The Harris Federation is a leading education provider that offers a wide range of academic and extracurricular programs. As a Secondary Education Administrative Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting our schools and contributing to our mission.
Your main responsibilities will include managing staff absence and arranging cover every day, ensuring that our students receive the best possible education. You will also represent the Academy in a professional and welcoming manner to all visitors, staff, and students, including telephone callers.
You will undertake reception duties, answer general telephone and face-to-face enquiries, and sign in visitors. In addition, you will assist with pupil first aid/welfare duties, help with arrangements for school trips and events, and provide general clerical/admin support.
You will also be responsible for maintaining manual and computerized records, producing lists, information, and data as required, and performing various IT-based tasks such as typing, word processing, and sorting and distributing mail.
We are looking for an individual with excellent numeracy and literacy skills, who has a minimum of two years' experience in a school office environment. You should also have knowledge of safeguarding procedures for young people and experience of dealing with visitors to the Academy.
We offer a competitive rewards and benefits package, which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, and a Wellbeing Cash Plan.