Total 10 job vacancies by Teaching Vacancies

What skills and experience we're looking for

St Bernadette’s RCP School are currently seeking an Admin Assistant. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Trust at the beginning of a journey of transition, development, and growth within the multi-academy trust

Our Mission

Our Trust Mission is simple, it is to make Christ known, making lives better for our communities, our children and young people.

Our Values

One of Hope

Inspired by St Teresa of Calcutta, we are people of hope. We have a complete belief in the future we will build together. By offering our children, staff and schools’ opportunities to grow and flourish, we make aspiration and ambition a reality. Our people, just like St Teresa are relentless and fiercely ambitious. We will always reach for that which seems to be just out of our grasp.

One of Courage

As modelled for us by St Teresa of Calcutta, we will have the courage to do what is right. As a community, we will not shy away from making decisions that ensure our communities thrive. We will be brave in our actions. As a truly Catholic organisation this courage will be most apparent in how we collectively support the most vulnerable.

One of Innovation

St Teresa of Calcutta changed the world. Together, we will always be pursuing new ideas and best practice in all areas of our work. We will prepare our children and young people for the world that awaits them. A world which they will shape and change.

What the school offers its staff

• A supportive and dedicated Local Governing Body and Staff
• Highly effective safeguarding procedures.
• A working environment where all feel valued and respected.
• Supportive colleagues and governors with a clear vision and high aspirations for the school.
• A highly dedicated and inspirational team.
• A commitment to relevant, personalised Continuous Professional Development.
• A happy, calm and welcoming working environment.
• Opportunities to work within the wider STOCCAT team
• Generous 22.7% Local Government Pension scheme employer contribution
• Recognition of continuous Local Government service (where applicable)

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.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we are looking for:

• Experience in a purchase ledger finance role (desirable but not essential)
• Strong customer service skills and ability to professionally communicate with variety of suppliers / stakeholders
• Microsoft Word and Excel – Intermediate or above
• Sage 200 experience (desirable but not essential)
• Ability to take full ownership of role and ability to multi-task
• Strong team player with proactive and problem-solving attitude
• Excellent communication skills and able to successfully communicate with staff at all levels
• Excellent organisation skills and excellent attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills, ability to prioritise and meet strict deadlines
• Be able to work in a face paced environment

What the school offers its staff

We are…

• A growing CofE MAT consisting of 14 schools across Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Lancashire and Tameside
• Passionate about providing our children with the best learning experiences and life chances
• Fortunate to benefit from a supportive and challenging Member and Trustee Board who push us to achieve great things!
• One Team who are committed to collaboration across all schools

We will…

• Support each employee in their own development
• Develop you as a professional by providing access to appropriate accredited qualifications – such as: CIPHR, AAT, CSBM – dependent upon your personal aspirations
• Give you access to a ‘CPD Flightpath’ to ensure you reach your true potential

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.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Applications will only be considered through the TES website

https://www.tes.com/jobs/apply/2118728

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Admin Assistant to join the staff at Manchester Enterprise Academy.

The starting pro rata salary is £19,881.The full time equivalent is £23,114.

Main Accountabilities

• To provide a comprehensive administrative and financial support to the school
• To work collaboratively with all staff and parents in order to support pupil wellbeing
• To assist with pupil first aid and welfare duties, including looking after sick pupils and liaising with parents and staff etc.
• To provide general clerical and administrative support, for example, photocopying, filing, completing standard forms and returns to the LA and outside agencies and responding to routine correspondence
• To maintain and update all administrative and information systems and processes as required, including retrieving and collating information to ensure deliver of a high-level administrative service
• Arrange meetings and events and take notes at meetings to a high standard.

Key relationships:

The post holder will report to the Senior Administrator and School Operations Manager. Apart from other colleagues in the school, the main contacts of the job are the head teacher, teaching and other support staff, pupils and parents.

What the school offers its staff

Working for us

Great schools thrive because of the great people in them.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do.

Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including;

• a commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues
• membership of Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments
• access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24-hour support access to Cyclescheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions
• We’re happy to talk flexible working where possible to help employees achieve a healthy work life balance.

The closing date for applications is 27th October 2024 with interviews to take place shortly thereafter.

Further details about the role

Applying to work for us

Applications will only be accepted on the TES application form and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage.Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete, you must provide information on all employment since leaving full time education and an explanation for any gaps. We cannot accept CV's.We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy before the planned closing date.

Please note that guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of satisfactory references.Whilst we offer flexibility where possible, we acknowledge that certain roles require a specific environment or on-site presence to meet operational requirements.

Safeguarding Children

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

Equality Statement

At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity and disability confident employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

If you would prefer to request an application pack by email or post, or should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 527 7953 or via e-mail at jobs@prospere.org.uk

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.

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are excited to seek applications for the role of Administration Officer to join our fantastic team at Manchester Enterprise Academy. In this role you will be working closely with colleagues in our student support teams (attendance and pastoral teams) to ensure procedures are efficient, responsive and effective. This is an exciting opportunity to join our experienced and dynamic team, starting as soon as possible.

The salary for this post is Grade 4, Scale Point 8. Working hours will be 35 hours, Monday to Friday during term time plus 5 INSET days. The full-time equivalent salary is £24,702 and the pro-rata salary is £21,175.99.

Main purpose of the job:

To provide an efficient, responsive and high quality administrative and financial support to the school, working independently to manage the day to day administrative operations of the department within school.

Key relationships:

The post holder will report to the School Operations Manager. Apart from other colleagues in the school, the main contacts of the job are the head teacher, teaching and other support staff, pupils and parents.

What the school offers its staff

Working for us

Great schools thrive because of the great people in them.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do.

Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including;

• a commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues
• membership of Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments
• access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24-hour support access to Cycle scheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions
• We’re happy to talk flexible working where possible to help employees achieve a healthy work life balance.

The closing date for applications is 27th October 2024 with interviews to take place shortly thereafter.

Applying to work for us

Applications will only be accepted on the TES application form and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage.Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete, you must provide information on all employment since leaving full time education and an explanation for any gaps. We cannot accept CV's.We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy before the planned closing date.

Please note that guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of satisfactory references.Whilst we offer flexibility where possible, we acknowledge that certain roles require a specific environment or on-site presence to meet operational requirements.

Safeguarding Children

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

Equality Statement

At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity and disability confident employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

If you would prefer to request an application pack by email or post, or should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 527 7953 or via e-mail at jobs@prospere.org.uk

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.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Essential

• Working in a school or office environment in an administrative capacity
• Working in a busy office with the ability to respond positively to high work demands and at time, extreme pressure
• Handling confidential information and materials sensitively and appropriately
• Managing own workload, monitoring performance and ensuring optimum use of resources and systems available
• Undertaking a range of clerical and administrative duties including data input and retrieval
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise workload and conflicting priorities
• Ability to work to deadlines with excellent attention to detail and accuracy levels
• Ability to work as an efficient team member
• Ability to work unsupervised and organise own workload
• Ability to be effective in the face of difficult situations
• Articulate and attentive to detail
• Confident oral communicator and excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact and communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Confidence and ability to establish effective working relationships
• Willingness and ability to work co-operatively as part of a team
• Ability and willingness to use own initiative
• Flexibility and ability to cope with a wide range of tasks in a busy and changing environment
• A commitment to being a role model for pupils in relation to overall conduct to include the following; dress code, attendance and timekeeping
• Bright, confident personality, energetic, enthusiastic and committed
• Reliable, honest and trustworthy
• Ability to handle confidential issues and materials sensitively and appropriately

Desirable

• Experience of working in a school environment
• Experience of administration of writing, amending EHCP’s, minuting annual reviews and maintaining SEND records.

