Receptionist/Admin Support

Receptionist/Admin Support

NJC 4 - 5 (£11,017-£11,218)

22.5 hours per week term time only, 8.30am to 1pm

Starting September 2023

Would you like to be part of a growing school? Can you be the first to offer a smile to our visitors? Are you super organised and willing to do whatever it takes?

We are a warm and welcoming school, set on the outskirts of the village of Hilton, surrounded by beautiful countryside. The Academy opened in September 2019 for children in Reception. We are growing each year as our children progress through the school, so in September we will have five classes – Reception to Year 4. We will become a one-form entry primary school for the full primary age range (Reception to Year 6) by September 2025 and have the potential to be extended to two-form entry if required. 

The Mease Spencer Academy, working in partnership with Spencer Academies Trust, are seeking to appoint a Receptionist/Admin Support. The successful candidate will be positive, emotionally intelligent, committed and enthusiastic.   They will ensure a high standard of receptionist and administrative support in order to assist in the smooth running of the Academy. Previous experience of working in an office is essential and school experience is desirable.

The role will include a range of duties including welcoming visitors, answering the phone, greeting pupils, data entry, school communications and First Aid to help to ensure the effective operation of the school and to support the provision of effective teaching and learning. They will work under the guidance of the Office Manager and will receive support from the Trust's Central Team. 

Spencer Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust with schools across the East Midlands, and with a strategic focus on Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

A high performing regional MAT with a national reputation for excellence, Spencer Academies Trust schools include primary, secondary and sixth form provision. Our academies work across highly diverse city and rural communities, including a strong presence in Derby and Nottingham. Standards and expectations in trust schools are high – and the trust focus on rapid improvement on the journey to outstanding education delivery.

Spencer Academies Trust is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2200 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.

We currently have 17 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and one primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers, and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country, and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.

Mission

Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Vision

Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.

We Believe: 

• All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.
• Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership.
• We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.

Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.

If you would like to discuss the role, have any queries or would like to visit, please contact Hayley Ellis (Office Manager) on 01332 981187 or hayley.ellis@themeasespencer.co.uk

To apply to work with Spencer Academies Trust, please complete your candidate profile via our new Every Portal. If you are accessing our Every portal for the first time, you will need to register to add and save your candidate profile information, before tagging your profile to this vacancy. We have added a video to help guide you, please visit https://vimeo.com/737845492/c1b8e43656 

We Offer A Comprehensive Range Of Employee Benefits, Please Visit:  Http://Satrust.Com/Wp-Content/Uploads/2022/08/SAT-Employee-Benefits-September-2022.Pdf

Closing date: Monday 12th June 2023

Interview date: 20th June 2023