School Receptionist / Administrator
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Derby, DE22 1AU11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Jan 2025
Closing date
3 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Hours: 22.5 hours per week, 40 weeks per year (term-time only) Working pattern: Monday to Friday, 12:15pm - 16:45pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £12,231.18 - £12,641.63 Per Annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy are seeking to appoint a School Receptionist / Administrator to support the smooth running of our school office.
St. Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy, part of the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust, is located in Derby. We have a passionate and dedicated staff team, who are committed to providing an outstanding education for the children.
Your responsibilities
- To provide routine support in the general, administrative, welfare and financial administrative functions of the school.
- To promote the ethos of the school when communicating with children, staff, parents, governors and visitors.
- To provide a positive image of the school in accordance with the mission statement.
- Undertake all reception duties, answering routine telephone and face to face enquiries and signing visitors in and out of the premises.
- Assist with pupil first aid/welfare duties, liaise with parents, staff etc.
- Process orders and receipt goods on behalf of the school.
What are we looking for?
- A friendly and proactive approach
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to follow school policy and protocols
- A team player with a keen eye for detail
- A highly organised and efficient member of the team
The St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi-Academy Trust 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 subject to satisfactory references, which will be requested, prior to interview, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, medical check, evidence of qualifications plus verification of the right to work in the UK.
Please note that the closing date may be brought forward depending upon interest.
What the school offers its staff
Being part of the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust
On 1st September 2018, the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust, part of the Diocese of Nottingham, brought together 25 Catholic schools located in Derby City, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and Stockport together in partnership, to ensure the very best spiritual, social and academic experiences and outcomes for the young people in our schools.
Everything we do is to better the lives and futures of our children, providing access to first-class teaching, both academically and spiritually and we are united by our collective vision to excel.
Why work for the St Ralph Sherwin Multi Academy Trust?
To find out why you should come and join our team, click on the link to our ‘Why work with us?’ brochure.
A summary of our fantastic benefits are as follows:
- Access to first class CPD opportunities.We also work in partnership with Nottingham Teaching School Alliance to deliver meaningful and relevant CPD. Our Leadership Academy identifies and develops future leaders.
- Genuine opportunities forcareer progression- with 25 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.
- Professional assistance- you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential, independent and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. If clinically advisable, it also offers face-to-face counselling sessions.
- Pension- automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with 23.68% employer contributions, or to the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.
- Terms and Conditions- we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.
For more information about our Trust and our Academies, please visit
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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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
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About St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 382 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@srscmat.co.uk
- Phone number
- 03003690553
Arranging a visit to St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@srscmat.co.uk.
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