Package Description:
Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them, and we work together for change.
We believe that everyone deserves a chance to learn and space to thrive and that the right education can change lives. You’ll help break down barriers to education for young people, helping them learn and grow at their own pace.
The Role:
To deliver a warm, welcoming and professional atmosphere to all visitors, staff, and young people at Inscape House School. To undertake all reception duties and any other specified administrative duties required in a professional and effective manner
Contract: Permanent Role
Hours:7.5 Hours (MONDAYS ONLY)
Salary – Prorated - £4,281.33
Working Weeks: 39 weeks
Location: Inscape House School
Responsibilities include but are not exhaustive.
* Provide a professional, effective and welcoming reception service
* Answer the telephone in a timely and professional manner in accordance with the standards set out in the Trust’s corporate telephone answering policy
* Manage the Inscape admin email account and reply or deal with all queries in a timely and professional manner
* Send out messages via mass text or email as required and in a professional manner
* Accurately record and report all staff absence messages to the leadership team by 8.15am
* Accurately record and report all student absence messages and calls to the child’s class teacher and alert the pastoral team where appropriate
* Manage the Inventory sign in/out system
* Manage the meeting room calendars
* Communicate with parents and carers in an empathetic and professional manner
* Ensure all internal/external visitors sign in/out on
* Ensure all visitors are aware of the school’s safeguarding protocols
* Meet and greet all visitors in a friendly and professional manner
* Take messages for members of staff as required and ensure that they are passed on in a timely and appropriate manner
* Ensure a secure reception area by controlling access in/out of the school
* General Administrative duties
About You:
* GCSE English Grade C or above
* NVQ/QCF Level 2 in administration or customer care – desirable
* Experience in an administrative role
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Interested in working in an education environment
* Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
* Knowledge of health and safety expectations affecting children and adults across the school
Benefits
* Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions initially rising with length of service and up to 6 x basic salary death in service benefit
* Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
* Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
* Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card
* Proud to be a real living wage employer
* Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
* Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications
* Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
* Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home
Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.
If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you
The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself).
This role will involve regulated activity.