School Administrator role - Student Information Desk Receptionist
Outwood Academy Haydock, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA11 0JG19 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
9 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
21 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): 37 hours per week, term time (plus 5 days). Full time, with part time considered.
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £20,620 - £21,412
What skills and experience we're looking for
Outwood Academy Haydock, an 11-16 academy serving the community in the former mining village of Haydock, within the larger Merseyside town of St Helens, is seeking a dedicated Student Information Desk (SID) Receptionist. Proudly part of the Outwood Family since 2022, and rated 'Good' following our Ofsted inspection in September 2024, we are a welcoming and supportive academy with a strong and unwavering commitment to providing the highest quality education for every child. Our focus remains firmly on our students, fostering a culture where success is celebrated and a positive environment for learning flourishes.
Our carefully designed curriculum aims to stretch and enrich the learning experiences of all our students, and our consistent emphasis on effective learning ensures that every student has the opportunity to achieve their full potential. We firmly believe that learning should be both an enjoyable and a deeply enriching experience. Taking a holistic view of education, we strive to build a safe and secure learning community that encourages healthy and sustainable lifestyles and empowers our students to pursue career paths that are both stimulating and profoundly rewarding.
About the role:
We are looking to appoint a motivated Student Information Desk (SID) Receptionist who will actively contribute to an ethos of respect, recognition, optimism, celebration, and mutual support throughout the school. You will play a vital role in promoting equality and valuing the diverse backgrounds within our school community. As the first point of contact for students, you will provide effective and student-friendly support on all aspects of Academy life.
The ideal candidate will possess high aspirations for students, demonstrate commitment and a genuine passion for learning, and have the skills and determination to make a real difference to the lives of our students. You will align with our core principle of 'Students First'.
It would be advantageous for applicants to be First Aid trained, or have a willingness to undertake this training, and to participate in other relevant training to support the wellbeing and safety of our students within the Academy.
What the school offers its staff
Outwood Grange Academies Trust supports colleagues by funding an extensive range of accredited training courses and apprenticeship opportunities up to Masters level. We also offer:
- Your starting salary with annual increments plus inflation linked increases. The starting salary within the grade advertised will be dependent upon your experience.
You will also receive:
- A comprehensive induction and training process
- Automatic enrolment into an increasingly rare and valuable defined Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution rates
- Flexible family friendly policies from day one
- Enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period
- Holidays: A minimum of 25 days plus bank holidays (this increases with length of service)
- A range of working patterns are available dependent upon the role
Automatic enrolment into our Employee Assistance Programme which gives you and your family members free access to:
- Specialist information on a wide range of work-life issues
- Emotional support and counselling for a wide range of personal and work issues
- Legal guidance
- Financial guidance and debt counselling
- Child and dependent care support and advice
- Support for managers
We are also a wellbeing employer with a dedicated wellbeing policy and menopause policy along with menopause champions based in our academies. Other benefits include:
- Free flu vaccinations
- Free onsite parking
- Employee discounts such as competitively priced Synergy Car Leasing
- Access to various discount sites
Further details about the role
We reserve the right to close advertisements early. Advertisements will therefore close at 12 noon, either on the advertised closing date, or the day the decision has been taken to close the advertisement early.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) is an education charity and not-for-profit sponsor of primary, junior and secondary academies. We are a dynamic organisation, recognised nationally as one of the highest performing family of schools in the North of England, and we currently sponsor over 40 schools.Our educational blueprint has been developed through leading and supporting schools over many years.We have used this successful blueprint to sponsor academies and have a transformational effect on children’s life chances within very quick timescales.We feel strongly that academies should enhance the education provision of the community they serve, in addition to driving up standards and playing a central role in regeneration. This is because we believe that improving the life chances of young people is essential to developing a strong local and national economy.We are now comprised of over 40 schools who work together to ensure that all children, irrespective of their starting point, receive an excellent education. We pride ourselves on meeting the needs of children in our care, including the most vulnerable or challenging.
Commitment to safeguarding
Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
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About Outwood Academy Haydock
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 856 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Outwood Academy Haydock website
- Email address
- k.twist@haydock.outwood.com
We are an 11-16 academy based in the former mining village of Haydock, within the large Merseyside town of St Helens and we are proud to say that our school was cited as a 'Good' school in our recent Ofsted inspection.
The Academy became part of the Outwood Family of Schools in 2022 and as a member of the Outwood Family we believe in putting Students First, raising standards and transforming lives.
We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.
We believe that learning should be both enjoyable and enriching. With a holistic view of education, we aim to create a safe and secure learning community that encourages healthy and sustainable lifestyles and empowers students to pursue career pathways they will find stimulating and deeply rewarding.
If you share our vision, then why not join our family?
Arranging a visit to Outwood Academy Haydock
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email k.twist@haydock.outwood.com.
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