Receptionist - Fixed term, part time

 £16,231 pro rata, £7,025 actual salary

18 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Would you like to be part of a warm, welcoming school? 

If so, we’d love to hear from you….

The Ridge is a very special learning community. We provide a “fresh start” for children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health problems (SEMH).  The curriculum is designed to support children in becoming confident and independent learners in a rapidly changing world.

We are looking for an individual to be a key member of the busy administration team, to support the School in the day to day running of the front reception office, working closely with the HR Administrator and Finance Administrator.

The role will mainly include reception duties, you will also be required to take telephone calls, support the day to day function of the front office, such as room bookings, data inputting and keeping supplies up to date, although no two days are the same and the work is very varied. You will also be required to provide assistance as part of an overall team.

We are looking for a reliable, flexible person who has good customer service, administration and organizational skills, who can prioritise their work to achieve deadlines. A cheerful disposition is essential and you must be a hard-working proactive individual. Experience in a School/Academy environment is preferable but training will be provided for the right applicant and we encourage our staff to undertake CPD.

If you are interested and would like to be part of our friendly team, why not come and look around our warm, welcoming school?  To arrange a visit of for further details on the post, please contact the school office and ask for Jo Scriven HR Officer  on 01242 512680 or email jscriven@theridgeacademy.org  

This is a fixed term position until 31 December 2018 and is required to commence September 2018.  Interviews will take place after the closing date.

Closing date: Wednesday 13 June 2018.

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 academies, 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.

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.

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 http://www.academiesenterprisetrust.org/our-teaching-school/our-school-direct-teacher-training-vacancies for further details.