School Receptionist/Admin Assistant
Salary: Grade 3 - £24,027 - £24,405 FTE
Actual Salary: £20,943 - £21,272
Working hours: 37 hours per week – Term Time Only – 38 weeks per year plus 5 Inset days
Contract type: Permanent
Start date: ASAP
Pine Green Academy is looking for a dedicated and committed School Receptionist to join their fabulous team.
Main duties will include:
1. Welcome staff, students, parents, and outside agencies to the school.
2. Support and instruct supply agents to the relevant form/activities.
3. Contact parents/carers via telephone, email, or letter regarding their child.
4. Carry out general administration tasks e.g. printing, photocopying, laminating school documents.
Prior experience with Class Charts and/or Arbour is preferred; however, full training will be provided. Pine Green Academy is a 7-16-year-old SEMH special school supporting vulnerable children and young people to achieve their educational potential and live positive fulfilling lives.
Our vision for Pine Green Academy is to provide the best provision possible for each of our pupils through developing a range of strategies and approaches to meet their individual needs. We want all of our pupils to have excellent experiences in education every day.
All candidates are required to provide a supporting statement on the formal application forms which states clearly your reasons for applying, skills, and experience for this position.
Shaw Education Trust is a thriving mix of diverse and growing schools including Primary, Secondary, and Special Schools all working together to improve the lives of young people in our communities. We are sponsored by Shaw Trust, a charity organization that focuses on transforming lives. We’re a growing group of dynamically awesome academies providing education to children of all ages and abilities. Staff across our team of schools are dedicated to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to be successful, whatever their starting point in life.
Our Special settings cater for children and young people with a wide range of Special Educational Needs from children with profound medical needs and life-limiting conditions, those with severe, moderate, and sensory needs through to young people with social emotional and mental health needs that require support and understanding to help them navigate their world.
All the pupils within our Special Schools have an individualized education and are educated in small classes and groups with enhanced support to ensure that all their needs are met. There is nothing more rewarding than being part of a team that supports a child or young person with Special Educational Needs to reach their goals. You truly will make a difference to the life of a young person and their family.
Our schools span from Birmingham to Bury, meaning that we can support students from all walks of life, no matter their background or socioeconomic status. In doing this, we can help ensure all children are able to access a high standard of education, with all being treated equally.
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Shaw Education Trust offers the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:
* An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff).
* Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays).
* Electric Car Scheme: Environmentally friendly vehicles with our electric car scheme.
* Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed to support your well-being.
* Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.
* Free Eye Tests and Cycle to work scheme.
* Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.
We know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding one.
Pine Green Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, click here to review the Safeguarding and Pupil Protection Policy https://www.shaw-education.org.uk/our-trust/key-information
This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including online checks and a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions, and convictions.
All shortlisted candidates will undergo an online search as part of Trust safer recruitment checks.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In accordance with our safer recruitment policy, CVs alone will not be accepted.
Application deadline: Tuesday, 28th January 2025 at 9am
Interview date: TBC
We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date as we review applications on an ongoing basis and interviews may be arranged as suitable candidates are identified; therefore, we encourage early applications.
Successful candidates will be subject to a fully Enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks.
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