Administration Assistant

Job Information

Slade Primary School

Slade Road

Stockland Green

Birmingham

B23 7PX

Telephone number: 0121 675 0618

Email address: recruitment@atlp.org.uk

Required as soon as possible

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership is a highly successful Multi Academy Trust (MAT) encompassing six secondary schools, 13 primary schools, a Teaching School Hub, and School Centred Initial Teacher Training provider. Our schools are based in North Birmingham, Tamworth, Lichfield, North Warwickshire and Coventry. A further 2 schools will join the ATLP in the near future.

We are looking to appoint an Administrative Assistant to join our office team at Slade Primary School.

The successful candidate will:

• have experience of administration

• previous experience of working in a school / academy / multi academy trust setting would be an advantage

• be a motivated individual with the ability to work on own initiative

• ability to identify work priorities and manage own workload to meet deadlines

• have high attention to detail and accuracy

• have excellent organisational and communication skills

• a sound knowledge of a range of computer applications together with excellent IT skills

What you’ll need to succeed

• to share our passion for wanting the very best for our students and schools

• be committed to keeping our students safe

• be highly motivated and passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people

• be emotionally intelligent with the ability to build strong working relationships with students, staff, parents, and carers

• the ability to work in a face paced, challenging yet always rewarding role

What you’ll get in return

• professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we invest in your development through training and progression opportunities across our schools

• a competitive salary

• competitive pension scheme (local government pension scheme)

• 3 paid professional development days

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

How to apply

Please apply online

To arrange an informal chat about the role, please contact: Emma Thornton, Office Manager at: e.thornton@slade.bham.sch.uk

Completed applications should include an application form and a letter of application no more than two sides of A4 outlining ‘what skills and experience you have that make you suitable for the role’.

Completed applications should be emailed to: recruitment@atlp.org.uk

Please note we do not accept CV’s; application will only be considered if received on an ATLP application form.

The ATLP is an equal opportunities employer.

Please find a link to our safeguarding policy which we would encourage you to read prior to applying to work in our organisation.

Safeguarding This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: Support Staff enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. References All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. Short-listed candidates An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. Terms and conditions This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Rehabilitation of offenders This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.