Haydon is a large, friendly and creative school in North West London. We have been judged as good by OFSTED and are looking for a passionate Administrator to join our friendly Admin & Operations Team. We are an energetic and passionate department that is dedicated to cultivating a love of collaborative and inclusive working environment.
Role Specification:
* Perform reception duties and ensure the reception areas present a smart and professional image to all stakeholders
* Deal with a diverse range of individuals in a variety of situations in a tactful, congenial and personal manner in order to resolve issues positively and calmly
* General administration tasks: word processing, photocopying, scanning, mail merge, spreadsheets, input in MIS or any other databases
* Using school’s MIS and creating reports using these systems
* Organising parent evenings, option evenings, etc.; sending letters or messages to parents, liaising with the Site Team for room allocations, etc.
* Organising with school events, open evenings, parent evenings, etc.
* Communicate with outside agencies to arrange appointments for students and staff as needed
* Communicate with parents and students to arrange appointments
* Processing and distribution of all post
* Archive documents and keep all archives spaces tidy
* Arrange the school photographer and perform all activities necessary for smooth running of the day
* Be professional in all communications
* Take part in job rotation and shadowing to enable each member to perform all tasks across all activities of the team
* Assist in the school library, first aid room and reprographics
* Attend meetings, take minutes and produce minutes of meetings as needed
* Always maintain confidentiality
* Deliver an effective, efficient and professional performance across all activities of the Administration Services
* Support the aims and objectives of the School
Reasons to work at Haydon school:
* All teaching staff get a laptop
* Two‑week October half‑term holiday
* More generous upper pay scale
* Automatic pay progression up the main teaching pay scale
* High potential for career progression
* Department offices
* Only one directed meeting per week
* Meeting free weeks spaced out throughout the year and an encouragement to leave work early
* Flexible personalised CPD programme
* Subsidies for appropriate academic studies
* Discounted on‑site nursery places
* Staff social events
* Free on‑site flu vaccinations
* Long service award – enjoy a well deserving day off with full pay during term time
* Free subscription to the Employee Assistance Programme for individual advice/counselling
* Free access to the Education Support Partnership for advice on work and personal matters
* Flexible working opportunities; approx. 20% of teachers are part‑time
* Family friendly Leave‑of‑Absence policy
* Balanced and well planned calendar – deadlines and parent evenings are well spaced out
* Only three data drops per year group per year and no written reports
* Email curfew (no evening, weekend and holiday emails)
* Wide variety of extracurricular activities
* Opportunity to accompany students on trips in UK and abroad
* Working area in staff room with computers and printers
* Ample car parking on site
* Free tea and coffee
* Photocopiers in all subject areas
* Use of apps to reduce workload and increase collaborative sharing e.g. Satchel, SAMpeople, Google Drive
* Centralised data analysis department
* Support with exams – the school will pay exam fees and allow the exam to be taken at the school
* Receipt of personal deliveries to school
* Wellbeing awareness days
* Induction days for all teaching staff before starting work
* ECTs all have a subject specialist mentor and a teacher buddy
* Annual staff survey
* Sabbatical and career break leave policy
* Staff garden
* Access to a well-equipped gym
* Non graded lesson observations
* Discounted membership at nearby Gym and Leisure Centre
* Opportunity to lead whole school projects
* Governor afternoon tea events for staff feedback
Application and covering letter should be sent to hr@haydonschool.com. If you would like to discuss the post or require further information please contact hr@haydonschool.com.
Haydon School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers must share this commitment.
To promote a safe environment for students, Haydon School employs a strict selection and recruitment policy which includes all statutory checks on staff and regular volunteers including Enhanced DBS (disclosure and barring service) checks.
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