Receptionist / Administrator

Mill Hill Primary School, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL6 1AE

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  2 December 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  21 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,828.00 - £21,831.00 Annually (Actual) Salary shown is pro-rata, based on the full time equivalent of £24,027 - £25,183 (Grade C/D, Scale Point 03-06)

Receptionist / Administrator job summary

Thank you for showing an interest in this position. Following the retirement of our current receptionist/administrator, Mill Hill Primary School is looking for an ideal candidate to be the ‘first port of call’ on our reception desk. Mill Hill Primary is a vibrant school with 208 children from 3 – 11 and we run a one class per year group structure. We are based in the heart of Northallerton and our community links are very important to us. Staff work very well as a team and we are a warm, welcoming and inclusive school – no two days are ever the same within our busy school office and it is challenging to list all of the areas that are covered!

Job Details

Hours of Work: 37 Hours 7.45am - 3.45pm ,Term Time Only (39 Weeks Per Year)

Position Type: Permanent

Line Manager: Senior Administrator

Travel Required: No

We are looking for someone who is:

• An excellent communicator at all levels as you will liaise with parents, staff, contractors and visitors
• Efficient, well-organised, able to prioritise and use initiative
• Knowledgeable about office and admin systems and quick to learn school systems – managing information, organising diaries and appointments, ordering and monies
• Able to use excellent IT skills to produce documents and work of a high standard – letters, newsletters and Trust documents
• Able to respect and protect confidentiality in all matters
• Cheerful, friendly and caring
• Flexible, as the job is quite diverse!

For more details, please see the job description.

What we can offer:

• Happy and welcoming pupils, staff and governors
• A warm, collegiate and supportive environment
• The opportunity to be part of a school currently which plays an important part in the lives of our families

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting our children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process including enhanced criminal record and barred checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.

If you would like to arrange a visit to the school, please contact the school office on 01609 772382 or email millhill@arete.uk

Application Process

Please complete the online application form to apply for this role. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied with in the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.

Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

The Areté Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks. Online searches may be done as part of due diligence checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Mill Hill Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 224 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Mill Hill Primary School website (opens in new tab)
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