School Receptionist and Administrator

**Full Job Description**:
**_How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?_**

**Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).**

**4DWW will be rolled out within our school, when we have a full complement of staff, and within the next year - so there’s never been a more exciting time to join us #teamOFG**

**_ Work less hours to do the stuff you love doing_**

**Location: Belmont Secondary School, Rawtenstall**

**Salary: £19,300 per annum**

**Hours: 37.5 hours per week; 8:30am - 4pm**

**Contract: Permanent; term time only**

Are you an School Receptionist/Administrator committed to improving the lives of children and young people?

**Job Purpose**

To provide administrative and clerical functions for the school and its staff, ensuring that the services are provided in an efficient, effective and timely way and in compliance with the requirements of the Acorn group and the school Senior Leadership Team.
- Safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people
- To provide an effective, timely and confidential administration support to staff and managers as required
- To ensure that relevant records and documents are kept up to date and are stored securely and confidentially at all times
- To support other members of the Administration Team (across both sites) with work that requires extra members of staff to complete the tasks
- Operate at all times in accordance with Company policies and procedures, with particular reference to Safeguarding, Child Protection, Complaints and Representations and Behaviour Policies
- Participate in training and take responsibility for personal development

Essential Criteria
- Relevant experience within an administration role
- Experience of working with young people/young adults with autistic spectrum disorders and/or challenging behaviour (desirable)
- Experience of working within an education/residential setting (desirable)
- Driving licence (desirable)

**About the School**

Belmont Secondary is an independent, specialist day school for boys 11 to 18, catering for children with a wide range of needs. Our dedicated team, work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.

We pride ourselves in steering children in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them both academically and socially to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.

Acorn Care and Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education, foster care and residential care for vulnerable children and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

**Why join Acorn Education & Care?**

**Benefits**

**Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including**:

- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

**And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including**:

- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
- **_You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy._**

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