Admin Assistant

**Job Reference #**
- EDV/2025/BOA/79100

**Location**
- Deakin Avenue, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 7QG

**Contract Type**
- Permanent

**Contract Term**
- Part-Time

**Salary**
- £12,567.68 - £12,966.78 Annually (Actual)
OAT Grade 2 Scale Point 3-5 (22.5 hours per week, Monday to Wednesday 8am - 4pm) Term time only + training days

**Closing Date**
- Midnight, 12th Feb 2025

**Positions Available** 1

**About this Role**:
Our staff are experienced, talented and dedicated. They build positive relationships, guide and support all our pupils. We are determined to work in partnership to ensure that every young person makes a success of their education.

We offer excellent CPD opportunities for staff at all levels.

**About Ormiston Academies Trust**

Our vision is to create a school system where every child thrives, regardless of background. Our people are at the heart of our approach - they are our greatest asset.

We exist to provide the best learning opportunities every day, in every school for every child. It is the people and teams in our Trust who make this a reality and ensure we have the greatest impact. If you join us at Ormiston, whatever your role, your work will have purpose and meaning

**Ormiston, where every member of staff enjoys**
- The opportunity to build on the legacy of those who came before - being part of one of the longest standing Trusts, created with the sole purpose of enabling children and young people to thrive
- Working for a Trust nationally recognised for its impact on disadvantaged children - a rewarding, stimulating career where staff are challenged to be the best they can be, for the pupils we are proud to serve
- Being part of a team and community where you belong - being part of a well-resourced and ambitious network of experts and professionals that work at the heart of communities
- A supportive environment to grow your career - an extensive professional development programme, alongside flexible working arrangements and generous benefits

**What we are looking for**:
You will demonstrate the motivation required to work with children, resilience in dealing with challenging behaviours, and possess the ability to form and maintain appropriate supportive relationships. The post holder will be responsible for reception duties and wider admin tasks, including vetting and maintaining accurate records for visitors, answering phones, assisting with pupil welfare and supporting school-wide events.

**Duties**:

- Support wider admin team within Student Services
- Reception duties as required
- Be a trained first aider and manage with the Health and Safety Manager renewal dates and first aid requirements (training will be provided)
- Be able to demonstrable experience of office administration, ideally in a school environment
- Be a motivated individual with the ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Be able to identify work priorities and manage own workload to meet deadlines
- Have high attention to detail and accuracy
- Have excellent organisation and communication skills
- Have excellent literacy / numeracy and be proficient in IT, covering all elements of Microsoft Office
- Show commitment, initiative and reliability
- Have a flexible approach to meet the varying needs of the school. This post may require some evenings and work during the holidays to meet the needs of the school.

**What we offer**:

- A supportive environment dedicated to professional development and staff wellbeing.
- Access to a wide range of resources and opportunities through our Academy Trust.
- A supportive working environment where all staff are valued
- Collaborative working within our shared family of schools
- both locally and nationally
- Automatic pay increments unlinked to targets.
- A discount programme provided by the Ormiston Academies Trust for all staff.
- Access to Vivup - Car/Bike Scheme
- Eye tests for VDU users
- Annual flu vaccinations
- Access to our Employee Counselling helpline - free and confidential
- Free onsite parking
- Pension Schemes
- Excellent facilities

The closing date for this post is **Wednesday 12 February 2024**

**_Brownhills Ormiston Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity_**_. _**_Flexible working opportunities will be considered_**_._**

Canvassing any member of staff, or member of the Governing Body, directly or indirectly is prohibited and will be considered a disqualification.