Administrative Assistant and First Aid Lead
Birches Head Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 8DDThis job expired on 24 March 2023
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
24 March 2023 at 9am
Date listed
13 March 2023
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
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- Term Time, 37 hours per week, 39 weeks plus inset days
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £18449 - £19477
What skills and experience we're looking for
Purpose of the Post:
• To assist with the school Main Reception, switchboard and safeguarding of all visitors and
safeguarding.
• To assist with the general administrative support to the school.
• To be responsible for the reprographics and printing support for the whole school.
• To assist with the monitoring of school policies.
• To act as the first aid lead for with responsibility for co-ordinating emergency first aid throughout the
Academy.
Duties:
• To act as receptionist/administrative assistant.
• To carry out general administrative duties including word processing, creating and updating
spreadsheets, mail merge and data entry.
• To assist with matters relating to attendance/welfare under the direction of senior staff.
• To receive, retain and ensure the security of confiscated items from students, including: items of clothing,
jewellery and mobile phones.
• To update and maintain school information system and student records
• To monitor reprographic requests and action accordingly.
• To seek ways of improving quality in all aspects of the work.
• To assist with refreshments under the direction of the Office Manager.
Duties associated with core tasks:
• To act as first point of contact for visitors to the school and those making contact by telephone.
• To ensure all telephone and internal communication messages are recorded, including pupils’ absences and to
pass messages to the appropriate person.
• To receive, sign for, sort and distribute incoming and outgoing post.
• To ensure that all visitors are signed in and issued with a Visitor’s Pass.
• To check that pupils signing out have permission to do so.
• To attend to enquiries from pupils and staff.
What the school offers its staff
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Administrative Assistant and First Aid Lead to join Birches Head Academy. Training for the relevant first aid qualifications will be provided as needed.
Birches Head Academy is a part of the Frank Field Education Trust and we work collaboratively with others in our FFET family, allowing our students and staff many opportunities to develop. This is embodied in the FFET vision: ‘Social Justice through Excellence in Education’ and in the Academy motto: ‘Aspire to be More’.
We require a flexible, professional and enthusiastic individual to join us who embodies our vision and values. The post holder will undertake a variety of clerical/administrative based work to support whole school administration and act as the first aid lead throughout the school day.
The post will be demanding, requiring a high degree of confidentiality but will prove both interesting and rewarding to the successful candidate.
Organisational skills and administrative experience is essential. Experience of using Microsoft software is essential and previous experience of using school SIMS software packages advantageous. The ability to cope and remain calm in a busy environment and enjoy working with the 11-16 age group is vital. A good general education (minimum Level 2 in English and Maths) is also required.
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.
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About Birches Head Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1024 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Birches Head Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jbracegirdle@bircheshead.org.uk
Arranging a visit to Birches Head Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jbracegirdle@bircheshead.org.uk.
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