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Admissions Administrator at Manningtree High School
Pay Scale - Scale 3, points 5 - 6 (Pro rated actual salary £18,588-£18,899)
Location: Manningtree High School, Colchester Road, Lawford, Manningtree CO11 2BW
Start Date:1st September 2024
Hours / Week: 35 hours per week, 30 mins unpaid lunch each day
Working Weeks: Term Time only
Contract type: Permanent
We are looking to appoint an Admissions Administrator at Manningtree High School. The successful candidate will be positive, organised, flexible, have the ability to use their own initiative and remain calm under pressure.
Duties include:
- To man the reception desk and main switchboard ensuring that the telephone is answered promptly
- To be the first point of contact for both telephone and face to face enquiries and take messages where appropriate.
- To ensure school security arrangements are always complied with, including the issue of visitor's badges and signing in the safeguarding system.
- Provide a friendly welcome for visitors to the school
- To accept and sign for deliveries as appropriate.
- To complete all aspects of Admissions as per the job description
Manningtree High School is characterised by:
- A tangible sense of community.
- A culture of respect.
- Enthusiastic, polite and well-behaved students.
- Hardworking, positive and motivated staff who are proud to work at the school and support each other.
- Ambition for the flourishing of our staff as well as our students.
How to apply:
We hope you will take the time to find out more about our academy, visits to the school our encouraged. For further information about the role, or to arrange an informal discussion, please contact the Director of Finance and Operations on 01206 392852 or email kmears@manningtreehigh.com
Completed application forms should be sent directly via e-mail to kmears@manningtreehigh.com as soon as possible. Early applications are welcomed, and Manningtree reserve the right to interview exceptional candidates immediately, withdrawing the advert once a successful appointment is confirmed.
Manningtree High School and Alpha Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check by the DBS.
Information about the School
Manningtree High School is a warm and welcoming learning community. We are ambitious for our students and our staff.
The school is situated close to areas of natural beauty on the Essex/Suffolk border. We have a comprehensive intake who travel from a wide area around: we are consistently oversubscribed.
The continuous improvement of teaching and learning is important to us and we want to recruit staff who love their profession and are energised by helping young people gain knowledge and skills. Our students are well behaved and enjoy belonging to MHS. Pastoral care is a real strength.
The school was last inspected in 2018 and our ‘Good’ status was confirmed. We have continued to develop strengths in curriculum delivery, design and assessment since then.
On the 1st September 2019 Manningtree High School became a member of the Alpha Trust, joining the Gilberd School, Colchester County High School for Girls, Home Farm Primary School and the planned Trinity School in that Multi Academy Trust.