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Balcarras School, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 8QFThis job expired on 6 September 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible after successful interview
Closing date
6 September 2024 at 9am
Date listed
22 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Some flexibility will be required to attend events, trips and meeting out of school hours throughout the year.
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- Point 6 – 9 actual salary: £11,046.83 - £11,613.67
What skills and experience we're looking for
We’re looking for a friendly, organised person with a real ‘can do’ attitude and a passion for doing a great job. The role will offer a variety of tasks and responsibilities – making a flexible/adaptable approach to your work essential.
You may have some or all of these skills:
ÞFriendly and approachable.
ÞGreat written and spoken communication skills.
ÞExcellent interpersonal skills – able to develop and build relationships with people from all backgrounds/organisational levels.
ÞAbility to work to deadlines; remaining calm under pressure.
ÞComfortable working independently and managing a variety of tasks and priorities.
ÞAttention to detail/accuracy.
ÞTeam player.
ÞStrong organisational skills.
ÞFlexible/adaptable working style.
What the school offers its staff
What is it like working at Balcarras?
It is a very exciting and rewarding time to be working at Balcarras. Our latest GCSE grades were extraordinary and put us in the Top 30 comprehensive schools in the country based on the percentage of pupils gaining 5+ in English and Maths. At A-level the picture was similar. We were listed by the Sunday Times as the second highest performing comprehensive school in the Southwest in Parent Power published in November 2023. It is this commitment to the highest academic standards, whilst at the same time being a caring and stimulating environment, that makes Balcarras feel different from anywhere else.
As part of the Balcarras Trust, our teaching staff have access to outstanding professional development networks including NPQs and ECTs if appropriate.
Balcarras is a great place to work, from staff football and wreath making sessions to Chinese cookery —Balcarras creates opportunities for staff cohesion. We recently ran a whole Trust staff inset on staff wellbeing that covered topics such as physical well being, mental well being, financial wellbeing and reducing workload . Both staff and pupils benefit from Buddy the school dog who is the one of best appointments ever made!
Further details about the role
GENERAL INFORMATION:
The Balcarras Trust is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.
MAIN PURPOSE:
This is an ideal role for a positive, personable, energetic person with excellent organisational and administrative skills including the ability to work to deadlines and the flexibility to take on new tasks as they arise.
This is a part-time role, 20 hours a week, Term-Time only. The post-holder will need to be able attend some events, trips and meetings out of school hours throughout the year.
Please see the applicant pack for the main duties of the post.
Commitment to safeguarding
Balcarras School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role will involve regulated activity with children. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. Please also read the Recruitment Selection and Disclosure Policy within “How to apply” which includes our policy on recruiting ex-offenders. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check and receipt of two satisfactory references.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Balcarras School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1422 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Balcarras School website
- Email address
- ksa@balcarras.gloucs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01242 515881
Balcarras School is an outstanding secondary school on the outskirts of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
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