What skills and experience we're looking for
Who we are looking for
• An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.
• Demonstrable experience in the relevant areas.
• Skilled user of Microsoft Office, with the ability to produce, create and edit documents using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Maintain the strictest confidentiality and integrity at all times.
• Sensitivity when collaborating work with colleagues at all levels.
• Highly organised and efficient and able to work to tight deadlines, often under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to relate well to a wider range of stakeholders.
• Work under your own initiative and deal with demands of a geographically dispersed team.
• Ability to work as part of a diverse team.
• Promote the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people across the Trust.
• Willingness to ensure that equal opportunities are promoted and developed across the Trust.
• Able to promote inclusion at all levels.
• Able to organise, lead and motivate staff at all levels
• Experience of extensive, ever-changing demands.
• Experience of working in a demanding role
What the school offers its staff
About our Academy
Thomas Middlecott Academy is situated in Kirton, within the Borough of Boston, Lincolnshire.
At Thomas Middlecott Academy, we refer to our culture as warm/strict. We are unapologetically strict when it comes to expectations of behaviour, but we also value highly our warm relationships between staff and students. We work hard to ensure that barriers to learning are removed and that students feel safe. We focus every minute of every day on broadening horizons for our students and staff.
Salary & Benefits
• NJC8, FTE £25,992 per annum, £15,426 pro rata per annum
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
• Rewards and Recognition Scheme
• Benefits Platform
• holiday discounts
• cinema tickets
• restaurant booking discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme
Further details about the role
About the role
This is an important role to support both the Central School Operations Team and Academy Operations Manager in one or more locations. The role holder will be responsible for leading non-educational functions of the Academy including Administration, Finance and Compliance, in accordance with Trust policy and procedures.
• Provide administrative support to the Academy team, dealing with confidential and sensitive issues in a timely, professional and competent manner.
• Undertake a range of financial procedures, including placing orders, invoicing, banking cash, issuing receipts, reconciling petty cash and dealing with supplier queries.
• Provide meeting support for the Principal and SLT
Part time 25 hour per week, term time - 39 weeks per year, permanent
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.