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Office Lead
Ark Schools, London, W11 4ANDeadline is tomorrow
Closing date
2 September 2024 at 9am
Date listed
11 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,998 - £31,344
Office Lead job summary
Location: White City, London.
Closing Date: 9:00am on Monday 2nd September 2024
Interview Dates: Please note that interviews will be held on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to close the application process early. Early application is advised.
Salary: Ark Support Staff Scale 6 point 8 – 13 £28,998 - £31,344
Hours: 8am – 4.30 pm, (hours can be discussed) 40 hours a week, 41 weeks a year
Start date: September 2024
Contract: Permanent
An exciting opportunity join our brand-new school in the heart of White City.
About the role:
- Establish and maintain efficient administrative systems and processes to support the effective running of the school
- Provide general clerical and administrative support for the school
- Maintain manual and computerised records and management information systems, producing accurate lists or data as required by colleagues or compliance bodies
- Liaise with colleagues and external contacts at all levels of seniority with confidence, tact and professionalism
- Maintain stationery and photocopier paper supplies, manage stock cupboard and distribute as required
- Arrange school trips efficiently, taking responsibility for bookings and coordination of all school trip requirements
- Provide cover for the reception desk as necessary
- Be first point of contact for first aid and be responsible for maintaining first aid resources, assisting with student welfare and liaise with parents where necessary. Share ethos and culture of excellence as face of the school, comprehensive administrative and organisational support to the primary school.
- To be a point of contact for visitors and parents providing a warm and professional service. To be willing to undertake additional responsibility as necessary.
View the full job description and person specification here
About our school:
We are a primary school and nursery offering a great education for local children of White City. Our school opened in September 2023, bringing together Ark Swift Primary Academy and Ark Burlington Danes Primary Academy to create one, two-form entry school.
Our new school is a brand-new purpose-built and modern building on the new EdCity site in the heart of White City. We have state-of-the-art facilities including a roof terrace with growing gardens for each year group, a space for outside lessons and a high-quality playground area. It also has a multi-purpose cooking, DT, science and art room and a sensory room. The school has been designed with extra wide learning corridors which can be used as flexible breakout spaces from the classrooms.
Guided by our values of Excellence, Friendship, Courage and Determination, Ark White City Primary Academy strives to build a community committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Our values are important to us and we will ensure that we promote them and recognise where others ‘live the Ark White City Primary Academy values’.
Find out more about us by visiting www.arkwhitecity.org.
What we offer:
- Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.
- Generous pension scheme.
- Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers.
- Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
- Gym discounts – offering up to 40%.
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.
Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer.
How to apply:
Please visit https://arkcareers.engageats.co.uk/V2/Vacancy and submit your application. Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. Early application is strongly encouraged.
If you would like to know more about this opportunity, please contact j.cocks@arkwhitecity.org 020 8161 9300.
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Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.
We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.
Commitment to safeguarding
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
All employees must undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Ark Schools
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
We’re an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. In the UK, we’re a network of 39 schools, educating around 28,500 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference and we’re recognised as one of the highest achieving academy groups in the country. We want to change the lives of children everywhere, not just in our own schools. So, we create and incubate Ventures designed not only to help pupils in Ark schools, but also to improve education systems.
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