Principal: Ms J Schofield | Required: As Soon as Possible | Administration Assistant/Receptionist | Level 3, Whole Year, Actual Salary (£19,481 - £19,787) | 30 hours per week: 7:30am – 1:30pm Monday to Thursday, 11:00am – 5:00pm on Friday. Flexible hours during school holidays
The Discovery Academy is seeking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic Administration Assistant/Receptionist to give support to an extremely busy and challenging Academy Reception/Office. You will need to have a calm and flexible attitude to work as well as being highly organised and able to effectively prioritise workloads. Experience of working with Microsoft Office and good skills in Excel and Word are desirable. Customer service skills along with a knowledge of Arbour would be highly beneficial. You will also be required to administer First Aid; training can be given for this. Hours of work will be 7:30am to 1:30pm Monday to Thursday and 11:00am to 5:00pm on Friday.
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public, including staff and students in accurate spoken English is essential for the post, therefore postholders must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English.
At the heart of everything we do is an unremitting desire for our students to become successful and responsible young people who make a positive contribution to our academy and the wider community. To do this, we need the very best people, who we will support to be outstanding practitioners. Do you want to be a part of this success? If you do, we would love to receive your application.

At the Discovery Academy our purpose is that we are committed to “delivering ambitious, high-quality teaching and learning every lesson, every day that overcomes inequality and allows every student to achieve success”. As an Academy we have created a culture around our core values of Pride, Respect and Commitment to ensure high expectations, positive relationships, and support for all students. We believe having high expectations of behaviour and attitudes enables teachers to teach and students to develop in a caring, supportive environment.