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Receptionist/Admin Assistant (Maternity Cover)

Rufforth Primary School

Required from September 2020 Closing date: Friday 10 July 2020 at midnight.

Interview date: Monday 20 July 2020.

Providing an excellent education from age 2 to 19

School

Rufforth Primary School

Job Title

Receptionist/Admin Assistant

Reports to

Headteacher

Grade

Grade 4 Level 1—£18,360 per annum, reduced pro rata.

Rufforth Primary are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, energetic and committed receptionist/admin assistant who is friendly and approachable to cover a maternity leave in school. The successful candidate will undertake a range of duties including:

• Providing face to face reception services for parents and visitors

• Answering the telephone

• Updating of electronic pupil records

• Production and dissemination of correspondence

• Update and reconciliation of records on the electronic school management systems

We are looking to appoint a candidate with strong interpersonal skills and the experience of working in a busy environment with minimal supervision.

There will be extensive use of PC based programs so a good working knowledge of Microsoft office/Google products and experience of managing pupil data systems would be an advantage as would previous experience of working within a school/similar setting.

Rufforth Primary is a growing, popular rural village school. We have great pupils, a hardworking and dedicated staff team and a supportive local community. We are looking for an enthusiastic team player to join our School from the 7th September 2020.

Additional Information

Part Time—35 hours per week, term time only.

This position is a temporary contract to cover a

maternity leave.

Completed application forms should be posted or

emailed to:

Headteacher

Rufforth Primary School

Wetherby Road

Rufforth

York

YO23 3QF

office@rufforth.pmat.academy

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Collaborate

As a family of schools, we work collaboratively

to celebrate and nurture both the similarities

and distinctiveness of each school’s individual

ethos and values.

Celebrate

We celebrate the uniqueness of all pupils, and

through outstanding pastoral care, academic

challenge and inspirational teaching we support

each child to flourish and succeed.

Develop

We develop outstanding leadership at all

levels that delivers maximum achievement

whilst supporting and developing the vision

and values that underpin all we do.

Thrive

We generate positive and challenging

learning environments which allow staff

to grow and thrive through excellent

professional development.

Nurture

We nurture an ethos in which children learn

by example and grow spiritually, morally and

socially to understand the uniqueness and

diversity of communities, faiths and cultures -

locally, nationally and internationally.

Community Partnering with the Church of England,

other schools, educational institutions and

the Pathfinder Teaching School to ensure

we provide an outstanding education from

pre-school to post 16.

Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust

We are an inclusive partnership of church and community schools underpinned by a shared vision, common values and a commitment to providing an outstanding and holistic education to all the young people we serve.

Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.”

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Job Description

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Main Purpose of Job

To provide an efficient and effective reception, secretarial and admin support function within a school under the guidance of a more senior colleague / Headteacher.

Core Responsibilities, Tasks and Duties

• General Admin & advisory support to Head and other school staff. Maintaining diaries and arranging ap-pointments.

• Routine clerical support (filing, faxing, photocopying). Sort, distribute, post/mail. Taking bookings / hiring out facilities, this may include supporting Extended School activities. Process requisitions, invoices, routine orders and payments. Minute meetings.

• Collects, banks, balances and maintain accounts for monies.

• Producing word processed documents, standard letters and forms.

• Reception front of house duties (answer telephones, general enquiries). Receive visitors, ensuring they are dealt with promptly and courteously.

• Support Teaching staff to maintain registers and record absences. Admin support for pupil reports and School meals.

• Supports in the management of the school budget or a budget area on a day to day basis, maintaining in-house finance systems.

• Maintain staff absence records. Organise timesheets and claim forms.

• Provide pupil welfare/first aid. General support for school trips / special events.

Supervision/Management of People

No responsibility for others other than helping induction of new staff

No. Reporting -

Direct: None

Indirect: None

Creativity and Innovation

• Subject to supervision, established procedures, practices and daily routines, the jobholder has the ability to suggest a better working practice and to implement it with the mutual agreement of the supervisor/ manager.

• May need to deal with routine problems.

• Respond to routine correspondence.

• Design and apply IT systems to support own work.

• Ability to give routine advice and seek information from pupils / parents

Contacts and Relationships

• Under the guidance of a more senior colleague / Headteacher.

• All staff, pupils, parents, and Governors.

• Contact with LA Officers, suppliers, Special Educational Needs (SEN) agencies and Social Services.

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Decisions - Discretion and Consequences

• Working within understood school policies, uses some initiative and judgement.

• Makes decisions from an established range of alternatives, e.g. ordering supplies, inputting/ updating

information on the system.

• Uses discretion when responding to enquiries so as not to commit any breaches of confidentiality.

• Judgements involving straightforward, job-related facts or situations.

