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Receptionist/Administration Officer

Platt Bridge Community School, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 5NG

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Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
2 December 2024 at 9am
Date listed
30 October 2024

Job details

Job role: Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Thursday 08:30 to 16:30 and 08:30 to 16:00 on a Friday 37 hours per week Working term time plus one additional week during the course of the school academic year for insets, school events (open evening, community bingo) and staff twilights. Actual Salary based on working 37 hours per week on a term time plus one week £20,903.52 to £21,929.16
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £24,790 to £25,992 actual salary for weeks worked £21,229 - £22,258
Pay scale: Grade 4 SCP 5 to SCP 8
Hourly rate: £12.8493 to £13.4723

What skills and experience we're looking for

To succeed in this role, the successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, motivated, friendly and well-organised individual who is able to work effectively with a range of colleagues as well as self-manage their own tasks and workload.

The successful candidate will have suitable experience working within an administrative environment, preferably in a school administration office. The person appointed will make a significant contribution to the smooth running of this important area of school operations and will be supported by the school Operations Director and wider office team.

The successful candidate will be hardworking, honest, dependable and self-motivated in order to uphold the ethos, aims and values of the School and Trust.

The role will involve:

Being the first line respondent for whole school general enquiries;
Providing administrative support across the whole of the school;
Responding to community, parent/carer, teacher and pupil enquiries;
Undertaking organisation and administration for school trips and residentials;
Designing and create a range of letters, documents and posters using Microsoft products;
Updating school databases as required using school-based systems such as Arbor MIS, Class Dojo, Parent Pay, Parago and Financial suites such as PSF, Iris or Access;
Assisting with school events;
Liaising with staff, outside agencies, parents and other schools as appropriate.

We're looking for you if you have:

The ability to effectively manage your own time and prioritise work in a demanding environment;
High level communication abilities and excellent IT skills in a range of software applications;
Key attributes include a friendly, yet professional manner, and the ability to maintain confidentiality.
The ability to work effectively and positively within a team.

What the school offers its staff

In the role you would be instrumental in supporting our amazing pupils, assisting them and our teachers by creating a culture of success, ensuring our pupils have a positive attitude to learning to increase their life chances, attainment and social and emotional development and providing a professional administrative service to our parents, Community, Senior Leaders, and Teachers. We consequently offer a friendly, vibrant working environment with great benefits and opportunities for development and progression for those people prepared to work for it.

What can we offer you?

A generous annual leave entitlement;
Access to either the Local Government or the Teacher Pension Scheme;
Competitive pay, reward and benefits;
A committed Voluntary Living Wage employer;
Access to a range of career opportunities;
Additional staff leave benefits to those in place nationally;

Commitment to safeguarding

Community First Academy Trust are committed to rigorous safeguarding procedures and consistently promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosures. Any offer of employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced criminal record with barred list through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), medical clearance, references and verification of your qualifications satisfactory to the Trust.