Salary: £22,735 - £23,500 FTE (£11.78 - £12.18 per hour)
Hours: 20 hours per week, 39 weeks (term time only)
9am - 1 pm Monday to Friday with some flexibility
Immediate start
Permanent, part time
Support from you means our children can have the best education, every day.
We are looking for an Administration Assistant to work closely with our principal and school staff to ensure the smooth running of our school. This role is perfect for someone with previous administration experience, ideally within an education setting but full training will be provided for the successful candidate.
How will you help?
You will be motivated, enthusiastic and hardworking. The role of the Administrative Assistant is to be a core component of the administrative team, providing effective and efficient administrative support which is essential for the smooth running of the school. The role is responsible for managing communications with internal and external colleagues, maintaining records, coordinating arrangements for events or meetings, providing reception support, managing academy resources and supplies and compiling reports. Additionally, they may support other administrative staff, such as the School Operations Manager, in specific school projects.
We can offer you:
* A positive, community-driven school with high morale and low turnover.
* Happy, enthusiastic and well-behaved children.
* A leadership team who welcomes fresh ideas and sees the retention of colleagues as a high priority.
* Well-supported teachers who are committed to driving high standards.
Offa's Mead Primary Academy is located in Gloucestershire. We have excellent local links as we are situated a mile outside of Chepstow and within commutable distance of both Bristol and Wales. Approximately a third of our pupils are from military families as we serve nearby Beachley Barracks.
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives - and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
Our mission:
* We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
* With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
* We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.
The role is due to commence as soon as possible. This is a permanent, part time position.
Closing date: 11 November 2024
Lift Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.