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Receptionist/Administrative Assistant

Newhaven School

Job title: Receptionist/Administrative Assistant

Salary: APT&C Scale 3 (£24,804 - £25,212 FTE)

(Pro rata Term Time Only Actual Salary £21,522 to 21,876 approx.)

35 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Contract type Term Time Only

Contract term Permanent

Closing Date: 29th June 2023

Interviews: Week commencing 3rd July 2023

Our Vision:

Newhaven School works hard to be a caring, trauma informed community where young people are kept safe, supported as individuals, taught the skills they need and challenged to become successful adults with dreams to realise.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Receptionist/Administrative Assistant to work in this exciting school for children with SEN and mental health needs. You will join an ambitious team whose aim is to support our students to get the best possible outcomes and opportunities to move forward with their lives. You will display a welcoming manner, excellent people skills and an efficient, organised approach to all tasks.

The post holder will have:

• A ‘can do’ attitude
• The ability to relate well to both children and adults- including parents and other agencies
• Calmness under pressure
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Demonstrate excellent Microsoft word, excel, database and typing skills
• Maintain and update all administrative and information systems as required
• Be able to work independently using own initiative

You may also have

• Understanding and experience of students with SEN
• Experience of working with SIMS
• First Aider qualification

Job details and an application form can be downloaded via the school website: www.newhavenschool.co.uk

Applications are to be sent to [email protected]

(CVs are not acceptable).

We welcome and encourage visits to the school by prior arrangement.

Newhaven is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory Enhanced with Barred List check through the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) plus additional pre-employment checks.

Newhaven is committed to the journey to decolonising our school by becoming deeply reflective about our systems, processes and decisions, by sharing our lived experiences in a genuine way that means we have a much better understanding of each other and by developing our staff so that all have equity of opportunity.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Deborah Davis; [email protected] 020 8859 3114 ext. 2