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Admin Assistant - Covering Maternity Leave - Maternity

Tymberwood Academy, Gravesend

  • Ref:KCC886-2029-191S
  • Posted:15/06/2021
  • Pay:KR5
  • Start Date:01/09/21
  • App Close Date:02/07/2021 at 12:00
  • Interviews:tbc

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We are seeking to appoint an Admin Assistant, covering maternity leave, to support the needs of the school office.

This will be on a fixed term basis, covering Maternity Leave, from September 2021 until end of July 2022.  

Hours:   Monday – Friday, 37 hours per week, ensuring the office is covered from 8.00am – 4.30pm.

 

The successful candidate will

  • be efficient, well organised, flexible and an excellent team member
  • be educated to at least GCSE level, with GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
  • have excellent written and numeracy skills
  • have excellent communication skills being able to relate well to staff, parents, pupils and visitors.
  • have solid receptionist experience to include meeting all visitors, dealing with external and internal phone calls, distribution of post etc
  • have a good background of IT skills, including all aspects of Microsoft Office
  • have a good understanding of social media (Twitter & Facebook) in order to keep these up to date on a daily basis.

 

Please contact Carol Kerr – carol.kerr@tymberwoodacademy.org.uk if you require any further information.

The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.  Any offer of employment for this post will be subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Criminal Record Bureau Disclosure.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment

 

Information about the school

Tymberwood Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; the successful candidate will be subject to the relevant recruitment checks including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Tymberwood Academy reserve the right to early closure should the right applicant be found

Tymberwood Academy is an Ofsted rated ‘good’ school as reported in March 2022, please do view our report.

https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50182216

Tymberwood is a wonderfully vibrant and welcoming place where pupils learn and flourish. Pupils are rightly proud to belong to this harmonious community. Everyone looks out for each other. Pupils embody the school’s values of ‘equality, respect, kindness, responsibility and honesty’. OFSTED, March 2022

We are a mainstream primary academy (REAch2) with a Physical Disability Specialist Resource Provision - this means have pupils who are physically disabled that are taught within mainstream classes. Not only are we able to enhance their learning, but they support the inclusive and empathetic atmosphere we have built at Tymberwood.

We joined the REAch2 Academy Trust in February 2014 and enjoy being a part of a supportive and collaborative trust.

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01474 338660

Documents

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.