Centre Reception and Administrative Officer, Orchard Hill College - Uxbridge

Salary:   Scale 4/5, £24,461 - £27,613 per annum (FTE £27,849 - £31,438 per annum) inclusive of London Weighting Allowance

Location:    Uxbridge UB8 1NP

Working Pattern:    36 hours per week, Term Time plus four weeks in non-Term Time (40 working weeks)

Orchard Hill College is an Outstanding Specialist College (Ofsted, November 2019) offering life-changing learning opportunities to young people and adults with a range of special education needs and/or disabilities. We have eight vibrant community based College Centres across London and Surrey where committed, specialist teams deliver a range of programmes to meet the needs of over 400 students.

Students who study with us have a wide range of needs including profound and multiple learning disabilities, communication and behavioural difficulties and specific medical needs. All students are individual and their learning programme is designed to support and empower them to achieve their aspirations and goals, whilst developing skills to become more independent members of their community.

Orchard Hill College is a truly unique and rewarding place to work with inspirational students and a dynamic and supportive staff team.

The College is also an Academy sponsor and established Orchard Hill College Academy Trust in 2013 which is home to 14 special schools. Together Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust provide for over 1500 pupils and students with SEN across London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire. To find out more about Orchard Hill College please visit https://orchardhill.ac.uk/.

You will provide key administrative support to College staff, students, parents, carers, professionals, and visitors, maintaining the high standards of Orchard Hill College. Your duties will include maintaining an efficient and welcoming reception area, ensuring safe and secure entrance and exits of all students, staff and visitors, certifying that ID’s are checked and students exit with the correct escort/driver, diary management, handling petty cash and data inputting.

The right person for this job will;

·        Have experience of working within a team

·        Possess excellent customer service skills

·        Have the ability to communicate appropriately and effectively with students who have significant communication difficulties

·        Be highly organised and adept at working in a fast-paced environment

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.

Orchard Hill College is part of Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust, an established family of specialist academies and college centres that provide for over 1500 pupils and students with a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs. To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit https://www.ohcat.org/work-for-us/

For an informal discussion about the role, candidates are invited to contact Harpreet Hora, Operations Manager, via email HHora@orchardhill.ac.uk. 

 To apply for the role please use the quick apply option to submit an application. If you have any queries, please contact jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk.