Administrative Assistant

VACANCY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AT HARROLD PRIMARY ACADEMY

Salary: £11,912.11 actual salary (FTE £22,737)

Hours of work: 22.5 hours per week, 39 weeks

We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic and well organised administrative assistant at Harrold Primary Academy. Your work will include reception duties, greeting visitors, answering emails and telephone calls, inputting attendance and school lunch orders, managing pupil records including admissions data, overseeing arrangements for school trips and after school clubs plus general office duties. 

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

The ideal candidate:

• A good educational background - GCSE qualifications or above
• Experience of working in a school or office environment
• Experience in working in an administrative environment
• Possess outstanding communication skills and can work well in a team
• An understanding of child protection and safeguarding issues

Benefits of working for us include:

• Free on-site parking       
• Eyecare vouchers       
• Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme       
• Reduced staff membership to the facilities at Academy Leisure, Sawtry       
• Free tea and coffee making facilities       
• Generous sick pay and annual leave

This position offers exciting opportunities to join the team in a dynamic and vibrant school as part of the growing primary arm of Meridian Trust.

About Harrold Primary Academy

Harrold Primary Academy is a happy, caring, and supportive school. The Academy was formed on the site of Harrold Lower School and Harrold Priory Middle School, opening its doors to the pupils aged 4 - 11 years in September 2017. The Academy celebrates and values their learning community and encourages children to respect each other’s cultures, faiths, and traditions. 

For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below. For questions about the application process, please contact Kyla Murray via recruitment@meridiantrust.co.uk

Closing Date: 15/05/2024 at 9:00am

Interviews: W/C 20/05/2024

Please note that Harrold Primary School reserves the right to interview, appoint and close this vacancy, upon the appointment of an ideal candidate. Applications will be shortlisted regularly, and you will be contacted with the result soon after your submission.

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

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 social media checks. 

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.