Senior Administrator

Briar Hill Primary Academy is now recruiting for a Senior Administrator. If you are a highly organised individual with excellent customer service skills and you would like to make a positive impact on the operations of our Academy, we want to hear from you. 

If you are ambitious, inspirational, creative, open-minded, and want to be part of our success then we want to hear from you.

Providing our young people access to a world-class education and enrichment experiences is what drives us. Our students benefit from a wealth of opportunities to develop, learn and lead. From the classroom, to cultural visits, sports, music and arts and engaging with our local communities, the rich and varied experiences we create help fuel ambition and unlock potential. The education and experiences equips our young people with the leadership skills, team spirit, resilience and confidence to become outstanding citizens.

We work alongside outstanding organisations and individuals who are happy to share their expertise and skills in supporting the Trust’s vision, to give children better life chances through access to the best education and support we can give them.

About the role

Managing the Administration function within a busy and dynamic school office, you will help us to deliver our high quality customer standards to parents, pupils and staff. In this role you will be the first point of contact for all enquiries by answering emails, incoming calls and responding to visitors to our reception. You will also be responsible for a variety of administrative tasks and processes making this a varied and interesting role. You will be working within a supportive team with high expectations where staff are valued and encouraged to succeed. 

37 hours per week

40 weeks a year

Permanent position

About our Academy

Briar Hill is an innovative school, which is fortunate to benefit from motivated, positive pupils and an exceptional team of dedicated staff.

Everything we do is based on the highest expectations of the children. Briar Hill Primary School provides a continuous learning journey for children from three to eleven years old and responds to developing and changing needs as pupils move through the school.

As a result of our high expectations, our children make good progress from their starting points and achieve well.

We deliver a curriculum based on important skills in literacy, numeracy and technology, to provide the secure foundation for learning in a wide range of situations, whilst also developing children’s creative thinking.  We make learning interesting and fun; our children enjoy school and have a real enthusiasm for learning.

Salary & Benefits

NJC 8 £18,379.37 actual salary (£20,493 FTE)

Access to Local Government Pension Scheme

Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme

Rewards and Recognition Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Who we are looking for

Proven experience as an office assistant or in another relevant administrative role.

Working at or towards national occupational standards (NOS) in business and administration level 2 and knowledge / skills equivalent to current qualifications level 2

Educated to NVQ level 2 / GCSE Grade A-C or equivalent knowledge and experience

Knowledge of procedures for a range of administrative activities including knowledge of various IT packages equivalent to national qualifications level 2 plus operational experience of administrative systems

Good written and verbal communication skills. 

Provide information and guidance to colleagues and service users within defined guidelines

Establish and maintain effective and constructive relationships with pupils, parents and carers, communicating with them as appropriate to share information, and inform them of academy business through daily contacts and written communications

Perform reception duties including dealing with visitors as required using courtesy and tact

About The David Ross Education Trust

The David Ross Education Trust (DRET) mission is to give every child attending one of our schools a world-class education.

Broadening the horizons of young people by inspiring students to become their confident, academic best via an education that creates academically gifted, confident, well-rounded young people in the classroom, in the workplace and in their communities. 

Whatever your role you will contribute towards creating a rich and exciting learning environment that also offers our students an unrivalled package of sporting and cultural enrichment.

Our aim is to be the country’s top-performing multi-academy trust in the country.  Recognised as a nationwide system leader, the Trust runs 34 schools across the country, ranging from small rural primaries to much larger secondary schools in urban areas, our first All Through school and a special school which caters for pupils aged 2-19 who have a diverse range of special educational needs.

We are incredibly lucky to be able to work alongside outstanding organisations and individuals who are happy to share their expertise and skills in supporting the David Ross Foundation's vision to give children better life chances through access to the best education and support we can give them.

Apply Now

To complete our on-line application form, please click here. 

Interviews will commence the week commencing 13th December 2021.

Early applications are advised. We receive high numbers of applications for our roles and therefore have to close the vacancy prior to the closing date in order to review candidates' details against our job criteria before shortlisting or re-opening the vacancy.

An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

The David Ross Education Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.

It is our objective to ensure that job applicants and staff are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential. We do not discriminate against any applicants on the basis of any protected characteristics.