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Office Manager
37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Actual Salary £16,371 - £17,959 including Outer Fringe
We are seeking to appoint a pro-active, hard-working and reliable professional to ensure provision of an effective administration, reception service to our school
The James Hornsby School is a well-resourced and progressive school. If you are self-motivated, have exceptional customer services skills, a flexible and committed work ethic, a sense of fun and enjoy working as part of a team, we can offer you a stimulating and very rewarding working environment. Providing a first class, efficient and effective office and reception service to our school community must be a key priority for the successful candidate.
You will be responsible for the smooth running of the reception and student services department and allocation of incoming work within the office ensuring all staff carry out their duties efficiently and to a high standard.
Experience of working with SIMs and knowledge of First Aid is desirable. In addition, you will need to demonstrate previous line management experience, have patience, resilience, exceptional organisational skills and enjoy working with young people. You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as a positive approach to working effectively to promote the school and our students. This is a customer facing role; therefore fluency in English is required.
Hours of work: 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am to 4.00pm Friday.
CVs alone will not be accepted. CV's submitted via an agency will not be considered.
Closing date: Midday, Thursday 28th March 2019
Interview date: Wednesday 3rd April 2019.
Application forms are available from the school website at http://www.jameshornsby.essex.sch.uk/information/recruitment/
or by emailing leigh.christensen@jameshornsby.essex.sch.uk
Completed applications should be emailed to Leigh Christensen, Personnel Officer
The James Hornsby School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and applicants will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure
The James Hornsby School is a Zenith Multi Academy Trust school as part of Zenith Multi Academy Trust
Information about the School
The James Hornsby School, is a successful school with Investors in People Gold status, which can offer students the opportunity to reach their full potential in a supportive and caring environment. Our students are proud of their school and enjoy so many different parts of school life including trips, visits and many other activities both in and outside of the normal school day.
We believe that it is essential that we work in partnership with the students, parents/carers and both local and international communities to enable our students to be prepared for their future lives. Our school motto, 'Together We Excel' reflects this belief. Staff at The James Hornsby School work incredibly hard, along with Governors and Parents, to ensure we offer the best educational opportunities possible.
The James Hornsby School is a forward thinking school, continually looking for new ways to provide the best learning environment and learning opportunities for our students. We are at the centre of the local community and open our doors outside of the normal school day to support learning and recreational opportunities in the local community. We are aiming for excellence and we invite you to come and see for yourselves.
Quotes from our May 2016 Ofsted report: "This school is well led. The Headteacher and leaders have worked with determination to create a culture where pupils share a 'lifelong love of learning' and achieve their best". "School leaders have succeeded in bringing pupils together into a positive, caring school community which promotes high expectations for attitudes towards learning, relationships and attendance."