Administrative Assistant - #1733956

Salary: SPC05-08 £21,323.21 - £22,357.12 actual pro-rata salary plus Final Salary Pension Scheme

Hours: Term Time Only (39 weeks including inset days) 37 hours a week, Monday to Friday

Job/Person Summary

To provide effective and high quality administration support to promote efficient delivery of the policies, ethos and aims of the Academy. To be the first point of contact for the Academy, deal with email / online / telephone enquiries, liaise with parents, welcome and assist visitors to the Academy and provide thorough, organised and comprehensive, high quality reception and administrative support.

The successful applicant will:

• Self-motivated and committed to self-development


• Successful experience of working in an office environment or similar


• Evidence of independent work and experience of working effectively within a team


• Experience of effectively working with the public, students, community environment / customer focused environment


• Able to use Microsoft packages Word / Excel / PowerPoint and basic ICT skills


• Excellent written and oral communication skills


• Excellent telephone manner and ability to deal with members of the public on behalf of the Academy


• Excellent organisational, prioritisation and time management skills


• Ability to work in an environment which requires a high level of confidentiality and discretion


• Experienced in the use of e-mail and the internet


• Experience of ordering, invoice processing and goods receipting

Our offer to you

• Clear career progression


• Integrated support


• Access to free counselling service


• A lively environment with colleagues who care

Blakenhale Infant is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.