Administration Assistant / Receptionist
37 hours per week for 41 weeks each year
(Working from 08:00 – 16:00 each day)
To Start: As soon as possible
Salary - Grade 6
Full time equivalent is £20,192 - £20,597 (pay award pending).
The Actual Pro-rata salary is £18,082 (pay award pending).
Dorothy Goodman School is looking to recruit a school administrator to support our work with children, young people and their families. The school is part of the Open thinking Partnership (OTP). Dorothy Goodman School is an outstanding all age Special School serving the Leicester, Leicestershire & Warwickshire area with over 369 pupils on roll. Working within our values of Respect, Nurture and Independence, we provide experiences for children and young people which develop their personal qualities, learning and engagement skills. Our aim is to inspire and support children and young people to develop vocational and life skills for healthier, happier futures and we are looking to appoint a person to be part of our team which contributes towards this.
What we need from you:
- Excellent communication skills, welcoming and personable
- Professional approach
- High levels of IT competency
- Ability to prioritise workload and work within a supportive team environment
- Empathy with young people with additional needs
- Outstanding organisation skills
- Resilient
- Flexible with a ‘can do’ attitude
- Able to use initiative
The role will involve being administrator for aspects of the annual review process for the children/young people and their families as well as at other times being a school receptionist providing the first point of call for visitors to the school, parents, staff and children.
The working weeks equate to 38 weeks school term time with an additional 5 days training and 2 weeks to be worked during the summer holiday period to support the organisation. The days to be worked will be agreed with the leadership team.
The successful candidate will need to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
For further information please contact Helen Russell.
Closing Date: Wednesday 12th October 2022 12:00 noon
Interviews: w.c 24th October 2022
Please note that if you haven’t heard by 17th October, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to a check being carried out at an Enhanced level by the Disclosure and Barring Service regarding any previous criminal record.
Dorothy Goodman School shares a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture that embraces the ethos of safeguarding amongst our workforce.
Dorothy Goodman School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.