Reception and Administration Officer

The Elmgreen School, London, SE27 9BZ

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  10 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  26 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 35 hrs per week, Term-time only + 2 weeks)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: NJC Scale 4 (7-10) - £29.412 - £30,771 (pro rata for term time working + 2 weeks

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a positive and enthusiastic person who is a flexible and skilled administrator to join our office team. You will be part of the front office staff dealing with visitors, students and staff. This is a key role in ensuring the effective running of the school on a day to day basis.

The Elmgreen School became part of the Dunraven Educational Trust in September 2021, and together we are focused on developing an exciting, dynamic and progressive community, focused on improving the outcomes for children and their families.

Key Responsibilities:

Maintaining the highest level of customer service, act as the first point of contact for the school, responding to internal and external enquiries, passing appropriate information to staff and assisting with the smooth administration of the school. It is essential that you are a positive and capable individual who is quick to learn.

Reception

• To provide effective communication links (telephone, email, reception and messages) throughout the school including but not limited to telephone switchboard duties, taking and circulating messages.

Administration

• To provide administrative duties that support the work of the Senior Leadership Team and the wider school. Including but not limited to support for parent meetings and evenings, completion of standard letters, , making up information packs and the collation of documents.

Student Welfare

• To cover the Student Services Officer in dealing with students who report to reception feeling unwell. As and when required by the Heads of Year, contact parents once they have given permission for a student to leave school because they are unwell.
• To be First Aid trained and be part of the rotation of staff that offer first aid as and when required.

What the school offers its staff

• a high standard of professional practice, with bespoke in-house CPD provision, and affiliation to nationally recognised courses and providers;
• a supportive and collegiate environment,
  
• a culture of high trust and accountability that values creativity and innovation, leading practice locally and nationally in a range of fields.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Elmgreen School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Applying for the job

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About The Elmgreen School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1132 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Elmgreen School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@the-elmgreen-school.org.uk
• Phone number: 02087665020
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-elmgreen-school (opens in new tab)

The Elmgreen School is an oversubscribed, high performing co-educational 11–18 secondary school and became part of the Dunraven Educational Trust in September 2021, and together we are focused on developing an exciting, dynamic and progressive community, focused on improving the outcomes for children and their families.

Dunraven Educational Trust Overview

Dunraven Educational Trust (DET) was established in 2016. It now incorporates Dunraven’s All-Through School, Goldfinch Primary, The Elmgreen School, Rosendale Primary School and Van Gogh Primary. DET is a Trust committed to one overarching aim: excellence for and from everyone. This is an expectation for both the children and adults in a school community. It is achieved in a variety of ways according to the context of each school but within the clear framework established by the Trust.

The Elmgreen School is committed to the safety and protection of its students. An enhanced DBS check and a barred list check are conditions of employment for this post.

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