Academy Receptionist and Administrator (Fixed Term Cover)

About The RoleWe are seeking an Academy Administrator/Receptionist who will be the welcoming face of the school, providing a positive first impression to all visitors, students, and staff, while also delivering general administrative support. This role is based at the Older Years Site, though at times you will work at the Younger Years Site.​Our ideal candidate will have: Excellent communication skills, able to handle challenging situations in a tactful, self-assured and professional manner. There may be times when you are expected to deal with unforeseen situations which may require resilience and diplomacyExcellent written and spoken EnglishExperience of running effective administrative and clerical systems within a school or customer service environment​Excellent administrative and organisational skillsTo apply, please complete the application form via https://kingsolomonacademy.org/jobs/vacancies.The deadline is on 23 April 2026. Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. Early application is advised. If you would like any further information or wish to discuss the role, please contact Abi Saleh, PA to Principal on a.saleh@kingsolomonacademy.org.BenefitsWe believe in aiming high, working together, being kind and leading the way. Through weekly individual coaching, year group intellectual preparation time and whole school PD, we invest in your growth and development as a teacher to ensure you can excel in creating the best possible climate for learning for our pupils to thrive in.Through our approach to professional development we can promise a successful candidate a positive and rewarding journey of growth. Through shared weekly and long-term planning, a large number of training days and access to the resources and opportunities in the Ark network, we are able to support our teachers to thrive.Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/ About UsWe are a genuine all-through school, with our pupils staying with us from nursery to sixth form across two sites, ten minutes-walk apart. Because of this, we have a unique opportunity to have a long term and dramatic impact on our pupils’ lives. This all starts in our primary school, where our pupils develop, and grow a love of learning.We have a strong track-record as a school in making a significant impact on our pupils’ lives. We adopt a mastery approach in primary, meaning that our pupils have more time and explicit teaching of the skills and concepts that underpin long term success in academics, enriched by a varied and cultural capital enhancing curriculum which inspires and engages our pupils. Our specialist teaching model allows pupils to benefit from expert teaching in PE, music, art, humanities and science and means all staff have time to plan each subject properly.In September 2019 we merged with Ark Paddington Green Academy and combined to form one all-through King Solomon Academy with Nursery-Year 4 on our Younger Years Site (Crompton Street) and Year 5 – Year 13 on the Older Years Site (Penfold Street). In May 2021, we opened a purpose-built nursery for 2-4 year olds. Our Younger Years