Receptionist and LRC Assistant

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Morning Receptionist/LRC Assistant to join our committed and dynamic staff body.

Your opportunity

This is a pivotal role as you will be the first point of contact for all visitors to our academy and as such you will be representing our values and ethos. The successful appointee will have the confidence to work as a single point of welcome, being able to cope with the demands of answering the telephone, greeting visitors and accessing the electronic site entry system (often all at the same time). You would need to have good IT skills so that in quiet times you can assist with word processing and data entry, be a calm presence and show commitment towards the role and the academy. You would also work in the Learning Resource Centre during student lunch breaks to assist with book loans, computer use, helping with independent study etc.

You will play a vital role in ensuring Visitors and Parents are welcomed and assisted in a professional, efficient and timely manner at all times.

As part of Harris, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education in London. With regular progression opportunities and outstanding CPD for support staff, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether at Harris Academy Merton, in one of our other 46 academies, or in our central team. Our aim is to help you achieve your ambitions more quickly.

Harris Benefits

As part of the Harris Federation, we can offer you a range of benefits, including:

• The opportunity to develop and grow your career within the Federation.
• Performance and loyalty bonus
• Pension scheme (LGPS) and access to our Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan, covering a range of health and wellbeing benefits
• Bicycle Purchase and ICT loans

What we are looking for

We look for talented individuals who want to be a part of transforming education in London, and helping create exceptional places of learning. The successful candidate will:

• Have a calm and warm professional manner with excellent communication skills
• Have a sound educational background with proficient IT skills in Word and Excel
• Have an excellent level of verbal communication and literacy skills
• Be organised with a good work ethic, able to work independently
• Be confident to use their initiative where needed
• Be well presented at all times
• Be flexible and accommodating towards carrying out additional tasks that may arise occasionally

Please download the job pack for a full job description and person specification.

About Harris Academy Merton

Harris Academy Merton is an outstanding school that has consistently been in the top 10% of performing schools in the country for Progress.The academy is set in seven acres of land, containing five teaching blocks, a sports hall, a full size floodlit all weather pitch plus four full size floodlit tennis courts and our own playing fields as well as an administration building containing the assembly hall and dining hall. We are favourably located for public transport with good local access to bus, mainline train and underground links, as well as on-site parking for vehicles and bicycles.

Why work at Harris Academy Merton?

• The opportunity to work within an ‘Outstanding’ Academy, with an amazing staff and student body
• A calm, well disciplined, positive and progressive learning environment
• Excellent facilities and resources for staff and students
• Excellent record of GCSE and A Level results
• A commitment to continuing professional development

The Harris Federation

The Harris Federation is the leading large Multi Academy Trust in the country for both primary and secondary education. We have an established reputation in transforming education in London and an unrivalled track record in achieving success through rapid school improvement.

Closing the gap between young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers has always been a core mission of the Harris Federation. We have transformed standards in schools that had, in some cases, failed for generations before joining the Harris Federation. Social mobility is the Holy Grail for the pupils we serve. The key to their futures is a high quality education.

We want every child in London to have the best possible education, enabling them to fulfil their potential and decide their own future.

We look for motivated support staff who are committed to helping us transform lives and who will share our belief that every child has the potential to do well.

Please note: academies may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and this job may be withdrawn at any point without notice. You will still be able to add information until the closing date, but you will not be able to submit your application. With this in mind, you are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

Harris academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. In line with our commitments to safeguarding, the Harris Federation uses preferred agencies and is unable to work with any agencies where Terms of Business have not been agreed by both parties prior to an engagement. Harris Federation is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.