Receptionist/Administrator - Term Time Only + 4 Days - Term Time

Barton Manor School, Canterbury

• Ref:KCC886-4028-101S
• Posted:18/03/2024
• Pay:BCAT 4 ( £21,389 - £22,493 FTE)
• Start Date:15 April 2024
• App Close Date:28/03/2024 at 09:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Receptionist/Administrator - term time only + 2 SDDs

BCAT 4 ( £21,389 - £22,493 FTE, pro rated to £18,465 - £19,418)

We are looking for an experienced and professional Receptionist/Administrator to provide a first class service on Reception starting after Easter.  Meeting/greeting, telephone duties and processing a wide range of administrative tasks will form the backbone of this role.

Candidates should be well organised, diplomatic, confidential and calm with good interpersonal skills.  Excellent IT skills, a sense of humour and a willingness to work as part of a team will be key to ensuring Reception is professionally managed.

This is a term time only role with two staff development days (one at the start of the academic year and the other before October half term) + 2 days in August every year (the day that GCSE results are published and the following day). 

37 hours per week; 8am-4pm, Monday to Thursday and 8am-3.30pm Fridays with a 30 minute lunch break.

Deadline: Thursday 28 March 2024 at 9am.  

How to Apply

Applications for this post should be made online only using the School's application form.  CVs will not be accepted.  On the website visit the information page and click on Recruitment.  Please email your application to recruitment@bartoncourt.org.  If you wish to discuss this post or arrange a visit, please contact Mrs C Tutt, PA to the EHT / HT / Office Manager.

Barton Manor School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application via the Disclosure & Barring Service and a check against the ISA Barred List for Children.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early and proceed to interview upon receipt of a number of suitably qualified applications. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with KCSIE 2023 guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, the Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children will be discussed at interview stage.

Our safeguarding practices prevent us from accepting CV’s.

Barton Court Academy Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.  Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.  

Further details and information about the Trust can be found on our website page.

A commitment to staff welfare and promoting BCAT core values is at the heart of this role.

Information about the school

OUR TRUST

BCAT is a small, but highly ambitious Academy Trust consisting of 3 secondary schools in Kent, Barton Court Grammar School, The Charles Dickens School and the new free school, Barton Manor School.

Barton Court Grammar School (BCGS) is a state, selective, co-educational school with a strong reputation for its high academic standards and its caring and supportive ethos. The School is an accredited ‘Advanced Thinking School’ and is also the lead school of Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT). The Charles Dickens School (CDS), a state, non-selective, co-educational secondary school joined BCAT on 1 March 2017 and Barton Manor School (BMS), our free school, which is also a non-selective co-educational secondary school opened in September 2022 to Year 7.

The School is committed to excellence in professional development and an extensive well-being programme is in place with many benefits including reduced gym membership at CCCU, event afternoons throughout the year and other benefits offered by BCAT and Kent Rewards.

OUR SCHOOL

Barton Manor School, is a non-selective 11-18 school located in Canterbury, a 5 minute walk from Barton Court Grammar School. The School is in its second year of opening, with students in Y7 & Y8 only, and when full it will have a shared Sixth Form provision with Barton Court Grammar School providing a wide-range of vocational and academic courses. We have a vision and a determination to provide our community with an excellent school and we are making great strides towards this. To work here is to embrace the challenges of an economically-diverse community and understand the influence education has in addressing social immobility. We’re looking for brilliant people to join us on our exciting journey with opportunities for staff to work and teach at both Barton Court and Barton Manor.

The School has excellent facilities. All rooms are equipped with state-of-the art electronic interactive whiteboards. There are excellent specialist facilities for sport, hospitality, engineering, dance, drama, music and art. We offer and value a broad curriculum aimed at promoting talent beyond traditional academic subjects. Our significant investment in professional development drives colleagues’ continuous improvement. This is a place where everyone improves regardless of their career stage.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Roberta Light
• Address:Spring Lane, Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1SU
• Telephone: 01227 532140
• Email: rlight@bartonmanor.org

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• BCAT Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
• Job Description and Person Specification
• Information Pack
• Job Applicants Privacy Notice