What the school offers its staff

• Local Government Pension Scheme – Greater Manchester Pension Fund
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• On site free parking
• Cycle to work scheme

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.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Essential

• Working in a school or office environment in an administrative capacity
• Working in a busy office with the ability to respond positively to high work demands and at time, extreme pressure
• Handling confidential information and materials sensitively and appropriately
• Managing own workload, monitoring performance and ensuring optimum use of resources and systems available
• Undertaking a range of clerical and administrative duties including data input and retrieval
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise workload and conflicting priorities
• Ability to work to deadlines with excellent attention to detail and accuracy levels
• Ability to work as an efficient team member
• Ability to work unsupervised and organise own workload
• Ability to be effective in the face of difficult situations
• Articulate and attentive to detail
• Confident oral communicator and excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact and communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Confidence and ability to establish effective working relationships
• Willingness and ability to work co-operatively as part of a team
• Ability and willingness to use own initiative
• Flexibility and ability to cope with a wide range of tasks in a busy and changing environment
• A commitment to being a role model for pupils in relation to overall conduct to include the following; dress code, attendance and timekeeping
• Bright, confident personality, energetic, enthusiastic and committed
• Reliable, honest and trustworthy
• Ability to handle confidential issues and materials sensitively and appropriately

Desirable

• Experience of working in a school environment
• Experience of administration of writing, amending EHCP’s, minuting annual reviews and maintaining SEND records.

What the school offers its staff

• Term time only (including 5 INSET days), plus 2 weeks during periods of school closure
• Local Government Pension Scheme – Greater Manchester Pension Fund
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• On site free parking
• Cycle to work scheme

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.

What skills and experience we're looking for

The ideal applicant will have:

• GCSE C/4 and above (or equivalent) in English and Maths
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Word and Excel.
• Have experience of working in a busy fast paced office
• Good time management skills, including the ability to work to deadlines.
• Experience of Arbor or other Management Information system
• Customer service skills and experience
• Driving Licence (preferred)

What the school offers its staff

What we can offer you:

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity

to enjoy support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership to a local government pension scheme.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.

Further details about the role

Location of the role: In person. The main place of work will be Peel Hall Primary Academy but the postholder will be expected to cover at our other sites if required

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.

What skills and experience we're looking for

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Admin Assistant to join the staff at Manchester Enterprise Academy Central.

This is a Grade 3 role working 35 hours per week (8.50am - 4.30pm with a 40 minute break), term time only plus 5 training days, equivalent to 39 working weeks.The starting pro rata salary is £19,881.The full time equivalent is £23,114.

Main Accountabilities

• To provide a comprehensive administrative and financial support to the school
• To work collaboratively with all staff and parents in order to support pupil wellbeing
• To assist with pupil first aid and welfare duties, including looking after sick pupils and liaising with parents and staff etc.
• To provide general clerical and administrative support, for example, photocopying, filing, completing standard forms and returns to the LA and outside agencies and responding to routine correspondence
• To maintain and update all administrative and information systems and processes as required, including retrieving and collating information to ensure deliver of a high-level administrative service
• Arrange meetings and events and take notes at meetings to a high standard.

What the school offers its staff

Working for us

Great schools thrive because of the great people in them.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do.All schools in the Trust have signed up to the education staff wellbeing charter as a declaration of support to the wellbeing and mental health of everyone that works at Prospere Learning Trust.

Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including;

• a commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues
• membership of Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments
• access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24-hour support
• access to Cyclescheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions
• We’rehappy to talk flexible workingwhere possible to help employees achieve a healthy work life balance.

The closing date for applications is 22 September 2024 and interviews will take place shortly thereafter.

Applying to work for us

Applications will only be accepted on the TES application form and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage.Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete, you must provide information on all employment since leaving full time education and an explanation for any gaps. We cannot accept CV's.We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy before the planned closing date.

