Administrative Support Officer - People Focus

Administrative Support Officer

People Focus

Benhurst Primary School, Hornchurch

Required: September 2024

Contract Type: Part time / Permanent

Salary: 4.7 - 4.10 - £27,855 - £29,139 p.a. Inclusive of Outer London Allowance

Actual Pro Rata Salary: £13,297 - £13,909 p.a. Inclusive of Outer London Allowance

Hours: 20hrs per week, Core hours 8.30am - 12.30pm or 12.00pm - 4.00pm

Weeks per year: 39 weeks per year (term time plus 1 week)

FTE: 47.73%

Application Deadline: 02/06/2024

Building Great Learning Communities

Our Mission is 'To build great learning communities where children flourish'. To accomplish our mission, we keep our 3 core beliefs at the heart of everything we do: Courageous Optimism, Boundless Creativity and Heartfelt Compassion. We support our schools to deliver excellent pupil outcomes, create vibrant, exciting environments and offer rewarding careers for employees. To help us with this, we are looking to appoint an part-time Administrative Support Officer at Benhurst Primary School to assist and support with a People focus on a daily basis, working in the main school office in collaboration with all school employees, under the overall direction of the Operations manager and Headteacher.

The successful candidate will:

• Share our passion and commitment to building great learning communities for our pupils
• Work as part of a team with excellent communication skills
• Be professional, approachable and caring
• Possess excellent administrative and organisational skills
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office including Excel, Publisher and PowerPoint
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Be able to plan effectively to enable multi-tasking
• Experience of working in a busy office environment
• Be diplomatic, confidential, and calm under pressure
• Be passionate about working in a school and with young people
• Ability to be flexible to suit the needs of the school

The successful candidate will be part of a positive environment, with dedicated and supportive colleagues who strive for excellence.

In return we can offer you:

• A strong commitment on developing individual career paths
• An approach that supports professional growth
• Supportive and friendly colleagues
• Happy, friendly and well-behaved pupils
• A stimulating and welcoming learning environment in a fantastic school community with a family feel
• An all-inclusive and supportive Senior Leadership Team and Multi-Academy Trust
• Free flu vaccinations
• Access to the Schools Advisory Service (SAS) the Trust’s employee well-being support and medical programme. This includes 24 hour a day access to a GP helpline for you and those within your household, a counselling service, stress management, weight loss programme, physiotherapy, menopause support and much more
• Increased priority in admissions to the Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls school within the Trust
• Close proximity to Hornchurch Railway Station and on a main bus route
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to TES Development
• Links with the local community, including our charity partner, The Trussell Trust Food Bank
• Retail discounts

Applications:

Please forward your completed application form, together with a letter of application and supporting paperwork for the attention of Ms A Larkman to recruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com by Sunday 2nd June. A copy of the school’s Support Colleague Application Form can be found on the school website www.benhurst.havering.sch.uk. Shortlisting and interviews will take place w/c Monday 3rd June. The school reserves the right to interview prior to the deadline date.

For further information about this role, please contact Vicky Smith, Trust People Manager via email at recruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com. Visits to the school are welcomed.

The Trust reserves the right to interview prior to the deadline date. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds and all parts of the community, particularly people from ethnic minorities who are currently under-represented. LIFE Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.