Job Description
Are you an organised and friendly individual looking for a rewarding role at the heart of a busy primary school office? Hundred of Hoo Academy is seeking a motivated and reliable Administrator to join our dedicated team and provide essential support to our primary phase. If you enjoy being the go-to person and making a real difference to the smooth running of the school day, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!
As our Primary Phase School Office Administrator, you'll be the welcoming face and helpful voice of our primary office. Your excellent organisational skills and warm communication will be key in supporting students, staff, and parents alike. You'll play a vital role in ensuring the efficient and effective operation of the primary phase, contributing to a positive and supportive environment for everyone.
What You'll Offer:
✅ A friendly and professional point of contact for students, staff, and visitors to the primary office.
✅ Excellent organisational skills to manage administrative tasks efficiently and accurately.
✅ Strong communication skills to liaise effectively with all members of the school community.
✅ The ability to handle a variety of queries and tasks with a proactive and helpful attitude.
What You Can Expect From Us:
🤝 A supportive and welcoming team environment where your contribution is valued.
📚 Opportunities to develop your administrative skills within the education sector.
📅 A varied and engaging role where no two days are quite the same.
😊 The satisfaction of knowing you're making a real difference to the lives of our primary students and staff.
If you are a proactive and personable individual with strong administrative skills and a passion for supporting a thriving school environment, we'd love to hear from you!
The basis of this role is permanent, offering £7,899 per annum (£24,404 Full Time Equivalent), based on 14 hours per week, term time + 1 week inset. Working hours for this role will be 8:00am-3:30pm, 2 days per week.
Working with us at The Hundred of Hoo Academy
The Hundred of Hoo (All-through) Academy is a place where we will combine good manners and etiquette with 21st Century innovation and creativity to ensure our pupils are more than just educated, they become globally-minded citizens who will be empowered to change their own lives and the lives of those around them.
At The Hundred of Hoo Academy, we have a strong belief that all students deserve a world-class education, which we strive to offer as their local community school. We want our students to leave our school as well-rounded, lifelong learners and global citizens who are ready for sixth form, college and beyond.
The Hundred of Hoo Academy is a Middle Years Programme (MYP) candidate school and we approach learning, teaching and living in the spirit of the International Baccalaureate, appreciating that academic learning is very important but not the only measure of success. We provide a curriculum that challenges students to solve problems, show creativity and resourcefulness, but also to act with integrity and participate actively in our community.
We have high expectations of our pupils, hence we are a well-disciplined academy, where pupils thrive in a culture defined by mutual respect and good behaviour. We were acknowledged with a National Area of Excellence for Behaviour & Inclusion. We believe passionately that education transforms lives, that there is no ceiling to achievement and we are extremely proud of the academic progress that our pupils make. Our results improve year after year and are a testament to the collective hard work of pupils, staff and parents.
We pride ourselves on our digital offer to our pupils and in being at the forefront of digital development within our curriculum offer. All of our pupils have access to their very own Chromebook which enables them to take ownership over their own learning and means that they are able to challenge themselves further. The Chromebooks are an integral part of our teaching and learning at the academy meaning that we are shaping the future for our children in the digital age. This also means that our staff have access to a wealth of digital training opportunities and will gain certification in Google as well as in many other digital tools.
We look forward to welcoming you as members of our academy family.
To find out more about our academy, please click here.
Being part of Leigh Academies Trust
As of 1st September 2024, our Trust comprises 33 geographically organised academies (17 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff. Currently, 16 of our academies are considered to be “Outstanding” which is 53% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust. The Trust is establishing three ‘clusters’ of academies: LAT Central; LAT West; LAT North. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.
As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.
Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.
Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.