Administrative Assistant

About the Trust

Gosforth Group are a dynamic and diverse Multi Academy Trust – this means we have a clear energy and purpose and all students are valued equally, regardless of their background or ability. We are a growing multi-academy trust currently comprising of 6 academies, two of which opened in September 2021. The Trust currently has approx. 6000 students and 650 staff. ‘Create your future’ encapsulates our purpose as a Multi Academy Trust: to educate, support and nurture all of our students so they can achieve their potential and fulfil their ambitious aspirations.  

About the Academy

Jesmond Park Academy is a large, thriving and fully subscribed comprehensive school, which is rapidly making progress towards our vision of being outstanding. As a member of the Gosforth Group we are working in partnership to lay the foundations for what promises to be an exciting and rapid period of change and development in the school’s history. Our academy offers a positive working experience, with an enthusiastic staff firmly focused on us becoming a leading academy in the city. If you want to be part of realising our vision, play your part in helping us to build on our already significant progress and development, and have a genuine desire to do the best for our students, then come and join us on our journey to being outstanding.

About the role

We are seeking to appoint an Administrative Assistant to work in and ensure the smooth running of the school’s main reception. These will include (but not limited to)

·        greeting visitors and answering telephones calls - responding appropriately to their needs

·        maintaining security for the building by providing passes to visitors

·        notifying appropriate people that a visitor has arrived to see them

·        keeping track of the people arriving for appointments and when they leave the building

·        arranging hospitality for meetings/events

·        filing and assisting with school correspondence via post (mail merge) and email

The successful candidate should possess good IT and typing skills.

What we can offer you

·        A competitive salary

·        Generous annual leave

·        Benefits including; excellent pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking.

·        An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals

·        Enthusiastic and motivated students

·        An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development

·        A school with its community at heart

·        An exciting programme of staff well-being activities, from football to surfing!

·        Wider career development opportunities to be involved across the Gosforth Group

If you would like to discuss this vacancy further or would like an informal visit of the school, please email Caroline Chirnside, Officer Manager

cchirnside@jesmondparkacademy.org.uk or telephone 0191 2818486

To apply

Please complete an application form and email to dcoffell@jesmondparkacademy.org.uk

Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date.

You will be employed by the Gosforth Group and may need to work across all locations within the Multi Academy Trust as required.

Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 4th June 2024

Interviews will take place shortly after the closing date

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide and you can view our Policy on the Employment of Ex-offenders here. 

Gosforth Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. References will normally be requested prior to interview for those candidates shortlisted. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, along with other relevant pre-employment checks, including an online check.

The Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

Following the shortlisting process, where applicable, candidates who attend interview, will be reimbursed reasonable expenses for travel and accommodation.