Admin Assistant - Covering Maternity Leave - Maternity

Pay: KR6

Start Date: 01/09/21

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 - 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

Closing Date: 02/07/2021 at 12:00

Interviews: TBC

Information about the school

Tymberwood Academy is a two form entry Primary School & Nursery on the outskirts of Gravesend, not far from Bluewater Shopping Centre. We joined the Reach2 Academy Trust in February 2014 and under outstanding leadership & management have become a fast improving school, now being in the top 3% in the Country. Our Leadership & Management was recognised as outstanding in our recent Ofsted, February 2017, and the school as a whole has been graded as good. This is a very exciting time for Tymberwood as we continue on our path to Outstanding.

The following are just a few of the amazing quotes lifted from our Ofsted Report:

-The school is a calm and purposeful place to learn.

-Leaders' vision, passion and commitment have fundamentally improved the quality of education that pupils receive.

• All staff make a positive contribution to pupils' learning.
• The care and guidance that these pupils receive is outstanding.

Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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