Receptionist and Admin Assistant

Location

Swindon | United Kingdom

Job description

GWA are looking to recruit a Receptionist and Admin Assistant to join our Office team.
Great Western Academy opened in brand new, state-of-the-art facilities in North Swindon in September 2018. The Academy is heavily oversubscribed in years 7 to 11 and our first cohort of Year 12 students formed our new Sixth Form in September 2019. We have a strong A-level group in both years 12 and 13.
Due to an internal promotion, we are seeking an approachable and committed person, ideally with previous experience in a busy school office, to join our friendly and supportive existing Office team.
The primary responsibility will be to act as the first point of contact at GWA, along with your counterpart receptionist, undertaking all aspects of reception duties, including receiving visitors to the school, answering the phones, dealing with queries and taking messages, supporting students with queries and first aid. The role will also involve general clerical and administration tasks.
The ideal candidate should provide good customer service, with excellent ICT and communication skills. We are seeking an individual who is well-organised, efficient, flexible, calm, friendly, motivated and passionate about providing an excellent support service to our pupils, parents, staff and visitors. Training and development are provided and encouraged within the school.
Additional benefits of working at GWA include:
Excellent CPD opportunities
State of the art facilities
Free parking
Health and Wellbeing Support Service
Local Government Pension Scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Exciting discounts for days out, experiences and retailers
Applications should be submitted by 9am Wednesday 20th March and we may close the vacancy early if we find that we have enough suitable candidates, so please don't delay in applying. Interviews will take place shortly after this.
The position is for 36.5 hours per week, term time only (including 5 TD days)
The rate of pay is NJC Scale 4-6 -£11.98 - £12.38 depending on experience.
(Actual pay £19,611 - £20,266)
Further details are available on the Academy website and in the information documents attached. If you have further questions prior to application, please contact Denise Horn via the recruitment email.

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£19.61k - £20.27k per annum