Total 2 Junior Executive level Administrative / Clerical job vacancies in Blackpool, FY4 4FE

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a talented individual to provide an exceptional business support service to our pupils, teachers and wider stakeholders. As a key member of our school’s business support team, your expertise will help to deliver an outstanding learning environment for our young people.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and specialist technical skills. You will have extensive experience of delivering outstanding customer service and possess the ability to develop relationships across our school and the Star community.

You will have:

• A*-B or 9-5 in English and Maths at GCSE.
• Experience of working in a senior administrative role.
• Experience of minuting meetings and undertaking follow up actions.
• The ability to work with a variety of partners and key stakeholders in an effective manner.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills - including the ability to draft concise and accurate reports for a range of audiences.

What the school offers its staff

About Highfield Leadership Academy

Highfield Leadership Academy is a state-of-the-art secondary school for 11 to 16 year olds in Blackpool. We joined Star Academies in 2016 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.

We are a rapidly improving school with high ambitions and expectations for all of our pupils. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

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

Thank you for considering St. Mary's Catholic Academy for the next stage in your career. We are seeking to appoint a talented Admin Assistant to support our attendance team at St Mary’s. The role is offered as a permanent, term time only post for 37 hours per week, to commence in September 2024. We are willing to consider part time options. This would be a fantastic opportunity to develop your administrative and customer service skills.

Applications must be sent electronically to admin@stmary.blackpool.sch.uk by 9am on Monday 1st July 2024.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS
• Ability to relate well and develop positive relationships with adults and students.
• Ability to work constructively as part of a team and to show individual initiative.
• Ability to manage competing priorities on a daily basis.

EXPERIENCE
• Experience of general administrative duties is desirable but not essential.

ATTITUDE/APPROACH
• A calm, professional manner and a good sense of humour is essential.
• A willingness to be part of the whole school and to contribute to its ethos.
• Flexibility, reliability and honesty.
• An excellent attendance and punctuality record. (Please note that excellent attendance is considered to be 95% attendance over the past two years. Directors will take note of one-off illnesses/absences and individual circumstances).

Closing date for applications: Monday 1st July 2024 - 9am
Shortlisting date: Wednesday 3rd July 2024
Interview dates: Week commencing Monday 8th July 2024

Post Details:
Grade: B - NJC scale point range 3 to 4
Salary: £19,116.00 - £19,433.00 actual pro-rata salary (pay award pending)
Contract: Permanent, term time only
Hours: 37 per week. 8am - 4pm Monday to Thursday, 8am - 3.30pm Friday with a 30 minute lunch each day. Part time and flexible hours can be discussed.
Start Date: 1st September 2024

Please refer to the application pack for further details.

What the school offers its staff



St. Mary’s is a highly regarded, oversubscribed and successful school with:

• A caring ethos and high standards.
• An Outstanding Diocesan Inspection Report (March 2017)
• A full Ofsted Inspection of St Mary’s in May 2022 was extremely positive and confirmed that St Mary’s Catholic Academy continues to be good in all areas. You can read a copy of the report on the Academy's website.
• An outstanding induction programme, friendly staff, high quality professional cover supervisors, ICT technicians and admin support and a strong family ethos which make St. Mary’s a great place to work.
• State of the art facilities housed in our £22.5 million pound refurbished campus.

We would be delighted to receive your application.



Commitment to safeguarding

BEBCMAT is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners, staff and visitors. All posts are subject to: ● DBS ● Medical clearance ● Verification of qualifications and National Insurance number. ● Two references including a judgement about suitability to work with children. ● A member of the interview panel will be trained in implementing Child Protection procedures. ● In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, online search be carried out. For teaching positions, barred list checks and prohibition from teaching checks will be carried out. For leadership positions, section 128 checks will be performed.