The Hub General Assistant

The Hub General Assistant
Sedgefield Community College
Hawthorn Road
Sedgefield
TS21 3DD

£12.73 per hour (due to unsociable hours)
27 hours per month
Permanent

The Trustees are seeking to appoint, as soon as possible, a General Assistant for The Hub at Sedgefield Community College.

The post will give the successful applicant the opportunity to work with a wide variety of customers that use The Hub facilities.

You will be required to work during the following times on a rota basis – weekday evenings between 4:45pm and 9:45pm and weekends between 9:45am and 1:15pm. There may on occasion, be the requirement to work outside of these hours, or more than these hours, so the successful candidate must be willing to be flexible.  Whilst on rota you will be expected to manage reception, this will include dealing with customers face to face, answering the telephone, operating the facility booking system, cash handling and a variety of other administrative tasks.

Laidlaw Schools Trust is a growing multi academy trust in the North East of England, serving children and families in Sedgefield, the west of Newcastle and in Pennywell, Sunderland. We pride ourselves in being a progressive, inclusive trust that supports every child to develop their talents whatever they may be and to reach their academic potential. It is important that as a learning organisation we adapt and change to the needs of our pupils. We take care to value and develop all colleagues to make sure they can do their very best for children across the Trust’s schools. Our Academies also enjoy strong support from an experienced LST central team, based in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Further details and an application pack can be downloaded from the Careers section on the Laidlaw Schools Trust website https://www.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/72/vacancies-1. If you wish to have an informal discussion about this post, please contact: Penny Walmsley, Headteacher’s P.A. and Hub Manager p.walmsley@sedgefield.cc 01740 617777.

Closing Date: 12 noon Thursday 23rd November 2023
Candidates who have not been contacted by Thursday 30^th November 2023 may assume they have been unsuccessful.
Interviews will take place: To be confirmed
Applications should be returned to:  personnel@sedgefield.cc
Please note that we do not accept CVs.

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to obtain an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure from the DBS and a range of other recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding.

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