Administration Assistant

Working Hours:       37 per week, term time only

Salary:                        Grade 3 (actual salary £18,426) 

Contract:                   Fixed term (maternity cover)

Queen Elizabeth’s Academy is seeking to appoint an efficient, well-organised and enthusiastic Administrator to join the Business Support Team. The main focus of the role will be supporting reception with welcoming visitors, taking deliveries and telephone duties, along with providing general day-to-day administrative assistance. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate resilience, empathy and an ability to build relationships quickly with the school community.

The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and time management skills, have high expectations and be able to use their own initiative. 

This will be a varied and interesting role, and previous experience in a school office will be an advantage, however not essential. This is a fixed term role to cover a maternity leave.

The successful candidate will ideally have:       

• Excellent administrative and ICT skills       
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications 
• Experience of using SIMS or a similar information management software package       
• Be able to reach deadlines under pressure, and prioritise workload       
• The ability to multi-task       
• Effective communication skills, both orally and in writing       
• The ability to work as part of a busy team

The successful candidate will benefit from:          

• Full support and induction       
• Excellent CPD opportunities       
• A strong caring ethos       
• A well-being package & salary sacrifice schemes        
• Local Government Pension Scheme        
• Networking opportunities across the Diverse Academies Trust

If you have any questions about this role before making your application or would like to arrange a visit, please contact Ryan Bennett, Team Leader or phone 01623 623559.

Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate.

Queen Elizabeth’s Academy is part of Diverse Academies Trust and also work in close partnership with the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. At Queen Elizabeth’s, we encourage all our stakeholders to be inspired by the Parable of the Good Samaritan and to be the very best versions of themselves that they can be. We give our all to all every day. 

Diverse Academies and its Governors are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. To this end any offer of employment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances.

Closing date: 29 January 2023

Start date: March 2023

Diverse Academies is a multi-academy trust with a vision to inspire, to raise aspirations and to create brighter tomorrows. Across primary, secondary and special settings, we share a common mission to nurture curiosity, develop wellbeing and empower children and young people to go beyond their aspirations. Together, we believe we can make a difference in our diverse communities, and in the lives of those who learn with us and work with us.   

We empower. We respect. We care.