• Can suggest modifications/ variations to practices.

• The administration which the jobholder undertakes has an impact on the internal efficiency of the

operations of the department and the service it provides to staff, pupils and/or parents.

Resources

Normal Office Equipment, responsible for the accurate handling and security of small sums of cash and cheques.

Work Environment

Work Demands

The job has a constant predictable workload with routine. Required to work to deadlines.

Physical Demands,

This role is largely office bound but sometimes involves moving around the school premises

Working Conditions

No unpleasant working conditions. Normal office environment

Work Context

There may be a risk of abuse from some pupils / parents and a risk from contagious illnesses

Knowledge and Skills

• Computer literacy, numerate, typing/secretarial skills.

• Understanding of a number of routine administrative work procedures. Ability to provide accurate infor-

mation.

• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.

• Understanding of SEN and child protection issues.

• A pro-active record of CPD.

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Person Specification

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Essential Desirable

Qualifications

GCSE / NVQ2 level qualification to include Maths and English ✓

Experience

Previous experience of administrative / reception / front of house work ✓

Knowledge and Understanding

Good literacy and numeracy skills, knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and

Publisher. ✓

Previous experience of Integris G2 or other school administration software. ✓

Previous experience of ordering goods and payment of invoices. ✓

Skills & Abilities

Excellent Interpersonal / Communication skills ✓

Excellent telephone manner ✓

Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines ✓

Able to use initiative ✓

Able to be flexible and consistent ✓

Able to act with integrity ✓

Demonstrate discretion and sensitivity when dealing with issues concerning

staff, stakeholders and the wider community ✓

Accurate, efficient keyboard skills ✓

Able to maintain an orderly, calm administrative setting that supports the effi-

cient working of the school ✓

Able to maintain accurate records ✓

Personal Qualities

Warm, friendly, approachable personality ✓

Ability to maintain confidentiality ✓

Sensitive ✓

Good sense of humour ✓

Essential Desirable

Other

Experience of working in an educational environment ✓

Commitment to the inclusive values and ethos underpinning the life of the

school ✓

First aid at work or similar qualification ✓

Understanding of Safeguarding children ✓

Willingness to undertake CPD activities ✓

Willingness to work with cluster group of schools to share best practice ✓

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Employee Assistance Programme Making sure everyone

in Pathfinder Multi

Academy Trust team

gets the support they

need whatever their

worries, at home or at

work. The 24/7 confi-

dential Employee Assistance

Programme offers specialist counselling and

information meaning everyone has support at any time.

What does it provide?

The Employee Assistance Programme is available 24

hour a day, 365 days a year, is completely confidential

and provides support by telephone or online from

specialist call handlers and counsellors who understand

the demands of working in education. It provides:

• Emotional support and counselling

• Specialist information on work-life balance

• Financial and legal information

• Management consultation to support those

responsible for managing others

• Up to six sessions of face-to-face or telephone

counselling

• Access to online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

(CBT)

• Information on local services such as elder care

and childcare

The Education Support Partnership experts assess each

call individually and decide what the best course of

action for each caller is, whether that be counselling,

online CBT or signposting to additional services.

Education Support Partnership Grants

A confidential grants service to help you manage your

financial and money worries to get you back on track

when you are struggling. If you are working in or

retired from the education sector and are suffering

financial problems caused by unemployment, ill

health, sudden life events, bereavement or a personal

injury the Education Support Partnership may be able

to help you.

Pension Scheme As an employee of Pathfinder MAT you are offered

membership of either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme;

or for support staff, the Local Government Pension

Scheme. As well as employee’s paying contributions

into the scheme (banded, based on earnings level)

Pathfinder MAT also pays into the scheme on your

behalf at the following rates (regardless of earnings):

Support Staff Pension Scheme

LGPS – Pathfinder MAT contributes

an additional 19.9% of your salary.

Teachers’ Pension Scheme

Pathfinder MAT contributes an

additional 23.68% of your salary.

For more information please visit:

www.teacherspensions.co.uk www.nypf.org.uk

Cycle to Work Scheme For staff who wish to purchase a bike for the purpose

of travelling to work this can be done via Cyclescheme.

You purchase the bike you want via the scheme and

Pathfinder MAT pays the initial cost upfront and then

you pay for it directly from your salary on a monthly

basis (12 months is the usual duration). The deductions

for the Cyclescheme are taken from your gross pay each

month so your taxable pay is lower than it otherwise

would be.

For more information visit www.cyclescheme.co.uk

Continuing Professional

Development (CPD)

Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust is committed to the

Professional Development of all staff and we have a

bespoke Career Pathways Programme to ensure that

we recruit, develop and retain the very best colleagues

Benefits of working at Pathfinder