the first point of contact for the school, greeting visitors, ensuring safeguarding and security processes are in place and followed and providing hospitality as appropriate

Have a commitment to support our common purpose of providing our children with the best possible care and education

Be responsible for monitoring attendance and providing appropriate first day response to absence in accordance with policy

Be responsible for medicines in school in accordance with policy

Have the ability to form positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders

Have excellent organisational and communication skills

Have the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines while maintaining a good sense of humour

Be adaptive in an ever changing environment

Have a secure knowledge of Microsoft Office and experience of management information systems

Appreciate the role that efficient administration and organisation can play at the heart of a school

Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to the appropriate person

In return we can offer:

A friendly and supportive school with a forward thinking newly appointed leadership team

A commitment to your professional development

A bright and spacious school with excellent outdoor facilities

Children who enjoy learning

Fantastic opportunities for collaboration with colleagues across the Waterton family of schools.

A village community which offers easy access to all commuter links (we are just off the M1 motorway, Junction 41)

A health and wellbeing package

A cycle to work scheme

An excellent pension package

Commitment to safeguarding

Waterton Academy Trust is committed to ensuring children are supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all whilst promoting welfare and expect all staff to share this responsibility.
We follow safer recruitment processes.
An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful candidates and two satisfactory references. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of any unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered.
We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders.
We are wholly committed in ensuring that all employees and applicants are treated equally.

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About Wrenthorpe Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 309 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Wrenthorpe Academy website (opens in new tab)
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