Business Administration Apprentice
Thameside Primary School, Grays, Essex, RM17 6EFThis job expired on 4 November 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
December 2024
Closing date
4 November 2024 at 9am
Date listed
18 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £6.40 - £6.40 Hourly
Business Administration Apprentice job summary
Business Administration Apprentice
Salary: Apprentice rate of pay - £6.40 per hour
(Increasing to national minimum wage for age after first year)
Fixed term contract for 21 months
37 hours per week
Monday – Thursday 8.00am – 4.00pm & Friday 8.00am – 3.30pm
(with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break)
38 weeks of the year – term time plus inset days
Start Date: December 2024
Thameside Primary School are looking to appoint a Business Administration Apprentice, to work in the school office.
The successful candidate would be expected to provide both clerical and administrative support to the rest of the team, including IT support across the school. Duties include answering telephone calls and parent queries and general administration tasks, all whilst working towards a level 3 Diploma in Business Administration.
Entry requirements: GCSE’s at a minimum of Grade C/4 in English and Math’s is an essential requirement to be accepted onto the Apprenticeship programme.
Principal Accountabilities:
- Provide Clerical support, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality at all times.
- To answer and direct telephone calls
- Provide reception support in respect of all queries/enquiries
- Provide administrative support. E.g. photocopying, typing, filing, data input and data gathering
- To retrieve and update information on manual and computer based systems
- Attend meetings and training sessions as required
- Liaise with schools and staff to provide and gather information
- Ensure all IT equipment is clean and fit for purpose
- Manage requests for IT equipment and resources to support learning
- Collecting and storing IT equipment and materials safely
- Maintain IT equipment, undertake basic repairs and basic modifications reporting all damage to the Network Manager
Thameside Primary School and Nursery is a vibrant and diverse school where children are enthusiastic and motivated to achieve endless possibilities. The children are at the heart of every decision we make to ensure that they are happy, confident and that the opportunities that are provided for them are relevant to their needs both now, and in the future. The School is proud to:
- Be a friendly, caring and supportive school that has a one big team approach to workload
- Have a strong, established & supportive SLT that creates a positive team environment
- Be a place where pupils feel safe, happy, valued and respected
- Be an inclusive school, where everyone works hard to ensure all pupils receive stimulating learning experiences, with high expectations for all children
- Be a school that celebrates every child's individuality and success
Thameside Primary School is a member of Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust, with twelve member schools within Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools’ Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.
What the school can offer:
- 2 Week October Half Term
- Recognition of continuous service
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Excellent CPD opportunities
- Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools
- The support of an experienced family of schools
- National Conditions of Service
- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
- Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
- Wider support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance
If you feel you could make a positive contribution to the school, and you have the passion, drive and commitment to work with us to make all aspects of our school outstanding, please apply now or you can request a visit of the school or for more information speak to Ayshen Uluhan hr@osborne.coop or call 01375 6480944.
Thameside is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer. As a Trust, we recognise the value of and seek to achieve a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Please refer to our recruitment & selection policy statement (www.osborne.coop/working-with-us) for more information.
Closing date: Monday 4th November 2024 – 9.00am
Interview date: Friday 8th November 2024
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate before the closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service
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.
About Thameside Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 845 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Thameside Primary School website (opens in new tab)
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