Administrative Assistant (Maternity Cover) - Yarnfield Primary School

Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement

Success through Endeavour

Ambition through Challenge

Strength through Diversity

We seek a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to join our busy school office team to provide an effective administrative support service. This will involve working in the school reception being the first point of call for all visitors and parents. No two days are the same so the successful candidate will need to have the resilience and enthusiasm to deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

To be successful you should be educated to level 4 or above in English and Maths as well as have experience of using Microsoft office and database packages. It is also essential that you have excellent customer service and communication skills as well as previous experience in administration ideally from a school setting including working on reception.

Yarnfield Primary School is a three-form entry primary school with a 52 place nursery serving a diverse community in south Birmingham. The school is part of the Summit Learning trust which comprises of four primary schools, three secondary schools and a sixth form. Yarnfield Primary is on an exciting journey whose recent improvements have been recognised by OFSTED. Our aim, drive and ambition is to provide the children with real, purposeful high quality learning experiences which inspire and motivate them in achieving their very best

Why work for us? We offer a range of wellbeing and work-life balance benefits to recognise and reward the essential contributions our colleagues make to our success and growth. These include access to:

• Employee assistance programme
• high quality training and support in and across academies enabling career progression
• Wellbeing Advocates
• Lifestyle benefits and discount schemes, including gym discounts and cycle to work scheme
• Health Protection Scheme alongside Flu Jab and Eyecare Vouchers
• Generous employer pension schemes
• Excellent holiday entitlement

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We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender reassignment, age, disability, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy/maternity or race.