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Administrative Assistant

Location: Ark Alexandra Academy

Salary: £21,575 - £24,496 (pro rata)

Posted: 29/06/2023

Closing date: 12/07/2023

Closing time: 09:00

Administrative Assistant

Start date: August/September 2023

Location: Ark Alexandra Academy, Hastings, East Sussex

Salary: Ark Outside London Support Scale 5, Pay Points 5-12: £21,575 to £24,496 (pro rata)

Actual salary: £18,950.37 - £21,516.03

Hours: 36 hours per week, between the hours of 8am - 4pm, term time only plus 1 extra week to be worked in the school holidays (40 weeks per year)

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: 9.00am, Wednesday 12 July 2023

Interviews: Monday 17 July 2023

The school reserves the right to close this advert early and interviews may take place before the advertised closing date. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early for this role to avoid disappointment.

Due to an internal appointment we are looking for another Administrative Assistant to join our hard-working, dedicated administration team in our growing academy. This is a term time only position, which means you will only work 39 weeks of the year, plus one extra week in the school holidays as directed by your line manager. Pay is spread evenly over the year so you would never have a month without money.

As an Administrative Assistant you be an ambassador for the school when meeting parents, stakeholders and other visitors being a first point of contact. You will provide a warm welcome to all, dealing with telephone and face-to-face enquiries in an efficient and professional manner. You will ensure that all information is treated confidentially and to have absolute discretion and tact at all times, complying with the school’s data protection procedures.

Our standards are high, and we need someone who can be a team player and flexible when supporting other colleagues with the ability to be resilient, calm and professional under pressure.

For more information, please read the job description and person specification which you can download from here
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As the ideal candidate you will:

• Have experience of running effective administrative systems, preferably in a school environment
• Experience of data entry into databases and other IT systems
• Have a resilient character and a strong personal drive
• Be able to take ownership of tasks and complete to a high standard
• Be a team player that can work collaboratively as well as using your own initiative
• Be flexible in covering other team members when required, even if it’s on the other campus