Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale D: £12,305 to £12,500 pro-rata per annum (Actual) (£24,790 - £25,183 full time/full year equivalent)
Start Date: April 2025
Fixed Term: until 31st August 2025
Part Time: 21 hours per week over 5 days
Thetford Academy is seeking to appoint an Administration Assistant to join our team at our thriving academic and inclusive school. The administration assistant will provide administrative and clerical support services to a high standard, supporting management, other office staff, teachers, students and parents in an efficient, positive, professional and effective manner.
The main responsibilities of this role will include:
* To be a visible, positive staff member to welcome parents and visitors
* To undertake administrative, secretarial, work processing/typing, computing and information/data services, ensuring functions efficiently meet the needs of the school
* To provide support to reprographics, student support, reception cover and break duties
* To support with the organisation in advance of a trip or visit
* To attend first aid training and be a first aider as part of a rota
The ideal candidate will have:
* Good numeracy and literacy skills/GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English
* General or administrative experience
* Fully competent at using ICT
* Confident in use of Office 365
Thetford Academy is a remarkable place to work and is at the academic and cultural heart of the community. We are part of the Inspiration Trust, twice ranked as the country’s top family of comprehensive schools for pupil progress, and strongly believe in the importance of giving the widest educational opportunities to all young people, regardless of their background.
The Trust also offers:
* Generous holiday entitlement
* Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
* Health Plan and Employee Assistance Programme giving access to a range of services including claim back costs for Eye Care and prescriptions and access to 24/7 virtual GP Service and mental health support (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).
* Retail Benefits offering discounts with many shops and suppliers
* Corporate membership of the Norwich Theatre Royal
* Salary sacrifice schemes, including home technology, smartphones and healthcare plans, including Dental insurance and Gym membership discounts (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).
* Free Parking (on most sites)
*Some benefits are only available following successfully passing probation
If you would like to know more about this exciting opportunity, then please contact Ilona Haye, PA to Principal (ilonahaye@inspirationtrust.org).
To apply for this role please click the Apply button to complete the online application form.
Closing date for applications: 9am on Tuesday 25th February 2025
Inspiration Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We are an equal opportunities employer.
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