Receptionist
River Academy
Reading
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 3, SCP 5 – Actual salary £20,100 - £20,436
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 3 September 2024
- Apply by:
- 26 April 2024
Job overview
37 hours per week • Term time only plus INSET days
The successful candidate will be:
- Flexible in providing support and knowledge as needed and as the school grows.
- Able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal, administrative and IT skills.
- Able to multi-task and prioritise as required, while working with frequent interruptions.
- Able to work independently and as part of a wider team.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Experience of identifying customers’ needs quickly and dealing with queries.
- Good attention to detail.
- A commitment to the wellbeing and safety of all children.
- A willingness to learn and develop personal skills.
- A sense of responsibility and ownership.
- The ability to develop positive and caring relationships with children.
The school will be a part of the successful Maiden Erlegh Trust who currently operate eight other schools in Berkshire and South Oxfordshire. The Trust has a reputation for driving high standards and excellence in all its schools, with a strong track record of outcomes and improving OFSTED grading.
Our People Development Curriculum provides professional development pathways for every role within the Trust, both teaching and support staff, through which staff can tailor CPD to their own needs.
We have a proven track record of supporting ambitious staff in to middle and senior leadership posts and can offer opportunities to broaden your impact on the sector through the work of the Maiden Erlegh Institute. We are very happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part-time working and job-sharing.
River Academy is a brand new, purpose-built secondary school serving the central Reading community. Working at River Academy will be a privilege and the new building will contain state of the art facilities including a large Sports Hall, Drama Studio and one million pounds worth of IT facilities.
This is a wonderful opportunity to shape the culture and practice of a brand-new secondary school, working as a part of a small but dedicated team. River Academy will be a school where the Trust values of ‘Aiming High’, ‘Working Together’ and ‘Being Inclusive’ are firmly established in everything we do, with high expectations for all students and a firm focus on academic excellence and participation ingrained in our every action.
The school will be a part of the successful Maiden Erlegh Trust who currently operate eight other schools in Berkshire and South Oxfordshire. The Trust has a reputation for driving high standards and excellence in all its schools, with a strong track record of outcomes and improving OFSTED grading.
Being part of the Maiden Erlegh Trust also offers a range of career opportunities across our schools. For our teaching team we offer a flexible CPD programme which staff can tailor to their own needs which includes coaching and training for new entrants to the profession and to support career returners.
We have a proven track record of supporting ambitious staff in to middle and senior leadership posts and can offer opportunities to broaden your impact on the sector through the work of the Maiden Erlegh Institute. We are very happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part-time working and job-sharing.
About the Trust
Maiden Erlegh Trust is committed to developing a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative community of highly effective schools that deliver excellent education opportunities for the children and young people of the communities we serve. Through our work we will ensure that our children are equipped with the knowledge, skills and behaviours to deal with the demands of an ever-changing world. The Trust currently comprises eight schools in the local area, with a variety of settings including primary, secondary, special and a PRU. As a Trust, we encourage professional development at all levels through the use of cross Trust networks to share best practice and ideas. We also actively encourage the promotion of staff to different roles within the Trust and to different settings in line with their career aspirations. Click Work @ Maiden Erlegh Trust to find out more information about why you should work for Maiden Erlegh Trust and to read testimonials from existing staff.
Benefits
Further information about some of the staff benefits that Maiden Erlegh Trust offers its employees, can be found on our website.
Staff Wellbeing is very important to us. As a staff member of Maiden Erlegh Trust these are just some of the examples of how we show our appreciation to staff.
- We operate a system of ‘ME days’ allowing staff to request an additional day off per year to attend special events such as children’s sports days and graduations, family and friends' weddings.
- CPD is available for all staff at all levels.
- Free flu vaccinations are offered to all staff.
- Free eye tests are provided for eligible staff.
- Breakfast and lunch provided for staff regularly, including on many INSET days and as a thank you throughout the year.
If you believe that this is an environment where you can thrive, develop and substantially contribute to an exciting future for our students, then you are encouraged to explore further by contacting recruitment@maidenerleghtrust.org for a more detailed discussion, if required.
We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and successful references.
If you would like to have an informal chat with our hiring manager about this post, please email recruitment@maidenerleghtrust.org
Closing date: 9am, 26 April 2024
Interviews: 1 May 2024
Applicants are advised to apply as early as possible as the Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint before the closing date.
Maiden Erlegh Trust is committed to safeguarding, equality and promoting the welfare of children and staff. We are also committed to being ambitious for all and supporting everyone to reach their full potential. All employees of the Trust are expected to share these commitments. All posts require satisfactory employment checks and references and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. All Leadership roles will require a Section 128 check.
Attached documents
About River Academy
We would like to thank you for your interest in River Academy. We are incredibly proud to be opening this exciting new secondary school benefiting from a multi-million pound building programme and state-of-the-art facilities. Our new school will provide a fantastic and enriching environment for teaching and learning, student care and support; a place for students to thrive and succeed.
When full, River Academy will cater for 1500 students between the ages of 11 and 18, of all abilities and backgrounds. Maiden Erlegh Trust has a strong track record of running high achieving, inclusive and vibrant schools and supporting talented and highly qualified education professionals at all stages of their career. River Academy will join a community of schools ranging from primary to Sixth Form, and from mainstream to special and alternative provision. The school and its students will benefit from this wealth of experience, skill and enthusiasm, whilst at the same time carving out its own unique identity.
The ethos of River Academy is firmly focused on supporting young people to develop the personal attributes needed to be a successful citizen in today’s modern world. We will strive to support every student to believe in the value of community and respect, to develop the desire to excel, to foster the ability for empathy and always be determined to improve and progress. In order to support every student to exhibit these characteristics, we will have high expectations of them – both in terms of their studies and as individuals. We will provide students with opportunities to improve, to grow and to discover and we expect them to seize every opportunity presented to them and we look forward to enjoying the support and backing of parents as their reinforcement of our values and high standards play an essential role in our students’ development, progress and success.
Students will follow an ambitious and innovative curriculum which provides high quality academic and technical courses so that students can reach their full potential, but also work towards realising their aspirations. A distinguishing feature of the school is its combination of an academic curriculum combined with targeted vocational approach focusing on high quality applied qualifications linked to enterprise, digital and creative media. This focus will complement the vocational offer of other schools in the town.
Whatever their aspirations, all students, will benefit from a rich careers and employability thread running through the whole curriculum, supported by a range of business partners, in addition to a personal development programme including applied literacy and numeracy, rich cultural awareness, leadership and team-working skills, and critical thinking and listening. We will also use the significant experience of Maiden Erlegh Trust in preparing students, where appropriate, for university study, including supporting applications to the most prestigious institutions.
We look forward to meeting all of our prospective students and parents over the coming months and creating this inspirational school together.
Mr Andrew Hartley, Principal Designate
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