Havering Schools Jobs
Administrative Support Officer
- Employer: LIFE Education Trust
- Reference: LET/21/167615
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls
An 11-18 Academy with Visual Arts Specialism
Brentwood Road
Romford Essex RM1 2RR
Executive Headteacher: Mr J. Dutnall LLB, BA, MA, MBA
Email: recruitment@fbaok.co.uk
Tel: 01708 447368
Numbers on roll: 1425
Adminstrative Support Officer
Scale 4.7 - 4.10 (£22,995 - £24,258) 69% FTE
36 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time + 1 week)
Actual salary - £19,669.69 - £20,750.05
Required for October 2021
We seek to appoint a passionate and professional Administrative Support Officer, to join our team, where you will be part of a thriving, highly successful. oversubscribed girls secondary school. The students are a joy and you will be part of a positive environment, with inspiring and supportive colleagues who strive for excellence. If this describes you, we would love to hear from you.
The successful candidate will need to enjoy working with children, have experience in office administration and a sense of humour. It will be your job to assist and support staff and students on a daily basis, working in collaboration with all school staff, under the overall direction of the Executive Headteacher and joint Headteachers.
We are looking for someone who:
- Enthusiasm and passion for Excellence
- Ability to demonstrate professional behaviours within the workplace
- Ability to deliver consistent high quality documentation
- Excellent skills in Microsoft Office including Excel, Publisher and Power Point
- Ability to plan effectively to enable multi-tasking
- Ability to motivate and inspire colleagues
- Ability to successfully work in a team with fantastic communication skills
- Ability to be flexible to suit the needs of the School
- Organisation and efficiency
- A sense of humour
What we can offer you:
- A positive environment with delightful children
- A well experienced, qualified and forward thinking staff
- Opportunities for professional development
We are part of the LIFE Education Trust who support schools to deliver excellent pupil outcomes, create vibrant, exciting environments and offer rewarding careers for staff.
Everyone needs to find their purpose. At the LIFE Education Trust our mission is to build great learning communities which unleash creativity and champion optimism, in a spirit of compassion. To accomplish our mission, we use our 3 core beliefs:
- Courageous optimism
- Boundless creativity
- Heartfelt compassion
These beliefs are at the centre of everything we do. We live and breathe them.
To find out why we are so proud of Frances Bardsley Academy, visit our website: http://www.fbaok.co.uk/or check us out on Twitter @FBA_Official
Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.
Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.
It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.
Equal OpportunitiesHavering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
How to apply
Please submit a copy of the school’s support staff application form, which can be found on our website, together with a letter of application and supporting paperwork, to Vicky Smith, LIFE Education Trust Head of HR by 18th October to recruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com