Posted: Wednesday, April 28th 2021
Start Date: Required from August 2021 (Flexible start date considered for right candidate) Unique opportunity to join a new school in North London: • Do you want to play a key role in the development of an exciting and innovative academy? • Are you passionate that all children get the best start in life? • Do you want to move your career forward in an environment which nurtures talent and has scope for career progression? • Do you believe all students have the potential to succeed given great teaching and the right culture? As a new academy, One Degree Academy has been given a rare opportunity to raise standards of education in North London. We are looking to develop people who are passionate about eradicating the premise that economic disadvantage is an excuse for poor educational outcomes. We know that success and habits of excellence are achieved through perseverance and incremental improvement - ‘one degree’ at a time. This idea is at the heart of our school. Whether you are an experienced administrator or someone seeking to enter this profession, you will play a key part in the academy’s development. We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Receptionist and Administrator to help develop our new school. We are looking for an exceptional candidate who will thrive serving the needs of our visitors, staff, children and parents. This is an exciting and rare opportunity to help shape One Degree Academy from its beginnings, and to be part of a special community of committed professionals. One Degree Academy is a small school but a big family. Successful candidates will: ● be proactive, have strong communication skills, be organised, efficient, reliable with a positive attitude and enjoy working with children and adults ● be a self-starter with great initiative, problem solving skills and high expectations. ● welcome feedback and be committed to the idea of continuous improvement and selfdevelopment ● be committed to the One Degree Academy vision and values. In this role, you will have the opportunity: ● to join an engaged staff and organisation utterly committed to developing its staff through incremental improvement - step by step ● to play a key role developing our outstanding school, with the potential to progress as the school grows ● Help move the school into its brand new state of the art buildings and grounds To apply Download an application pack from https://onedegreeacademy.org/joinourteam/vacancies/ Completed applications should be e-mailed to: [email protected] Closing date: Monday 10th May 2021 at midday Early Applications and school visits are encouraged – We will process all applications on a rolling basis. To arrange a visit or if you have any questions, please email Joe Howlett: [email protected] Job Description Title: School Receptionist and Administrator Salary: S6–S10, £20,654 - £23,802 (£22,451 – £25,872 FTE) - Starting salary point dependent on experience Reports to: School Business Manager Working hours: 7:45 – 4:30am Working pattern: Predominantly term time working (41 weeks), with 10 days required during School holidays The role: • To be welcoming and providing a high level of service to visitors, staff, parents and children. • To maintain effective systems and processes in the administration of the school. Specific duties: Reception Receive visitors/callers to the school in a friendly, professional and welcoming manner. Provide high quality customer care and assistance and show sensitivity when required Deal effectively and efficiently with telephone enquiries, routing calls and taking messages in accordance with school procedures Ensure security, safeguarding and health & safety requirements are followed and the Reception area is welcoming, tidy and safe. Support with emergency evacuation procedures by ensuring that all visitors and staff are accounted for Provide appropriate handover information to ensure smooth running of the service Carry out First Aid duties and undertake training as required To maintain and update paper and electronic records, with an appropriate level of discretion To support the maintenance of the school website in conjunction with school business manager and admin team members. To provide effective communication with parents, staff and visitors Administrative Follow standard operating procedures to ensure the smooth-running of school administration processes Undertake all tasks involved in the management of post,mail and parcels. Including the safe receipt of deliveries/good, timely distribution, actioning special delivery arrangemen. Support the Finance and HR administrator to ensure school wide resources are replenished and updated as required Undertake reprographic duties when required Maintain school filing systems and databases and assist with creating new student files and archiving activities Administration of the school signing in system (Swipedon) and ensure this is used consistently by staff and visitors. Support with meeting arrangements and oversee use of the meeting rooms and other specialist rooms, arranging facilities and refreshments, greeting and escorting visitors and liaising with staff and external agencies as required Support the administration of in year admissions and new starters Provide advice to parents Arrange ad hoc transport for students and staff and as required for school activities and events Assist the Finance and HR Officer with the recruitment process and accompanying personnel paperwork Assist in the operation of school events and the production of related materials. This may require some evening and/or weekend working. Provide full clerical and administrative support to senior and middle leaders as required Support with producing and maintaining high quality displays of work and signage in the school buildings Work co-operatively and support the school’s self improvement procedures and commit to your own continued professional development Undertake such training as is necessary to operate the academy systems effectively and ensure that academy procedures are adhered to Undertake any other duties within the scope and purpose of this post as directed by the line manager Other • To participate in appraisal and undertake training as required • Undertake other various responsibilities as directed by the Principal • Support the academy’s values and ethos This document is considered to provide an outline of the areas that this role involves. This document does not preclude the post holder developing systems and structures not specifically mentioned but related to his/her broad areas of responsibility. The roles outlined above are indicative and do not preclude anything else which may be reasonably requested commensurate with the post held and duties undertaken. One Degree Academy Values All candidates will have a commitment to upholding the One Degree Academy’s STRIVE values: Scholarship: We focus relentlessly on academic achievement, great learning and continuous improvement to get results. We show a zest for new learning. Team work: We work together to overcome difficulties. When one of us succeeds, we all do. We are kind and supportive to all our teammates Responsibility: We take ownership of our actions, caring for each other and for our environment. We look to ourselves to do what’s right or to find solutions. We do what needs to be done. Integrity: We tell the truth even when it’s hard; we do the right thing; we make good choices; own mistakes; are honest and trustworthy Value: We are useful and kind. We embrace new opportunities to develop wisdom. We add value to our local communities. Effort: We never give up on trying to improve - even when it’s hard. We know there are no shortcuts: achievement comes step-by-step
Job type: Full Time
Location: None
Closing date: May 10, 2021
How to apply: Completed applications should be e-mailed to: [email protected]