Administration Officer (maternity cover)

Contract: Fixed term (maternity cover)

Required: As soon as possible

About The Hurlingham Academy :

The Hurlingham Academy is a very special community. Ofsted officially recognised our mixed comprehensive school as ‘outstanding’ in March 2024 and inspectors saw that ‘pupils behave exceptionally well and achieve highly.’ Our GCSE results consistently place us in the top 5 United Learning academies and our students have made ‘well above average’ progress for the last six years.

These tremendous results are due to the unique culture that has developed at The Hurlingham Academy. The highest expectations of students and real academic rigour are combined with a strong focus on developing the whole child and embedding a culture in which every single child must be supported to achieve their full potential. 42% of our students are pupil premium (nearly twice the national average) and so we are working to help some of the UK's most economically needy students achieve the best GCSE results possible.

At The Hurlingham Academy, we strive to ensure that our teaching standards are exceptionally high, and that children feel safe and supported in school. Lessons follow a knowledge-rich and academically rigorous curriculum, and we place significant emphasis on teachers inspiring their students to love each subject and enjoy their learning.

Our staff body is a collaborative, close-knit and diverse community that learns together, has fun together and continues on our journey towards all-round excellence for each individual student, year after year. Our staff feel empowered and supported, and are provided with the highest-quality professional development.

As part of United Learning, staff at The Hurlingham Academy enjoy enhanced rates of pay, additional planning days, shared curriculum resources, access to subject advisers and networks, 20% PPA time across an average working week, enhanced parental leave, wellbeing support, access to free and confidential counselling support, an excellent CPD offer and career progression opportunities within school clusters.

The Hurlingham Academy is located in Fulham, West London, just 10 minutes from Parsons Green tube station and within a stone’s throw of the River Thames. We welcome visits from prospective applicants.

About the role :

You will assist the Office Manager with the running of the Academy by helping in day to day administration and carrying out any delegated tasks. When needed, you will act as the first point of contact at the Academy’s reception area, responsible for delivering excellent customer service to visitors and dealing with queries from the public.

About the Person:

We are seeking to appoint a committed and hardworking individual, who is passionate about making a difference to the lives of our young people. You should be enthusiastic about working within a school environment and about upholding the highest possible standards for yourself and others.

You will need to have a good education to CSE/O/GCSE level or equivalent, including English. The successful candidate will need to be able to work independently, as well as part of a team. You will need to be able to work under pressure, have excellent communications skills, and be computer literate.

At The Hurlingham Academy, we play to our team’s strengths and think hard about how best to support you and the students. You will be a valued member of our team, whose contributions are respected and who is trusted to deliver in your areas of expertise. This is a place where you can develop the skills you need to challenge yourself and have a positive impact on those around you.

We are open to applications from candidates looking for a full-time or part-time role and can be flexible with start/finish times. There will be the opportunity for candidates to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Closing date: noon on Monday 5th October.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible.

Safeguarding :

The Hurlingham Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for all successful applicants

UNITED LEARNING is a subsidiary charity of the not-for-profit charity, the United Church Schools (UCS) and shares with it the objective of managing schools which offer students a high quality education based on the principles of service and tolerance. Registered Charity No. 1093277