Further details about the role

Please note that guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of satisfactory references.Whilst we offer flexibility where possible, we acknowledge that certain roles require a specific environment or on-site presence to meet operational requirements.

Safeguarding Children

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

Equality Statement

At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity and disability confident employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

If you would prefer to request an application pack by email or post, or should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 527 7953 or via e-mail atjobs@prospere.org.uk

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.

What skills and experience we're looking for

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a competent and organised Admin Assistant to join our fantastic team at CHS South. This post will provide support to the attendance and pastoral teams.

This is a Grade 4 post, working 35 hours per week, term time only plus 5 additional training days The starting pro rate salary is £20,896 and the full time equivalent is £24,294.

Main purpose of the job

Under the direction of the School Administrator, provide an efficient, responsive and high quality administrative and financial support to the school.

Key duties

• To receive visitors to the school and to communicate with courtesy and clarity to all staff, pupils, parents, carers, visitors, outside agencies and the wider community, including answering general telephone and face to face enquiries.
• To assist with pupil first aid and welfare duties, including looking after sick pupils and liaising with parents and staff etc.
• To undertake clerical and administrative support duties on behalf of individual members of staff in relation to the organisation of school activities.
• To provide general clerical, reprographics and administrative support, for example, photocopying, filing, faxing, completing standard forms and returns to the LA and outside agencies and responding to routine correspondence.

Key relationships

The post holder will report to the School Administrator. Apart from other colleagues in the school, the main contacts of the job are the head teacher, teaching and other support staff, pupils and parents.

What the school offers its staff

Great schools thrive because of the great people in them.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. All schools in the Trust have signed up to the education staff wellbeing charter as a declaration of support to the wellbeing and mental health of everyone that works at Prospere Learning Trust.

Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including;

• A commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues
• Membership of Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments
• Access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24-hour support
• Access to Cyclescheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions
• We’rehappy to talk flexible workingwhere possible to help employees achieve a healthy work life balance.

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.

What skills and experience we're looking for

We currently have an exciting opportunity for anAdmin Officer – SEND/Additional Support to join the staff of Manchester Enterprise Academy.

This is a Grade 4, permanent post working 35 hours per week (8:30am-4:10pm) term time only plus 5 INSET days. The starting pro-rata salary is £20,896 and the full time equivalent salary is £24,294.

Main purpose of the job

We are looking for an outstanding candidate to work under the direction of the SENDCO and other senior staff, provide an efficient, responsive and high quality administrative support to the school, working independently to manage the day to day administrative operations of the Targeted Additional Support Team within the school.

• You will be well organised, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively with a range of different audiences, including , parents, colleagues,students and external agencies.
• You will have excellent ICT skills and administration skills so you can provide outstanding support to the team and school.

We are looking for a candidate who is excited to establish their skills in a dynamic and expanding Academy Trust, is committed to excel in a supportive environment and will engage successfully in effective professional development.

The right candidate will believe that economic disadvantage is a compelling reason to raise expectations rather than a reason to lower them and will do everything in their power to help our students achieve their full potential.

Key relationships

The post holder will report to the Assistant Vice Principal within the Targeted Additional Support Team. Apart from other colleagues in the school, the main contacts of the job are the Headteachers, teaching and other support staff, pupils, and parents.

What the school offers its staff

Great schools thrive because of the great people in them.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. All schools in the Trust have signed up to the education staff wellbeing charter as a declaration of support to the wellbeing and mental health of everyone that works at Prospere Learning Trust.

Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including;

• a commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues

• membership of Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments

• access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24-hour support

• access to Cyclescheme

• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions

• We’re happy to talk flexible working where possible to help employees achieve a healthy work life balance.

Further details about the role

Applying to work for us

Please note that guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of satisfactory references. Whilst we offer flexibility where possible, we acknowledge that certain roles require a specific environment or on-site presence to meet operational requirements.

Safeguarding Children

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

Equality Statement

At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity and disability confident employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

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.