Receptionist

Post Reference: 2087

Academy: Leeds City Academy

Job Title: Receptionist 

Grade B1 (£19, 959 - £20,762)

Hours: 39 hours per week, all year round 

Accountable to: Administration Manager 

This is an extremely exciting time to be joining Leeds City Academy, one of the most rapidly improving schools within the Leeds area and county of West Yorkshire. We are an 11-16 academy and one of four schools within White Rose Academies Trust, a trust recognised nationally for its ground-breaking and transformational impact on the lives of the young people it serves. The academy had a Section 5 Inspection in May 2019 achieving an overall Good judgement with Leadership and Management judged as Outstanding. 

Our highly motivated and talented students are at the very centre of everything we do and the shared mission of all our stakeholders is to work ‘In Partnership’ in securing the aspirations and ambitions of every one of our young people. Our academy is a unique and truly inspirational place to work, enhanced by our wonderful students who come from a diverse range of cultures, heritage and experiences; a significant proportion of students speak English as an additional language. 

Our CPD training programme is highly respected by staff at the academy and is further enhanced by the various opportunities for professional development in all sectors.

Please apply if you wish to work for a Multi Academy Trust which values and supports the next move in your career. Come and join us on our journey to becoming World Class. 

Role: 

To contribute to key objectives of the Academy Development Plan, raising standards of achievement by efficiently and professionally managing a busy switchboard, undertake administration duties and ensure compliance with safeguarding protocols.

Duties and Responsibilities:  

• To be responsible for opening the visitor reception and ensuring the switchboard is operated from 8am each morning

• To act as the first point of contact for parents and visitors providing a courteous, professional, calm and friendly service

• Retrieving telephone messages/emails, and dealing with basic telephone enquiries

• Liaising with students/staff/visitors on a daily basis

• Ensure the signing in and out of visitors and contractors is complying with LCA safeguarding protocols

• To provide an excellent customer service to parents, colleagues and visitors to the academy

• To ensure incoming and outgoing mail is organised daily, including taking the outgoing mail to the post office

• To be responsible for the distribution and records of student devices including laptops

• To be responsible for signing for and taking delivery of parcels keeping an accurate record of deliveries

• To keep an accurate record of all visitors to the academy including scheduled meetings and key academy visitors

• To promote equality, diversity and inclusion and demonstrate this within the role

• To be jointly responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of students

The Trust currently employs over 450 members of staff and is responsible for educating and developing almost 4,000 students between the ages of 3 to 16. The Trust consists of three secondary schools - Leeds City Academy, Leeds East Academy and Leeds West Academy, and also recently welcomed its first primary school Alder Tree Primary Academy on 1st December 2020.

We believe the Trust is a highly desirable place of work for an ambitious professional, who will be joining one of the most supportive and talented teams in the country.

Closing Date: Thursday 30th June 2022, 9am 

Shortlisting:    Friday 1st July 2022 

Interview Date:   w/c 4th July 2022 

Start Date:   As soon as possible

For more information, please visit our website at www.whiteroseacademies.org.  

To apply, please complete the application form and return to recruitment@whiteroseacademies.org by the closing date. Please note we are unable to accept CV’s.

White Rose Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expects all staff and volunteers to share the commitment. Appointments will be subject to Safer Recruitment Procedures and an enhanced DBS check. Please note this role will involve contact with children and you will be engaging in regulated activity. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. 

Please note, all shortlisted applicants will be required to declare any relevant convictions, adult cautions or other matters which may affect suitability to work with children. As a result of amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exceptions order 1975) in 2013 and 2020, some minor offences are now protected (filtered) and should not be disclosed to potential employers, and employers cannot take these offences into account. 

We promote diversity and want a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds.  Applications are welcome from all, irrespective of sex, sexuality, race, religion, marital status, age or disability.

PLEASE NOTE THE REQUIREMENT TO ATTACH YOUR APPLICATION FORM AS A SEPARATE DOCUMENT TO YOUR EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FORM WHEN EMAILING YOUR APPLICATION TO US.