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Receptionist & Admin Assistant

Ormiston Horizon Academy, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 6JZ

This job expired on 7 May 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  June 2024

• Closing date

  7 May 2024 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  29 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,737.00 - £23,500.00 Annually (FTE) This role is term time plus - 43 weeks per year. 30 - 37 hours per week. Actual salary £17,484 - £22,287 dependant on working hours.

Receptionist & Admin Assistant job summary

Working Hours & Salary:

• OAT Support Staff Grade 2: Points 2 to 5
• Term Time Plus - 43 weeks per year
• Full or Part Time: 30 to 37 hours per week
• Actual salary, dependant on working hours: £17,484 to £22,287 (Full Time/Full Year Equivalent £22,737 at Point 2)

A summary of the role is provided below. However, all applicants should refer to the full job description (attached) before applying.

Key Accountabilities:

• To operate a reception service which promotes a professional and positive image of the school.
• To ensure exceptional communication with parents, carers, and other key stake holders.
• To support the smooth running of the academy's operations via a variety of administrative and support tasks.
• To undertake other tasks that would reasonably be expected to be undertaken by a School Receptionist / Administrator.

Tasks Include:

• Welcoming and signing in visitors.
• Signing students in and out of the academy.
• Responding to telephone calls and emails from parents, carers, staff, and other community members.
• Assisting in the preparation and distribution of key communications (letters, newsletters etc.)
• Managing the academy's general enquiries email address.
• Maintaining the staff events calendar.
• Note taking for whole-staff briefings.
• Sorting, distributing, and sending mail.
• Producing, printing and photocopying documents.
• Making outgoing calls on behalf of the Principal, Principals PA, or Senior Staff.
• Undertaking a variety of ad-hoc duties commensurate with the grade that may be reasonable expected to be undertaken in a post of this nature.

Skills and Knowledge Requirements:

• Exceptional customer service skills.
• IT and keyboard skills.
• The ability to learn and operate a variety of computer-based systems.
• The aptitude to implement a range of administration procedures.
• NVQ L3 or equivalent qualifications or experience.

Commitment to safeguarding

At OHA, we take our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all students seriously. We endeavour to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children are respected and valued.

All staff are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect.

Through our ethos and curriculum, we promote a common sense of identity and support diversity showing our students how different communities can be united by common experiences and values.

Strict adherence to the Safeguarding Policy is mandatory for all staff, governors, visitors and volunteers in the academy and is not subject to individual discretion.

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About Ormiston Horizon Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1052 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Ormiston Horizon Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ormiston-horizon-academy (opens in new tab)

An ambitious school at the heart of our community

Ormiston Horizon Academy is a special place for our students, staff and wider community. We continuously strive to provide the highest possible quality of education for the young people we work with.

Our students are an exceptional group of talented individuals who thrive on the range of experiences that they are offered at OHA. We firmly believe the relationships between teachers, students and parents/carers are key to the success of the academy.

Our core values of: Respect, Resilience and Responsibility permeate around our academy and our wider school community. We are proud of our students and our students are proud of their school.

We have a wonderful team of staff at OHA, who work relentlessly to ensure our students are provided with the best education possible. Our thoroughly planned curriculum, alongside a challenging PSHE programme, supported by a range of enrichment opportunities, allow our students to develop a love of learning and a resilience that prepares for their futures. We encourage positive attitudes and aim to provide an environment in which all students feel known, supported and challenged.

Our outstanding building and expansive site allows us to offer an education with a difference for our students. We are fully committed to ensuring that our Academy continues to be a centre of excellence and innovation for our students, staff and the local community.

We are always open to visitors and would be happy to welcome you into OHA so you can appreciate the special learning atmosphere that exists here. I look forward to working closely with you on the next steps of our journey.

Mr A Fitzgibbon

Principal

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