Administration Assistant

St Augustine Academy; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

2 weeks holiday at October half term

Comprehensive CPD programme

Laptop

Free Car Parking

Meals available on site for all staff

Free meals for all staff on inset days

Occupational Sick Pay

Job summary

St Augustine Academy is seeking an Administration Assistant to join the friendly reception team. The role is the first point of contact and supports day-to-day office operations, providing essential administrative help to the team.

Typical duties include reprographics, mail merge outputs, letters to parents and students, and creating reports from Arbor. The post offers a term-time schedule (24 hours per week) with inset days and a WAT grade D pt. 6-9 equivalent pro rata.

Qualifications

• Proficient in handling reception and general administrative duties.
• Experience supporting reprographics and printing tasks.
• Ability to prepare letters and mail merges for parents and students.
• Strong organisational skills and accuracy in busy environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality reprographic support for teaching and non-teaching staff.
• Work as a reliable member of the reception and administration team.
• Perform timely administrative tasks: letters, mail merge, and Arbor reports.
• Maintain a welcoming reception area for the academy and meeting room.

Skills

Reception & admin support

Arbor reporting

Copying & reprographics

Letters to parents/students

Organisational skills

Tools

Arbor

Job description

St Augustine Academy is looking to appoint an Administration Assistant to join our friendly and helpful reception team. As the first point of contact for the academy, the role is essential in creating a positive first impression. The role also plays a vital part in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of our office, providing essential administrative support to the team and contributing to the ongoing success of the Academy. Specific tasks will vary according to the term, however typical duties include:

• To provide high-quality reprographic support, including copying, binding, etc. for teaching and non-teaching staff in accordance with Academy guidelines.
• To work efficiently and accurately as a member of the Academy's busy and reception and administration team.
• To perform administrative tasks in a timely manner, including letters home to parents/students, using mail merge and creating reports from Arbor, filing, typing confidential notes and franking post.
• To ensure an efficient, effective and welcoming reception function for the Academy, foyer and meeting room.

The successful candidate will need to be flexible, adaptable and resourceful as well as having high levels of organisational skills. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills and participate in any relevant training. The basis of this role is working 24 hours per week, term time, + inset days (39 weeks in total) and offering an actual salary of (approximately). (FTE, WAT grade D pt. 6-9). Informal visits are welcome.

Staff Benefits

• 2 weeks holiday at October half term
• A comprehensive CPD programme for all staff
• Laptop
• Free Car Parking
• Meals available on site for all staff between 8am to 2pm
• Free meals for all staff on Inset days and Open Evening events
• Occupational Sick Pay

St Augustine Academy is a non-selective 11-16 school in Maidstone that is dedicated to fostering excellence in education. We pride ourselves on our supportive community, innovative teaching methods, and commitment to the personal development of both students and staff.

Our Christian Ethos helps to make our school a thoughtful community and we are welcoming, positive and open to pupils and staff of all faiths and none. Our Academy has a calm purposeful atmosphere. We strive to broaden horizons and challenge our students to achieve their potential.

We offer a rigorous academic curriculum and a strong behaviour policy. We are committed to continual CPD and a positive work-life balance for staff. We offer additional training days, support staff to complete additional qualifications and remove unnecessary workload.

We are one of six Academies which make up the Woodard Academies Trust (WAT). WAT is part of the Woodard family of schools. Created by founder Nathaniel Woodard in 1848, Woodard is the largest group of independent Church of England schools in England and Wales. Woodard Academies Trust and Woodard Schools share a common ethos and vision: to inspire young people to make a difference.

Our ethos reflects our deep commitment to delivering an outstanding education to the students we teach. We prioritise inclusion and value individuals, excel in delivering pastoral care and personalised learning paths for our students. Our aim is to offer students not only a first-class education, but also to teach them life skills that will provide benefits beyond their time with us. We believe that our academies should enrich the communities they serve and play an active role in their development.

DBS Checks This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Amendment Order 1986 and, as such, it will be necessary for a Submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.