Administrative Assistant

VACANCY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AT HISTON & IMPINGTON BROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL

Required as soon as possible – permanent position

This is a part-time role: 25 - 30 hours per week with some flexibility on when these hours are worked (core school hours are 8.30am to 4pm)

This is a term-time only role for 39 weeks (will include teacher training days)

Salary: Grade 3, Points 2-3 Actual Salary £15,623 - £15882 (based on 30 hours per week)

(FTE £22,366 - £22,737 pay award pending)

Responsible to: Headteacher

We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic and well organised administrative assistant at Histon and Impington Brook Primary School. You will be part of a small and friendly office team and your role will be busy and varied. Your work will include some reception duties, greeting visitors, answering emails and telephone calls, managing pupil records including attendance and admissions data, liaison with external agencies, maintaining pupil information records and assisting in the coordination of school events such as parents' evenings and school trips. 

The opportunity:

• A fulfilling and rewarding role where you will be making a difference and valued as part of a team
• An opportunity to use a range of administrative skills
• Outstanding professional development opportunities for all our staff
• A term-time position which offers more flexibility

The ideal candidate:

• A good educational background - GCSE qualifications or above
• Experience of working in a school or office environment
• Possess outstanding communication skills and can work well in a team
• An understanding of child protection and safeguarding issues

Benefits of working for us include: 

As a multi-academy trust of 31 schools, Meridian Trust can provide a wide network of opportunities for collaboration and career development for both teaching and support staff. With an initial teaching training facility and a teaching hub network within our Trust, there are ample opportunities to develop your career.  As well as the above, we also offer: 

•  Unlimited access to CPD via Meridian Learning
•  Local government pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Excellent family friendly working policies
• Generous sick pay
• Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme offering mental health and wellbeing support
• Unlimited cycle to work scheme 
• Free annual eye tests 

To see the full range of benefits available, please visit Employee Benefits - Meridian Trust 

Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities. Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 31 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk

For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below. Application packs can also be downloaded from the Jobs page of the Meridian Trust website https://www.meridiantrust.co.uk/jobs-and-training/join-our-team/ or by calling 01223 491656 and applications can be made through the TES website. Alternatively, please email primaryvacancies@meridiantrust.co.uk

Visits are warmly welcomed – please contact the school office on 01223 712192 or email office@brookprimary.co.uk to arrange an appointment.

Closing date for applications is Monday 16th September 2024 (by 9am)

Please note that Meridian Trust may reserve the right to interview candidates before the closing date of the advertisement and interviews may be offered on a rolling basis. 

Early applications are recommended.

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as social media checks.