Reprographic and Admin Assistant

Uplands Academy, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5 6AZ

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  11 November 2024 at 10am

• Date listed

  25 October 2024

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: £23,114.00 - £23,500.00 Annually (FTE) Single status grade 4

Reprographic and Admin Assistant job summary

Reprographic and Admin Assistant

37 hours per week, Term-time only

Immediate Start

We are looking for a professional and self-motivated individual with good IT and Office skills, who is an excellent communicator and flexible. Working as part of the Reception Administration team, candidates should be able to work proactively and independently to ensure the efficient operation of the Academy campus.

You will not only be the first point of contact for prospective families and visitors to the Academy, creating a vital first impression, but also responsible for the general administrative duties required in the reception area and carrying out Reprographic tasks, such as general printing, booklet making, laminating etc for teaching staff.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Reception:

• Greeting Academy visitors, signing them in and issuing/collecting visitor badges. Ensuring that all visitors have been checked regarding Safeguarding procedures.

• Answering and forwarding incoming telephone calls and emails. Handling general enquiries with a positive and professional manner.

• Assisting with student, staff and visitor queries.

• Contacting parents/carers when required.

• Monitoring Lost Property and reuniting with rightful owners.

• Dealing with incoming post and ensuring it is delivered to staff pigeon holes in a timely fashion. All/any parcel deliveries are signed for and liaising with site staff for their delivery to relevant depts.

• Dealing with outgoing post either via Franking machine or via the village Post Office for larger letters or recorded delivery letters.

• Assisting with any/all administrative tasks as directed by the Office Manager

Reprographics:

• Prioritising and managing the reprographic requests liaising with relevant staff as needed.

• Producing high quality notices, signs, posters and booklets which may include laminating and binding etc.

• Troubleshooting errors and addressing basic issues to ensure that the photocopiers remain operational.

• Liaising with the relevant service departments (photocopier suppliers) to ensure appropriate and timely maintenance and repairs of the Reprographics machinery, as required.

• Assisting with (via Finance Dept) maintaining and managing all associated stock such as copier paper, card, laminating pouches, toners and copier staples.

We would strongly encourage candidates to come and visit our school. For further details, or to arrange a visit please contact the HR department on 01892 782135 or email hr@uplands-academy.org

Please be advised that we do not accept curriculum vitae.  

All posts are subject to DBS enhanced clearance, health checks and satisfactory references. MARK Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

NB: we advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.

Commitment to safeguarding

All posts are subject to DBS enhanced clearance, health checks and satisfactory references. MARK Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Uplands Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 799 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Uplands Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/uplands-community-college-wadhurst (opens in new tab)

Uplands Academy converted to an Academy in September 2022 and became a member of the MARK Education Trust (formally Beacon Community College Academy Trust). The acronym MARK was selected because staff who work in the trust are motivated, ambitious, resourceful, and knowledgeable. This partnership will provide many exciting opportunities for professional development, and the sharing of good practice across the schools within the trust.

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