Receptionist/admin Assistant

Orchards Academy, Swanley, Kent

Professional services

Full time

Permanent
- Job Title: Receptionist/Admin Assistant- Location: Orchards Academy- Salary/ salary range: Kent Range 5 £22,595 - £23,693 (FTE) Pro rata salary for Term Time only approx. £19,607pa Contract: 37 hours per week (39 weeks per year - Term Time plus one week of inset days)- Hours: 8.00am to 4.00pm Mon
- Thurs, 8.00am - 3.30pm FridaysI am delighted to introduce you to Orchards Academy, a secondary school that is at the heart of the local community. At Orchards we aim to provide a caring yet challenging curriculum and environment in which the talents of each student are nurtured and enabled to flourish. Where there is a relentless drive to enable students to achieve their full potential. Following the recent news that Orchards Academy has been awarded a new build by the Government we are very excited to be recruiting for a Receptionist/Admin Assistant. We are looking for a highly passionate, enthusiastic and committed individual who shares our belief in providing these highest levels of education for all students.-
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage challenging issues with staff, parents and students
- Excellent planning and organisational skills to include time management
- Able to work as part of a team but also confident in working individually without close supervision demonstrating initiative and proactivity
- Ensuring confidentiality and discretion in all communication with the school community and other stakeholders
- Experience in using or managing SIMS, or a similar database would be advantageousWorking for TKAT: Leadership within TKAT schools require passion, understanding, empathy and above all, a genuine love for the profession. Our role is to support you by giving you the flexibility to work how and when you need to; to open up opportunities to develop your career; to take care of your wellbeing at work; to enable you to flourish as an individual and to offer the kind of rewards you can only find from improving the prospects and life chances for literally thousands of children and young people.-
**Safeguarding**-
**Our Commitment - Equal, Inclusive, Diverse**-
**Flexible working**
- TKAT recognises the value of enabling our employees to develop their career and balance this with their commitments and interests outside of work. In TKAT we promote flexible working practices and opportunities to support and value wellbeing.**Access to interview**
- Should you be selected and invited to interview please let us know if you require us to adapt the interview environment. If we can accommodate practical workplace adjustments to assist, we will.