Receptionist / Admin Assistant

Salary: £24804-£25212 (actual), £21,298 to £21,648 (pro rata salary) + AET Wellbeing Cash Plan + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Additional AET Benefits

37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

February 2024 / Immediate Start Date

We are now accepting applications for a Receptionist/ Admin Assistant. The successful candidate will provide reception and administrative support in line with academy policies and processes in order to support the smooth running of the reception and administration department. In addition, you will provide effective and professional administrative support to the Operations Manager, Senior Administrator and staff at the Academy. Another area of responsibility for this role is to assist the Attendance team where business needs dictate by helping to raise the profile of attendance, punctuality in all years and across the school and in doing so improve levels of attendance and punctuality. This would suit a proactive, positive person, ideally with relevant experience.

At Aylward, we place strong emphasis on professional development and believe a culture of shared leadership teamed with an unwavering passion for teaching and learning are at the heart of what we do.

Aylward Academy is a community here inspirational teaching, self-evaluation and self-improvement are evident from the moment you enter our Academy. Our students are diverse, exciting and talented – and the same is true of our staff. We put huge emphasis on professional development, most of it in-house, and are proud of the high number of good and outstanding teachers who work in our school. We are also noted for our ‘can do’ attitude. We are proud to serve the communities around Enfield as an 11-18 school and we were judged as a ‘Good academy’ by Ofsted in July 2021.

The role is due to commence February 2024 / Immediate Start Date

Closing date: Monday 5th February 2024

Interviews are scheduled to take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV’s. Apply today.

Academies Enterprise 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 robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.