Administration Assistant

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Administration Team at Arnold Hill Spencer Academy. You will carry out a range of admin duties and be joining a supportive and efficient office where you will be trained to use the school's IT packages and administrative systems. As often the first point of contact, you have a central role in an effective and efficient organisation which values the customer. You will provide a professional administration service for the school and act as a first aider when required. You will be an essential member of the Administrative Team and contribute towards the smooth running of the Academy. You will have a high level of contact with both senior management and teaching staff. The successful candidate will work towards fulfilling the Academy's commitment to a high quality of service and will promote the Academy's ethos.

• GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent - this could include basic functional skills)
• Working in a fast paced office environment
• Excellent customer service skills; the ability to use discretion, patience, tact and respect for confidentiality in all circumstances; a good command of the English Language; an empathetic approach to different cultures
• A good level of computer skills. Familiarity with Microsoft applications, including: Word, Excel, Outlook and have internet skills
• To follow instructions & complete work unsupervised
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise own workload and that of others to meet deadlines, use initiative and be self-motivating
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, in person, telephone and written
• Ability to undertake all routine office practices
Desirable
• Analytical skills
• Previous experience of working in a school, with knowledge of SIMS, education processes and procedures would be highly advantageous
• NVQ Level II in Administration or equivalent
  
  SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2500 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.
We currently have 17 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and 1 primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers, and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country, and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world. Mission Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people. Vision Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children. We Believe: All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development. Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a 'family' and are open to a true sense of partnership. We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more. Applicants would be expected to share the Trust's high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.

Local Government Pension Scheme, Employee Assist Programme (Health Assured) and BHN Extras (Discount and Salary Sacrifice Schemes). Recognition of local government and academy continuous service, for full details please visit: https://www.satrust.com/employee-benefits