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How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?

Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!

Location: Glebedale School, Stoke-on-Trent

Salary: £17,427.45 - £19,000 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday

Contract: Fixed Term ending October 2024; Term Time only

As part of our continued growth, we have a fantastic opportunity for a School Administrator/Receptionist to join our outstanding team at Glebedale School, Stoke-on-Trent. If you are looking to join a dedicated team in a school that will welcome your ideas and re-engage our young people, we would like to hear from you.

About the role

The school office is a very busy and fast paced environment. Your role would involve assisting with entering information onto various in-house computer systems, strong use of the Microsoft office packages, as well as general administration such as filing archiving and dealing with telephone queries.

The role requires someone who has strong computer skills as you will be using various packages. You will also be responsible for supporting in reception and meeting and greeting a high volume of parents, visitors and pupils as well as answering and transferring calls and taking messages and ensuring safeguarding procedures are adhered too.

GENERAL

• To provide an effective, timely and confidential administration support to senior school leaders.
• To ensure that records and documents are kept up to date and are always stored securely and confidentially.
• Ensure awareness that the service operates to agreed budgets and contribute to keeping within these budgets as instructed.
• Exercise vigilance in respect of Health and Safety and promptly report all hazards and/or remedy them where appropriate. Undertake all duties in a manner calculated to minimise or avoid unnecessary risks, personally or to others.
• Operate at all times in accordance with Company policies and procedures, with reference to Safeguarding, Child Protection, Complaints and Behaviour Policies
• Participate in training and take responsibility for personal development.
• Participate in team meetings, supervisions and annual reviews in accordance with Company policy.
• Work to promote the school as a valued, professional asset within its community and also to promote a culture that individuals and staff conduct themselves at all times in a manner that reinforces this image.
• To work to and exhibit the values of the Company and maintain standards of behaviour in accordance with Company policies, procedures and practices.
• To carry out any other reasonable and relevant duties as required.

About us

Glebedale School is a special needs school which provides provision for boys and girls aged 7 years and upwards. We provide a nurturing and welcoming environment to SEMH pupils and our curriculum has a keen focus on therapy, education and personal development. Our school aims to help children grow academically, socially and emotionally to enable them to become capable future citizens.

We provide education to 30 pupils from the Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire and Cheshire areas. At our last Ofsted in December 2022, we were rated “Good”.

Acorn Education & Care is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable children and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

Why Join Acorn Education and Care?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.

• You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy.