Office Administrator

**Job Reference #**
- EDV/2025/OFA/50092

**Location**
- Wrights Lane, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 6QU

**Contract Type**
- Permanent

**Contract Term**
- Full-Time

**Salary**
- £20,666.85 - £21,323.15 Annually (Actual)
Grade 2 SCP 3-5 (£24,027 - £24,790 FTE) 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

**Closing Date**
- 9:00am, 24th Feb 2025

**Start Date**
- ASAP pending pre-recruitment checks

**Positions Available** 1

**Interview Date(s)** TBC following shortlisting

**About this Role**:
Ormiston Forge Academy is a thriving secondary academy and sixth form located in the heart of Cradley Heath, West Midlands, with a proud history of academic excellence and community involvement. Our Academy is not just a workplace—we are a family.

You must have a solid understanding of how to work effectively in a busy administrative based environment in order to support the team and the Principal with a wide range of administrative based duties. The role is based on working 37 hours per week for 39 weeks per year (term time, including INSET days).

**Qualifications required**
- To be considered for the post you must have achieved a minimum of GCSE Grade A to C (or equivalent) passes in maths and English.
- First aid training will need to be undertaken if an appropriate First Aid qualification is not already held.

**Requirements**:

- GCSE grade A-C (or equivalent) in English and maths.
- Excellent IT skills, especially Excel.
- Excellent communication skills and organisational skills.
- Experience with handling cash and record keeping
- A desire to have a career within administration.
- Strong desire to learn new skills and take on new challenges.
- A relentless approach to giving parents and stakeholders the best customer service.

**Personal qualities**
- Enjoy working as part of a team but willingness to use initiative
- Flexible approach and ability to remain calm under pressure.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.

Our new colleague will also benefit from being part of 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
- Ormiston Forge 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._