Receptionist & Administrative Assistant
Oakfield Primary Academy, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2SW2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 December 2024 at 9am
Date listed
28 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 14 hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - 31st December 2025 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- KR4
What skills and experience we're looking for
Oakfield Primary Academy is looking to recruit a Receptionist & Administrative Assistant to cover maternity leave on a fixed term contract until 31 December 2025.
The role is for 14 hours per week 8.30am – 4pm, 2 full days per week, 39 weeks per year, which days per week are worked can be discussed at interview. You will be paid on Kent Range 4, £23,338 full time equivalent, actual pro rata salary £7,663.33 based on 14 hours per week, 39 weeks per year.
You would be responsible for:
Reception duties:
- greeting parents, children and visitors,
- DBS Checks,
- answering queries,
- opening post and parcels,
- ensuring front of school is presentable,
- providing tea and coffee to visitors on request.
Administration duties:
- answering phone calls,
- report requests on Arbor,
- phoning parents,
- staff absence and request for leave reporting,
- Arbor comms and parent setup queries,
- afterschool club admin,,
- dinner debt chasing,
- class Dojo posts.
The successful candidate will be required to:
- have an eye for details and efficient grammar skills,
- be able to work under pressure in a very busy office which can be noisy at times,
- keep your cool under pressure and to be able to show empathy to parents and carers with a smile at all times.
At Oakfield Primary Academy, we are an accredited IQM Flagship school, which recognises and celebrates our highly inclusive ethos. Oakfield are dedicated to providing a high quality education for all pupils and we support the needs of all individuals in our care. If you would like to work in a friendly and dynamic team, have experience of working with children and have the drive and dedication to build on your skills, we would love to hear from you.
The Golden Thread Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and therefore is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. In line with KCSIE guidance, all candidates who are shortlisted will be subject to an online search. This search is not part of the shortlisting process itself and all shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to address any issues of concern resulting from the search.
Two references are also required prior to commencement of employment.
Early applications are encouraged, and The Golden Thread Alliance reserves the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
What the school offers its staff
Our staff benefits package includes:
- Commitment to your ongoing Continued Professional Development
- Two family days
- Half-day Christmas Shopping Leave
- Access to Local Government Pension scheme/Teachers’ Pensions
- Eyecare vouchers through Specsavers
- Annual Flu Jab offer for all staff
- Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing
Commitment to safeguarding
The Golden Thread Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and therefore is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. In line with KCSIE guidance, all candidates who are shortlisted will be subject to an online search. This search is not part of the shortlisting process itself and all shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to address any issues of concern raised.
Applying for the job
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About Oakfield Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 721 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Oakfield Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- stacy.wickes@golden-thread.org
Oakfield Primary Academy is situated on the borders of Dartford and Bexley, serving Dartford and Wilmington.
Judged by Ofsted in 2014 as a GOOD school, we are working hard to provide the best possible experiences for all children.
We are a large school with three forms of entry, and with a nursery on site too, we have capacity for 758 children. A new build has very recently been completed in order to give us a brand new hall and extra five classrooms.
We are part of The Galaxy Trust which is the successful partnership between Oakfield Primary Academy, Temple Hill Primary Academy and West Hill Primary Academy.
All three schools are supportive, friendly schools where children, parents and staff thrive.
Arranging a visit to Oakfield Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email stacy.wickes@golden-thread.org.
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