About Us

A lovely secondary school where the students say, “Good Morning”, and actually mean it. Check out our school via our video.

“I am passionate about three things:

1. Leading staff to become happy, successful, highly trained professionals who stay in the game and don’t burn out or lose their way.
2. Creating a fulfilling secondary experience for students where they can grow to become well-rounded, ambitious and successful young adults ready to put a ding in the universe.
3. My life outside work.

Being great at number 1 and number 2 should not mean we can’t do number 3”

- George McMillan, Executive Principal and National Leader of Education.

We are an 11-18 academy with a thriving Sixth Form and a lovely building. It is a school where we are as passionate about developing our staff as we are about developing our students.

Our location just outside the M25 means we attract staff not only from Essex but from London. Indeed, over half our staff live in Kent/Surrey/South East and Central London. Some of our team even travel from West London because they like the school so much.

Our role here is to help students and staff dream bigger than they ever thought possible, and to make that dream come true through our culture of “work hard, be kind, take responsibility” which beats at the heart of our school.

The Executive Principal is George McMillan. Originally from Glasgow, he graduated from the University of Aberdeen with an MA (hons) degree in English Literature and a burning desire to teach. After teaching in Edinburgh, then moving to senior management in Chafford (Essex), George took over Harris Academy Greenwich in 2011 and led its transformation to hitting the top 15% of schools in the country for progress 7 years in a row. Harris Greenwich is one of only a handful of schools in London to retain its Outstanding status (2014 then 2022) under the new Ofsted framework, and the World Class School status twice in a row.

The Principal is Ms Jo Rainey. Originally from Belfast, she graduated from the University of Ulster with a first class degree in History and Geography. Over the past 21 years, she has taught history and led in schools across London and Essex with most of her senior leadership career being spent in Hackney. Jo has been Principal at Ockendon since 2018. She is highly respected for her strong sense of integrity, her passion for student life chances, and loyalty to the school.

The Harris Federation is a highly successful group of schools who serve many of the most deprived areas of London and Essex. We are collaborative, enterprising and share a passion for turning lives around, yet each school is autonomous and free to set its own vision and strategy for how it does that.

Each Harris school feels completely different in terms of culture and ethos. Perhaps this is the school you’ve been looking for.

Main Areas of Responsibility

In this role, you will:

• Plan and supervise the work of Central Resources, including photocopying, design and production of resources to support teaching and learning
• Ensure that high standards are maintained in the production and provision of all materials, using leading edge technology
• Provide verbal and written advice to staff, students and the community regarding use, provision, development of Central Resources
• Photocopy and guillotine work needed by staff
• Ensure that high standards are maintained in the production and provisions of all materials
• Maintain a tidy, purposeful and professional working environment
• Keep accurate and up to date stock records;
• Create booking system for reprographics jobs that is accessible to all staff
• Operation of copying equipment, photocopiers, printer and other reprographic equipment 
• Assistance in the first line maintenance of reprographic equipment
• Assistance in maintaining a charge back system and appropriate levels of consumable stock
• Maintenance of stock records equipment and regular stock-taking checks
• Assisting with reprographic requirements for events
• Ensuring continuous supplies of all staff workroom forms

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• English GCSE Grade C / 5 or above.
• An appropriate standard of academic qualifications
• Training in reception procedures
• Good level of administration skills
• Excellent knowledge of IT packages e.g. Word, Excel, Publisher
• Literacy and Numeracy to Level 2
• Training in use of reprographics equipment, knowing when to call in technical support.
• At least two years’ experience of working in a school or educational establishment with children and young people
• Experience of reception duties including dealing with visitors to the Academy in a professional manner
• Experience of taking telephone messages from a range of stakeholders
• At least three years’ experience working in a reprographics environment
• Experience of designing and printing basic documents
• Experience of managing a small budget
• Experience of organising a busy service area effectively
• Experience of liaising with printing maintenance contractors
• Experience of maintaining a clean, tidy and well organised area

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.