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Business Support Administrator/Receptionist - 37 hours per week x 39 school weeks. To start in September 2013
The Heybridge Centre is a Pupil Referral Unit serving secondary schools in Chelmsford, Maldon, South Woodham Ferrers, Burnham, Braintree and Witham.
Your role will be to provide support to the Managers, Teachers and other staff. You will be based at reception so it is essential that you have excellent inter personal skills and you are confident when dealing with parents, students, staff and other stakeholders.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and caring individual to join out busy office team. The successful applicant will need to be flexible , friendly and efficient and able to work calmly and accurately under pressure.
Duties will include - Reception - pupil support and administration - secretarial and clerical tasks. Previous experience of working in a school environment is preferable and a knowledge of SIMS would be an advantage. A high level of Literacy, Numeracy and Computer skills is essential.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and this appointment is subject to an enhanced CRB check and satisfactory references
Information about the School
Mid Essex Co-operative Academy is an 4 – 16 school for 135 young people most of whom have found it difficult to be successful in a mainstream school.
We are very proud of the provision we offer. Students are taught in small groups and they study the core curriculum at both Key Stage 3 and 4. In addition to the core curriculum, we provide rich and varied extended curriculum opportunities ranging from music therapy, targeted literacy intervention, horse riding to vocational courses and work experience placements. Small classes benefit students and enable them to make good progress as staff can ensure that learning is tailored to individual student needs.
At Key Stage 3, in partnership with local schools, we focus on supporting young people to return to a mainstream school. At Key Stage 4, we focus on providing the opportunity for students to gain 5 GCSEs to ensure a successful transition to post 16 education or training. Many of the young people who attend Mid Essex Co-operative Academy arrive here at a point of crisis or conflict in their lives. It is our aim to ensure that we help them to regain a sense of confidence and self-esteem which allows them to compete on equal terms with their peers, despite the disruption to their education caused by leaving mainstream school. We have an ongoing target that none of our Year 11 leavers are NEET (Not in education, employment or training) and we regularly maintain this excellent target.
The Primary unit for Key Stage 1 and 2 students is located in Witham. The school opened in January 2021. As with the secondary unit, this serves young people, most of whom have found it difficult to be successful in a mainstream school. We are very proud of the provision we offer. Students are taught in small groups and they study the core curriculum. In addition to the core curriculum, we provide rich and varied extended curriculum opportunities ranging from music therapy, targeted literacy intervention, horse riding to vocational courses and work experience placements. Small classes benefit students and enable them to make good progress as staff can ensure that learning is tailored to individual student needs.