Total 4 administrative clerical job vacancies in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE4 5JN

What skills and experience we're looking for

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What the school offers its staff

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Knowledge & Experience

Knowledge of working in a school office or administrative environment

Experience of dealing with the public through the telephone and face to face contact

Good standard of spoken English and good communication skills.

Working within a team and using own initiative

Computer literate and able to use a variety software packages to produce letters, reports and spreadsheets (E.g. MS Word, Excel, Google Suite)

Experience producing accurate records and documents e.g. emails, letters, files, payments and reports

Experience of using various types of office machinery including, photocopiers, laminators and binding machines

Using SIMs and MIS software, eg, ParentPay, Every

Working with children

Communicating with parents/carers/school governors/school leaders

Skills & Key Criteria

Good customer service skills and ability to relate well to children.

Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills

Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing

Ability to meet the needs of pupils

Ability to meet deadlines

What the school offers its staff

The Trustees are seeking to appoint a Receptionist / Administrative Assistant for Westgate Hill Primary Academy to start as soon as possible.

Westgate Hill Primary Academy is an outstanding school set in the heart of a thriving community. The Trustees are seeking to appoint an organised and reliable Administrator to join their friendly team as soon as possible. Our successful candidate will be pivotal to the smooth running of the school office - you’ll be the first point of contact for many members of the school and external stakeholders, with the ability to turn your hand to any admin-related task that is required. Our appointed candidate will have a positive work ethic and can-do attitude, and be able to work in a busy office environment.

At Westgate Hill Primary Academy we seek to raise aspirations, empower pupils, developing their capacity to make informed choices and lead a happy, healthy life. We embrace diversity, recognize individual needs and encourage all pupils to achieve their best. We are looking for people with drive, passion and a desire for nothing but the best for our pupils.

Further details and an application pack can be downloaded from the Careers section on the Laidlaw Schools Trust website https://careers.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/vacancies/

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has:

• Experience of dealing with the public, face to face and via telephone.
• Experience in using all types of office equipment.
• A good general education demonstrating numeracy and literacy.
• Has a proactive approach to prioritising workload.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills to suit a variety of audiences.

What the school offers its staff

• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
• A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
• The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
• Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
• Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.

Further details about the role

We are seeking to appoint an Admin Assistant to play a key role in supporting our secondary school to deliver a high-quality service. The successful candidate will have excellent experience in customer service dealing with pupils, parents and members of the community both face to face and via telephone addressing queries from a variety of sources. Working in a busy office environment, the post holder will provide a comprehensive administrative service to the school by maintaining office systems and diaries, collating pupil reports, attending meetings to take minutes and ensuring office machinery and stationery is ordered in accordance with purchasing procedures.

Our school is one of seven primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.

Benfield School is a fully inclusive 11-16 school it has a distinct ethos with strong sense of support and loyalty. Excellent relationships between students and staff and a purposeful learning environment isevident in lessons and around the modernised site. With this foundation, students have a strong platform to be confident, happy and are able to achieve their aspiration.

Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Sunday 1st September 2024.

NEAT Academy Trust are committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.

Commitment to safeguarding

As this vacancy involves working with children and young people, you must declare relevant criminal convictions when you apply for the job. A criminal record will not automatically stop you from getting the job but we will consider the nature of the offence when assessing how suitable you are for the job and discuss this with you at interview. If this job is in regulated activity we will also check if you are barred from working with children. If you are barred from working with children it is an offence for you to apply for a job.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Knowledge & Experience

Knowledge of working in a school office or administrative environment

Experience of dealing with the public through the telephone and face to face contact

Good standard of spoken English and good communication skills.

Working within a team and using own initiative

Computer literate and able to use a variety software packages to produce letters, reports and spreadsheets (E.g. MS Word, Excel, Google Suite)

Experience producing accurate records and documents e.g. emails, letters, files, payments and reports

Experience of using various types of office machinery including, photocopiers, laminators and binding machines

Using SIMs and MIS software, eg, ParentPay, Every

Working with children

Communicating with parents/carers/school governors/school leaders

Skills & Key Criteria

Good customer service skills and ability to relate well to children.

Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills

Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing

Ability to meet the needs of pupils

Ability to meet deadlines

What the school offers its staff

The Trustees are seeking to appoint a Receptionist / Administrative Assistant for Westgate Hill Primary Academy to start as soon as possible.

Westgate Hill Primary Academy is an outstanding school set in the heart of a thriving community. The Trustees are seeking to appoint an organised and reliable Administrator to join their friendly team as soon as possible. Our successful candidate will be pivotal to the smooth running of the school office - you’ll be the first point of contact for many members of the school and external stakeholders, with the ability to turn your hand to any admin-related task that is required. Our appointed candidate will have a positive work ethic and can-do attitude, and be able to work in a busy office environment.

At Westgate Hill Primary Academy we seek to raise aspirations, empower pupils, developing their capacity to make informed choices and lead a happy, healthy life. We embrace diversity, recognize individual needs and encourage all pupils to achieve their best. We are looking for people with drive, passion and a desire for nothing but the best for our pupils.

Further details and an application pack can be downloaded from the Careers section on the Laidlaw Schools Trust website https://careers.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/vacancies/

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.