Administration Assistant - Northstowe Primary School

ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT - NORTHSTOWE PRIMARY SCHOOL       

Required from the start of the new academic year from 1st September 2024.

There may be the possibility of a start date prior to September 2024 to assist with the preparation for the opening of the new school.

Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm, core school hours (37 hours per week)

This is a term-time contract plus 10 days to be worked during the school holidays.

Salary: Grades 3 -4 Meridian Trust (dependent on experience)

£19,703 - £20,702 (Actual Salary per year)

We are seeking a kind, curious and hardworking person to join the Northstowe Learning Community in September 2024. As Administration Assistant, you will play a key role in helping to establish our brand new primary school in the heart of Northstowe. 

This role is a unique opportunity to play a key role in the setting up of the administration of the new primary school. The role will be busy and varied and will include reception duties, greeting visitors, answering emails and telephone calls, managing pupil records liaison with external agencies, maintaining pupil information records and assisting in the coordination of school events such as parents' evenings and school trips. 

Now is an exciting time to join us as we embark on our journey to provide world class education to the developing community of Northstowe through the expansion of the learning campus. In September 2024, our primary school will open along with a nursery school and our sixth form provision. There is already a special educational needs school (Martin Bacon Academy) on the campus which opened in April 2020. Please visit https://northstowe.education/ and https://primary.northstowe.education/ for more information.

Northstowe Learning Community offers a high-quality job package and a wide range of CPD opportunities through Meridian Learning as well as promotion opportunities as a growing school and within the wider family of Meridian Trust schools.

The opportunity:

• A fulfilling and rewarding role where you will be making a difference and valued as part of a team
• An opportunity to use a range of administrative skills
• Outstanding professional development opportunities for all our staff
• A term-time mainly position offering flexibility/work life balance

 The ideal candidate:

• Has a good educational background - GCSE qualifications or above
• Has experience of working in a school or office environment
• Possesses outstanding communication skills and can work well in a team
• Has an understanding of child protection and safeguarding issues

  Benefits of working for us include:

• Local government pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Excellent family friendly working policies
• Generous sick pay
• Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme offering mental health and wellbeing support
• Free on-site parking       
• Cycle to work scheme  
• Free tea and coffee making facilities

Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities. Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 30 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk

Closing date for applications: Monday 13th May 2024 (by 8am)

Interviews are scheduled to take place during the week of Monday 20th May 2024

For more information about the role, please download the Applicant Information Pack below.

For any questions about the new school or the role, please contact Sarah Wakerley, HR Officer on recruitment@northstowesc.org or Caroline Day, Primary Recruitment Officer on primaryvacancies@meridiantrust.co.uk. In line with safer recruitment practices, we are unable to accept CVs. 

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The 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 appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.