Working With Us

We believe that a happy and settled staff body helps drive the very best performance from our students. We are committed to a high-quality professional development programme and can draw on expertise from across the Harris Federation.  As a HASU member of staff at any level you will receive the training and support that you need to carry out your role effectively and develop at a pace that suits you.
We are committed to ensuring that our staff have the right level of balance between work and home life. Our policies and procedures are aimed at allowing our teaching staff to spend as much time as possible planning and delivering lessons.
We work in an award-winning building with excellent facilities. Our thriving staff association ensures all new members of staff soon feel part of the HASU community.
We run a broad and diverse curriculum to a fully comprehensive intake of students.
Our focus on the core value of Integrity means that our behaviour is excellent, with staff supported by a strong and highly visible Academy Leadership Group. Detentions are run centrally, allowing teaching staff to do what they do best: plan and teach amazing lessons.
Attendance and engagement with learning is high, and centrally planned tutor time resources ensure that our tutors can engage with students whilst delivering high-quality experiences.
We are located in Sutton, with good public transport and road links. Central London (Clapham, Victoria) is 25 minutes away.  We are on the Surrey border so journeys do not take long in fact journeys from Kent only take just over 30 minutes by car. We have safe and secure onsite parking with electric charging points.
Main Areas of Responsibility

In this key role, you will:
* Undertake reception duties, answering general telephone and face to face enquiries and signing in visitors, dealing with parental and visitor enquiries and supporting student enquiries
* Assist with pupil first aid/welfare duties
* Assist in arrangements for school trips, events etc.
* Provide general clerical/admin support 
* Maintain manual and computerised records/management information systems
* Produce lists/information/data as required
* Undertake typing, word processing and other IT based tasks
* Take notes at meetings
* Sort and distribute mail
* Undertake administrative procedures
* Maintain and collate pupil reports
* Undertake routing administration of school lettings and other uses of school premises
* Provide timely and effective operation of secretarial and administrative support to the line manager
* Assist the Academy by maintaining good relationships with staff, parents, governors, contractors, representatives and external agencies in order to promote the objectives of the School
* Clerk the governing body meetings, preparing agendas, papers and minutes and keeping records as required
What We are Looking For

We would like to hear from you if you have:
* Experience of delivering a high-quality service
* Experience of a range of general administrative duties
* Good ICT skills and experience, including Word, Excel, and management information systems
* Experience working with children of relevant age (11-19)
* A good standard of general education, including literacy and numeracy skills
For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.
Applying for this Position

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includesour Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, and many other benefits. Learn more aboutour benefitson our website.