Admin Receptionist

We are recruiting an Admin Receptionist at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 37
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent, Term Time Only (39 weeks)
Location: Trinity Fields School and Resource Centre

Team: Schools

This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization.

We pay an attractive salary of £22,150 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

Trinity Fields School and Resource Centre is a busy, forward looking school that provides specialist education for 330 pupils aged 3 – 19 with a wide range of needs.

We are a Rights Respecting School. We are firmly committed to the United Nations Conventions of the Rights of the Child. We are also a Healthy School (we hold the Welsh Network of Healthy School Schemes National Quality Award) and an Inclusive School (we hold the IQM Flagship School status).

We have recently been inspected by Estyn (June 2019) who judged us to be EXCELLENT in all 5 inspection areas.

We are looking to appoint a highly committed and enthusiastic member of staff to join our school’s administrative team. This post is offered for 37 hours a week, 39 weeks of the year.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Commit to our pupil centred working practices.
• Work flexibly and creatively within a very busy office environment.
• Use a variety of IT packages.
• Commit to our philosophy, values and success of our highly regarded school.
• Demonstrate exceptional inter-personal skills and able to meet challenging deadlines when required.
• “Make a difference” and“ go the extra mile”.

Are you:

• Innovative, dedicated, punctual, with an eye for detail?
• Committed and looking to “make a difference” every day?
• An individual who can multi-task and quickly settle into a well-established admin team?
• Able to work collaboratively with parents, carers and colleagues from a variety of disciplines, such as education, health, social services etc?
• An individual with exceptional IT and organisational skills who can provide their unique skills to further enhance our admin team?

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity to join the school admin team and require further information, then please speak to Leanne Gibbs (School Business Manager) in the first instance.

Permanent, Salary: Grade 3, SCP 4, 37 hours per week, term time. To commence ASAP (pending all employee checks), application forms can be accessed and submitted via Eteach.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• Good numeracy/literacy skills.
• Experience in general clerical/administrative work.
• The ability to work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities and your own position within these.

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact David Jenkins on 01443 866000 or email trinityfieldsschool@sch.caerphilly.gov.uk

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This vacancy has been processed in English only because there are no Welsh language requirements.