Receptionist
Ark Blake Academy, Croydon, CR0 6NA10 days remaining to apply
Closing date
7 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 September 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
- ARK OUTER LONDON GRADE 4 SCALE POINT 3 (£25,633 ACTUAL SALARY) - ARK OUTER LONDON GRADE 4 SCALE POINT 3 (£27,245 ACTUAL SALARY))
Receptionist job summary
Job title: Receptionist (Ark Blake Academy)
Location: East Croydon – Ten-minute walk from East Croydon station
Contract: Permanent; 40 hours per week – Term Time + 2 weeks
Salary: Ark Outer London Grade 4 Scale points 3 - 7 (£25,633 to £27,245 actual salary) depending on experience
Start date: November 2024 or sooner
Closing date: 12.00pm on Monday 7th October 2024
Please note we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. Early application is strongly advised.
Things are changing at Ark Blake.
Do you want to be part of a strong and developing team where you will help make a lasting impact on our students and unlock their life chances?
We currently have an opportunity for an exceptional Receptionist
to join our Office Team
About our school:
Ark Blake Academy is a growing and successful academy based in East Croydon that opened in September 2020. We are consistently oversubscribed in every year group and currently have students in Years 7–11. We are looking forward to our first cohort of students completing their GCSE studies in the summer of 2025. We have an exceptionally strong team of committed staff at Ark Blake and are now seeking to recruit for further key roles to drive forward our ambitious plans.
At Ark Blake Academy, our mission for the school is to embed a powerful knowledge-rich curriculum and provide fantastic opportunities for character development, all underpinned by an environment where exemplary behaviour is the norm. In terms of our school culture, it is based around the simple but powerful belief of ‘working hard, being kind and taking responsibility’. We aim to become a leading school in London as quickly as possible by living out this day to day belief.
What we offer our staff?
· Collaborative planning, centralised or shared resources
- Clear and consistent behaviour systems
- Knowledge rich curriculum & traditional T&L approach
- Highly visible supportive leaders who have your back
- Centralised daily detentions
- Realistic and manageable feedback policy
- Excellent CPD opportunities – internal & within network
- Thoughtful and impactful meeting schedule with time for co-planning
- Friday afternoon co-planning following earlier student dismissal
- Free breakfast daily
Why Work at Ark Blake Academy?
Further information about working at Ark Blake can be found here.
The role
We are seeking an exceptional Receptionist to join our Office Team, to work in close partnership with our Office Manager. As the Receptionist, you will be the welcoming face of the school providing a positive first impression to all visitors, parents and carers, students and staff. You will collaborate with members of various teams to uphold the vision and ethos of the Academy at all times and provide outstanding general administrative support and customer service to a range of stakeholders.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow with the Academy and be supported in developing their knowledge and skillset.
In addition to professional support all employees are eligible for Ark Rewards, a scheme that offers discounts at many retailers and other benefits such as Cycle to Work and the Employee Assistance Programme.
You will demonstrate:
· Excellent team working skills
· Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
· Empathy, patience, reliability and consistency
· Flexibility, proactivity and a willingness to change approaches when necessary
· A high level of self-awareness and self-management
· Resilience, motivation and commitment to achieving excellence
· Ability to be reflective and proactive in seeking feedback to constantly improve practice
· An unwavering determination to deliver an excellent customer service and administration support for all our students, parents/carers and stakeholders
· Courtesy, professionalism and tact and present a positive image in a busy Reception/Office environment
For further information please refer to the full job description and person specification.
Ark Blake Academy is part of Ark, one of the UK’s most successful school groups, with a network of 39 schools in 4 locations across the country.
As a proud member of the network, we offer:
· Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale
· Twice as many training days as standard
· Generous pension scheme
· Access to Ark Rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
· Interest free loans – up to £5,000 available for season tickets or to buy a bicycle
· Gym discounts offering up to 40% off membership
· Access to our Employee Assistance programme providing free confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of support
· Access to high-quality, regular professional development
· Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the network
How to apply:
Please click ‘apply’ on the website you are visiting to complete an online application form.
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For more information about our school, please visit: www.arkblake.org. To arrange a confidential conversation about this role, or if you have any further questions please contact: v.rouse@arkblake.org
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our academies. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process which will include questions about safeguarding. This process is outlined here, but can be provided in more detail if requested. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for the role.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.
We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.
Commitment to safeguarding
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.
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 Ark Blake Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 664 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Ark Blake Academy website (opens in new tab)
Ark Blake Academy welcomed its first year 7 cohort in September 2020 and currently provides children in East Croydon with a first-class academic education, based on our strongly held values.
We aspire to become one of the best schools in the country, providing all our pupils with an excellent education that empowers them to seize greatness. Our KS3 is now complete with years 7, 8 and 9 providing a rich, powerful curriculum in the lead-up to GCSE.
At Ark Blake, we seek to transform lives through education. We believe that each of our pupils is born with unique potential for greatness and can take responsibility to achieve this. We believe that by aiming high, working hard and living according to Ark Blake’s Values, our pupils can seize greatness, lead lives that bring fulfilment and strengthen their communities.
Ark Blake Academy is part of Ark, one of the UK’s most successful school groups, with a network of 39 schools in 4 locations across the country.
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