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Receptionist & Admin Assistant
Ormiston Horizon Academy, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 6JZ17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025 (potential of a sooner start)
Closing date
8 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,256.61 - £22,963.00 Annually (FTE) OAT Grade 1, SCP 3 - 5. This role is term time plus 3 weeks (42 weeks per year). Salary shown is based on full time hours (37 per week). Part time hours available (from 25 hours per week)
Receptionist & Admin Assistant job summary
Work where it matters most, achieve what matters more
Be part of a team where passion meets purpose, as we work together where the challenge is greatest to change the lives and build the futures of children and young people.
Ormiston Horizon Academy is seeking a positive, professional, and enthusiastic Receptionist to join our team. Working alongside our existing Receptionist, you'll be responsible for providing a warm and welcoming experience to the OHA community in person, over the phone and via email. A summary of the role is provided below. However, all applicants should refer to the full job description (attached) before applying.
The role is available for a full time or part time candidate working either 25 or 37 hours per week. It is a term time plus role, working 42 weeks per year. Actual starting salary dependent on working hours is £15,038.25 per annum (for 25 hours) to £22,256.61 per annum (for 37 hours)
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.
- 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.
Ormiston Horizon Academy is an ambitious school at the heart of our community.
At OHA, our students, staff, families, and governors work together to ensure we provide a first-class education for all our learners. Our vision is simple, and all of our stakeholders work tirelessly to achieve it: At OHA, we provide an inspirational and ambitious learning journey to enable all our students to achieve beyond their Horizons…
Working at Ormiston Horizon Academy provides you with opportunities to shape the lives of really amazing young people, all the while progressing your own career and gaining job satisfaction.
Why work for Ormiston Academies Trust?
Our vision is to create a school system where every child thrives, regardless of background. Our people are at the heart of our approach – they are our greatest asset.
We exist to provide the best learning opportunities every day, in every school for every child. It is the people and teams in our Trust who make this a reality and ensure we have the greatest impact. If you join us at Ormiston, whatever your role, you can be sure of a role with purpose and meaning.
Ormiston, where every member of staff enjoys…
- The opportunity to build on the legacy of those who came before – being part of one of the longest standing Trusts, created with the sole purpose of enabling children and young people to thrive
- Working for a Trust nationally recognised for its impact on disadvantaged children – a rewarding, stimulating career where staff are challenged to be the best they can be, for the pupils we are proud to serve
- Being part of a team and community where you belong – receiving bespoke and holistic support from a well-resourced and ambitious network of experts and professionals that work at the heart of communities
- A supportive environment to grow your career – an extensive professional development programme, alongside flexible working arrangements and generous benefits
To apply for the role please submit an application form via the link above. Please note that CVs will not be accepted.
Ormiston Horizon Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Flexible working opportunities will be considered.
All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Ormiston Horizon Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1053 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ormiston Horizon Academy website
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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