Admin Assistant/Receptionist

ALTON PARK JUNIOR SCHOOL

ADMIN ASSISTANT / RECEPTIONIST

Pay Range: Local Government Pay Scale 3, Point 5-6

Actual Salary from: £10,727 - £10,922 (Scale 3, Point 5-6)

Start Date: 1st September 2023

The Role

Alton Park Junior School is looking to appoint an Admin Assistant/Receptionist to provide an effective and efficient reception service and clerical (including finance) support to the school.

This post is 22 hours per week, 38 weeks per year (term time only).

The working pattern will be Wednesday 8am – 4pm, Thursday and Friday 8am – 4:30pm (including 60 minutes unpaid break per day).

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• To be the first point of contact for both telephone and face to face enquiries and take messages where appropriate
• To ensure school security arrangements are always complied with, including the issue of visitor’s badges and signing in procedures including updating the school’s electronic signing-in system to ensure smooth running
• To be responsible for the preparation and maintenance of the manual and computerised pupil data records, including attendance details
• Sending and receiving messages via the school’s Management Information System to maintain effective communication with parents/carers
• To carry out financial administration in accordance with appropriate financial regulations and policies.

We're looking for you if you have:

• Experience of administrative work in a busy office environment
• Educated to NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
• Knowledge of general school policies and procedures
• Understand and implement the school’s behaviour management policy  
• Good organisational skills
• Understand and implement child protection procedures.

(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).

Why work for The Sigma Trust, Alton Park Junior School?

We can offer you:

• A Competitive Salary.
• Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish.
• Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships.
• Employee Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme, Free membership to Perkbox, Pension Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Discounted Gym Membership at selected local gyms.

Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.

Additional Information:

For additional information about the Trust and this school, please visit our website www.sigmatrust.org.uk

To Apply

To apply for this post, please follow the URL link provided below:

https://careers.sigmatrust.org.uk/Apply/U2l6c88dnbWEgQXBwbGljYXRpb24gRm9ybS58Mzl8NDA4Njk3fDF8fEZhbHNlfDIxMjJ8MjI1NDg5OXww?i=LFFNoc33NFY%3d

Please note that only fully completed application forms will be accepted and any CV’s and accompanying covering letters will be disregarded. A Notes for Applicants document is attached for further information.

• Closing date:  Midnight, Thursday 1st June 2023
• Interviews will take place Tuesday 20th June 2023

The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.

The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision ‘To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts’, where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.