Receptionist / Admin Assistant
Lea Forest Primary Academy
Birmingham
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- £17,681 - £18,672 per annum
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 6 July 2018
Job overview
£17,681 - £18,672 FTE
20 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (Monday to Friday 8am - 12pm)
Lea Forest Primary Academy is a popular and growing 2 form entry school and proud to serve the communities around Kitts Green in Birmingham. We are part of Academies Enterprise Trust network of schools, and we were delighted that Ofsted graded us as ‘good’ in 2016 across the board.
Our academy is a happy one, with dedicated and enthusiastic staff. We work hard to provide a stimulating environment in which each child can realise their full potential, developing their individual abilities, alongside the acquisition of skills and establishing positive values and attitudes.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, organised, flexible individual to join our team as our Receptionist / Admin Assistant!
Responsibilities include:
- Overall debt management and recovery of outstanding monies in line with the school debt policy.
- Dealing with day to day Parentpay queries from parents
- To be first point of contact for visitors to the school, extending a warm welcome to callers – including parents, visitors, contractors and delivery staff.
- To deal effectively with telephone calls, transferring callers to relevant staff and taking and passing on of messages when required
- Maintaining and updating records
- Producing routine correspondence and standard letters, flyers and notices as required by the Senior Leadership Team.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have successful administrative experience
- Have experience of working / dealing with children.
- Have excellent organisational skills.
- Have the ability to work using own initiative as well as part of a team.
We can offer you:
- A supportive, friendly and committed staff team and governors
- A creative and innovative environment
Informal visits to the Academy are welcomed, please email: contactus@leaforestacademy.org to arrange or call the school office on 0121 675 3985.
As the sponsor, AET believes that all young people deserve to become world-class learners – to learn, enjoy, succeed and thrive in a first rate educational environment with the best facilities, the best teaching and the most up-to-date resources available to them. In each of our schools, you will benefit from visionary, inspirational and dynamic leadership and be empowered to develop your own skills with access to world-class CPD and Talent Management programmes. You will also be entitled to the following benefits: a health cash plan, pension scheme and childcare vouchers.
This position is required to commence September 2018. Interviews are scheduled to take place Monday 16 July 2018.
Closing date: Friday 6 July 2018 at midday.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV's. For further information on this position and to make an application please visit:
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.
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AET is recruiting for School Direct placements. Please visit our website https://sites.google.com/a/aetinet.org/aetwebsite/our-teaching-school/initial-teacher-training for further details.
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About Lea Forest Primary Academy
- Lea Forest Primary Academy
- Hurstcroft Road, Kitts Green, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B33 9RD
- United Kingdom
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Lea Forest is a leading school in Birmingham with an enriched, relevant, engaging and innovative curriculum enabling children to uncover a world of possibilities - inspiring each and every child to reach true academic brilliance. By embracing the role that Lea Forest plays within the wider community fostering positive partnerships with parents in and beyond the walls of the school - into the streets, into the town and far beyond - the school ensures children can live remarkable lives.
Lea Forest Primary Academy is part of the family of schools in the Academies Enterprise Trust and as such we share the Trust vision for our children:
To provide our pupils with a wide body of knowledge and skills and an exceptional character to live a remarkable life.
It is our aim that by the time the children leave Lea Forest Primary Academy to embark on the next stage of their education, they are equipped with the academic skills and knowledge, and have developed the personal attributes needed to enable them to become successful citizens of the future.
The staff at Lea Forest Primary Academy are our greatest resource and we will nurture and develop you throughout your career. Being part of the Academies Enterprise Trust means every employee at every level is able to access tailored CPD and opportunities to work across the group as they progress. Please read our staff profiles for more information on how this is happening right now for members of my team.
Thank you for your interest in our school; we can't wait to meet you!
Craig Clarke (Headteacher), the staff team and our Governance Board
General information
We are proud to serve the community of Kitts Green in Birmingham as a large 2 form entry with 500+ pupils on roll. As a team we as celebrate in being:
Rated a ‘Good’ school in every area by Ofsted (November 2021).
A Midlands hub school for EAL Online Learning
Designated a Forest School.
A richly diverse community with students speaking more than 30 home languages.
A leading primary school in our trust – Academies Enterprise Trust.
We are a school where the atmosphere is calm and children try their very best in an environment where staff care for them. Our core purpose is clear:
We believe in Learning Ahead of All, giving every child the very best education.
We believe in Strength in Diversity, celebrate our different cultures with a real sense of community.
We are an Open Doors Academy, with approachable staff, helping our students to progress on to the best schools, colleges and apprenticeships.
WHY JOIN OUR ACADEMY?
Development:
We are committed to developing all staff at all levels through high quality development opportunities, resources, and experiences that will support you on your professional learning journey with AET.
Lifestyle:
We champion agile/flexible working across the Trust to help our people achieve an optimal work/life balance.
Money:
All staff have access to our pension schemes (Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme). Everyone has free access to financial advice & support and can access a wide range of retail discounts through our AET Benefits scheme. We also offer Technology Loans to help with any big digital purchases.
Wellbeing:
We recognise that mental wellbeing is just as important as physical and have set up employee assistance programmes which offer free and confidential counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our employees can access our health cash place scheme from BHSF.
OUR TRUST
We are proud to be part of Academies Enterprise Trust (AET).
AET is a national family of 57 schools committed to delivering an excellent education that launches all the children in our care into a remarkable life. It is our deeply held belief that every child has something remarkable to offer and we see it as our duty to help each and every child find this within themselves.
Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
At AET, we want all of our employees to feel included bringing their passion, creativity and individuality to work. We value all cultures, backgrounds and experiences, and we truly believe that diversity drives innovation.
AET is also an approved Apprenticeship Training Provider (through the ESFA) which allows us to deliver a wide range of apprenticeship programmes across the Trust and our school network. To find out more about what we offer click here.
We also offer teacher training programmes across our network. For more information please click here.
To find out more about AET please click here.
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