School Receptionist & Administrator
Kensington Aldridge Academy (KAA)
Kensington and Chelsea
- Expired
- Salary:
- Point 13 (£19k - £20k pro-rata)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 29 August 2017
- Apply by:
- 20 August 2017
Job overview
Term time only (39 weeks a year)
About KAA
Kensington Aldridge Academy (KAA) is a vibrant new 11 - 18 school in Ladbroke Grove, West London. We opened in brand new buildings in 2014 and our facilities are second to none. We currently have 370 students in Years 7 & 8 with us, and are growing every year. Our Sixth Form opens in September 2016. In a recent inspection the DfE described us as, “one of the best new academies we have ever seen.” Miriam Rosen, former Ofsted Chief Inspector, said, “KAA has got off to a remarkable start and is already securing highly positive outcomes for students.”
At KAA we offer a quality and standard that are unique in the state sector. We are partnered with the Godolphin & Latymer and Charterhouse independent schools and LAMDA and the Royal Academy of Dance. Situated in stunning new buildings, we have facilities to rival any school.
At KAA we are working to build an exceptional school with the highest possible standards and to do that, of course, we need an exceptional staff team. We ask a lot from our staff, expecting them to deliver excellent lessons, day in day out. We also provide extensive support and professional development opportunities. In a start-up school, with a central focus on teaching and learning, you will have the space to extend your classroom skills which would be hard to find elsewhere.
The Role
- To work on the school reception desk of Kensington Aldridge Academy, dealing with visitors, pupils, staff and other stakeholder groups.
- To provide comprehensive and high quality administrative support to the academy.
Key Responsibilities
Reception
- To be the public face of the academy, acting as receptionist and providing a welcoming first point of contact for visitors and parents, presenting a positive image of the academy.
- To greet visitors to the reception area, displaying due courtesy and tact, ensuring that they are welcomed into a friendly and professional environment and signed in appropriately.
- To deal with all incoming calls ensuring that they are answered in a timely, friendly and professional manner.
- To ensure that all calls and messages are correctly routed to their intended recipients, or an appropriate member of staff, to enable a quick and effective communication system.
- To receive and check deliveries to the academy and distribute accordingly.
- To support with administration associated with Parents’ Evenings, Open Evenings and other key Academy events, providing front of house support where required.
Administrative Support
- To be responsible for maintaining appropriate levels of central stationary and replacing key items in good time.
- To be responsible for maintaining appropriate levels of supplies in the staff kitchen and be proactive to ensure levels do not run too low.
- To assist with the sorting and distribution of all incoming post (ensuring that all post is distributed to staff pigeon holes on a daily basis.)
- To log and weigh outgoing post, ensuring correct postage, dealing with recorded deliver requests etc.
- To ensure Plasma content is refreshed regularly and engaging / relevant to students and staff.
- To maintain the staff ID card systems.
- To ensure the Internal Exclusion room has sufficient resources and is kept tidy.
- To support teachers with classroom displays and manage large reprographic requests.
- To be aware of the school diary and daily’s schedule, schools website and Reception screen and be willing to learn and assist with update if necessary.
- To assist with relevant meetings as requested including arranging refreshments.
- To support the development of systems and structures which will lead to the smoothest possible running of the academy day-to-day.
Other
- To undertake training and development relevant to the post and in line with the Academy’s priorities.
- To maintain a presence around the school to ensure that the highest standards of behaviour and site-usage are upheld.
- To undertake other related duties which may be required from time to time within a reasonable workload.
- To be willing to undertake additional responsibility as the academy grows and the opportunities arise.
A full candidate pack and application form can be downloaded at www.kaa.org.uk/recruitment
Deadline: Apply by 9am on Monday 21st August. Please note that we cannot accept CVs. To apply, kindly send your completed application form to Mark Harris at recruitment@kaa.org.uk.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and the post holder must be committed to safeguarding the welfare of children.
Attached documents
About Kensington Aldridge Academy (KAA)
- Kensington Aldridge Academy (KAA)
- Scrubs Lane, North Kensington
- London
- W12 0DE
- United Kingdom
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea is a fantastic place to work. KAA is situated near Portobello Road, full of great shops, restaurants and bars. The school is part of the inspiring new £66 million pound Kensington Academy and Leisure Centre campus. All academy employees benefit from discounted membership at the leisure centre. KAA is located in the heart of West London with excellent access to the tube network (Central, Hammersmith & City and Overground lines) as well as many bus routes.
Judged by the DfE to be “one of the best new academies we have ever seen”, KAA is an exemplary start-up school in which all teachers can flourish. Teachers receive intensive training and support and benefit from personalised coaching and mentoring.
KAA has secured prestigious partnerships with a number of high profile educational organisations. We work closely with our partner schools Godolphin & Latymer and Charterhouse, and our performing arts partners LAMDA and the Royal Academy of Dance. We are also a member of the Prince’s Teaching Institute.
Recruitment and development of exceptional teachers will always be the first priority of our school. The much quoted 2007 McKinsey report into effective education systems concluded, “no education system can exceed the quality of its teachers.” Of course, the same is true of any school. At KAA, teaching and learning is our core business, and we focus continually on improving our classroom practice. Our internal training, coaching, mentoring and lesson observation systems are of a national standard. So, whether you are at the start of your teaching career, or someone with many years of experience in the classroom, if you come and work for us you will be given professional development opportunities which are second to none. This means you will need to be reflective, open and committed to your ongoing development. “At KAA we are all learners” is one of our mantras.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of the growth of our school as we are joined by our second cohort of sixth formers. Our Sixth Form opened in September 2016 and offers students an experience that is totally unique in the state sector. No other school can boast the incredible facilities, elite partnerships, and expert teaching which we have here at KAA. As we continue to grow, our staff have also been able to grow and access new opportunities to further progress their career.
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