Administration Assistant
JOB TITLE – Administration Assistant – Level 1
Contract: Permanent, 37 hours per week, term time only + insetsSalary: £25,136 - £27,398
Actual Salary: £21,523 per annum
Closing: 13 March 2025
Interview: 20 March 2025
Start – 28 April 2025 (subject to change)
We are looking for a passionate and inspiring Administration Assistant to join our supportive and talented team at The Brook Academy. We are a diverse multi-academy trust, looking for professional and ambitious people, with a passion for transforming our students’ learning.
Under the direction of senior staff, the Administration Assistant will provide general administrative and clerical support to the academy. They will be expected to undertake administrative tasks such as reception duties, dealing with incoming and outgoing mail and ordering stationery as well as some targeted admin support for specific areas such as admissions, work experience etc.At all times, the post holder will be expected to work collaboratively with relevant colleagues to fulfil the requirements of the role and contribute positively to the effective running of the administration function within the academy.
The Brook Academy is a Special School supporting young people with Social Emotional and Mental Health as their primary need and Speech, Language and Communication Need as a secondary need. Our mission is to consistently deliver excellent educational experiences for young people aged 11-16, improving their life chances and serving the communities of which we are a member through Equity in Education.
The school community core value is Equity, Resilience, and Togetherness. This drives our reflective practice of ensuring a positive impact to meet the need of every child through Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, Wellbeing, Digital, Voice, Leadership, Operating at Larger Scale and Environment.
We aim to provide all our students with opportunities for widening participation and strengthening relationships to ensure high expectations in their behaviour and attitudes for personal development and achievements in their academic and vocational learning.We aim to empower all our staffing team in their roles by investing in high quality CPD to enable them to carry out their roles faithfully and meet the needs of both the school community and Trust wide commitment of Equity through education.
We will be delighted to welcome colleagues inspired by our vision to join us.
The academy welcomes visit from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
About the Cabot Learning Federation:The Cabot Learning Federation is a diverse Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) in the South West. We are proud to serve 18,000+ pupils who all attend ten secondary academies, seventeen primary academies, an all through provision, a studio school, a discrete Post 16 provision, two alternative provision schools and three SEMH special schools.
CLF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The trust is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We are proud to be part of diverse communities in the region and celebrate the richness of cultures, faiths and backgrounds of our students. We aim to develop a curriculum that is responsive to our pupil’s needs and reflects their diverse interests and backgrounds.
How to Apply:Please submit your application form via the CLF recruitment portal by clicking ‘Apply’ on this page and then logging into your account/registering for an account. CV’s will not be accepted, and any submitted will not be considered alongside your application.
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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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Safeguarding and pre-employment checks:The Cabot Learning Federation are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role has significant responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice within the academy.
This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity
The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, online checks, right to work in the UK and a child disqualification check.The checks will also include an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.