Admin Assistant

Salary: NJC 3-4 £18,064 - £18,355 (Actual Salary) £24.027 - £24,404 (FTE) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: 32.5 per week, 39 weeks per year
Contract: Permanent
Start date: September

Feversham Primary Academy is seeking a dedicated, organised and enthusiastic Administrative Assistant to join our busy and friendly office team.

About the Role:

As an Administrative Assistant, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of our school office. Duties will include:

• Providing a welcoming first point of contact for parents, students and visitors
• Answering telephone and email enquiries
• Supporting attendance, admissions and pupil records
• General clerical tasks such as filing, photocopying and data entry
• Assisting with communications and school events

We are looking for someone who:

• Is organised, efficient and able to work under pressure
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Is confident using IT systems (SIMS/Arbor/Google Suite experience desirable but not essential)
• Works well as part of a team and independently
• Is committed to the values and ethos of Feversham School
• Is fluent in English language; speaking and written skills, and it would also be advantageous if more than one language is spoken to support our diverse school community.

About our school:

Feversham Primary Academy is a very special learning environment that provides a happy, caring community where everyone is encouraged and supported to achieve their goals. Our children are keen to learn, are well behaved and want to achieve their best.

We are popular locally in our BD3 community and we are within commutable distance of Wakefield, Leeds and Keighley and close to the M1 and M62 motorways.

Who is Lift Schools?

We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.

We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.

We offer you:

• Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
• Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
• Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.

Closing date: 4th August

Interviews: 11th August

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.