What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications: • Good numeracy and literacy skills/GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
Experience: • Experience of working with young people or working in an advisory position
Skills, Knowledge: • Excellent communication skills • Ability to deal effectively with people, using tact, courtesy and patience • Flexible approach • Good IT skills • Good organisational and time management skills, ability to meet deadlines • Problem solving and analytical skills • A logical and methodical approach to work • Able to build good working relationships with stakeholders, working well with children and adults • Ability to work constructively and flexibly as part of a team • Ability to work well under pressure • Ability to work on own initiative • An understanding of the support function in an Academy setting and the wider Inspiration Trust setting • An understanding of the Further Education Sector
What the school offers its staff
The Inspiration Trust offers all staff a range of benefits via our ‘my lifestyle' portal. All eligible staff will have access to a range of benefits from salary sacrifice schemes and employee discounts.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.