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Reception and Administrative Assistant
| Posting date: | 04 June 2025 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 12 June 2025 |
| Location: | York, North Yorkshire, YO23 1HY |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | a99b99d2-5756-4df9-9599-b68b724ad0f9 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Knavesmire Primary School is seeking to recruit a Reception and Administration Assistant to join our busy friendly administration team. We are looking for someone highly organised, self-motivated, solution focused and who welcomes the opportunity to use his or her initiative.
As a member of the administration team you are one of the first people that visitors come into contact with and therefore we are looking for someone who is friendly, welcoming and able to keep calm at all times.
The successful candidate will be adaptable, flexible and able to prioritise their workload to ensure targets are met. They will have a cheerful, good humoured, patient nature and be able to communicate effectively ensuring all stakeholders’ needs are met.
You will be expected to have an excellent telephone manner, a genuine passion for working in a child-centred environment and have the ability to work independently or as part of a team. You will possess excellent I.T. skills and have experience of using Microsoft Office software.
The nature of the role will require you to exercise discretion and respect confidentiality at all times.
The trust will be undertaking a job evaluation exercise in the near future and, therefore, the grade for this position may change.
Further details about our school can be found on our website www.knavesmireprimary.co.uk
A full job description, person specification and application form can be found on the Trust website https://excellearningtrust.org.uk/careers/
Please email applications to recruitment@elt.org.uk for the attention of Mrs Jo Jones.
interviews will be held on 18 and 19 June 2025.
Excel Learning Trust reserves the right to close advertisements early. Advertisements will therefore close at midnight either on the advertised closing date, or at the point the decision has been taken to close the advertisement early. Applicants will be invited for interview once suitable applications are received, therefore early applications are strongly encouraged and advised.
What the school offers its staff
In return, we can offer a supportive working environment, with colleagues who care deeply, are experts in their fields and who are passionate about what they do. We also offer a range of staff benefits, and further details regarding our benefits and information about our Trust can be found on our website.
Commitment to safeguarding
Excel Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
Knavesmire Primary School is seeking to recruit a Reception and Administration Assistant to join our busy friendly administration team. We are looking for someone highly organised, self-motivated, solution focused and who welcomes the opportunity to use his or her initiative.
As a member of the administration team you are one of the first people that visitors come into contact with and therefore we are looking for someone who is friendly, welcoming and able to keep calm at all times.
The successful candidate will be adaptable, flexible and able to prioritise their workload to ensure targets are met. They will have a cheerful, good humoured, patient nature and be able to communicate effectively ensuring all stakeholders’ needs are met.
You will be expected to have an excellent telephone manner, a genuine passion for working in a child-centred environment and have the ability to work independently or as part of a team. You will possess excellent I.T. skills and have experience of using Microsoft Office software.
The nature of the role will require you to exercise discretion and respect confidentiality at all times.
The trust will be undertaking a job evaluation exercise in the near future and, therefore, the grade for this position may change.
Further details about our school can be found on our website www.knavesmireprimary.co.uk
A full job description, person specification and application form can be found on the Trust website https://excellearningtrust.org.uk/careers/
Please email applications to recruitment@elt.org.uk for the attention of Mrs Jo Jones.
interviews will be held on 18 and 19 June 2025.
Excel Learning Trust reserves the right to close advertisements early. Advertisements will therefore close at midnight either on the advertised closing date, or at the point the decision has been taken to close the advertisement early. Applicants will be invited for interview once suitable applications are received, therefore early applications are strongly encouraged and advised.
What the school offers its staff
In return, we can offer a supportive working environment, with colleagues who care deeply, are experts in their fields and who are passionate about what they do. We also offer a range of staff benefits, and further details regarding our benefits and information about our Trust can be found on our website.
Commitment to safeguarding
Excel Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.