Data Assistant

Swavesey Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 4RS

Deadline is tomorrow

Start date details
November
Closing date
29 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
15 October 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: £15,107.30 - £15,617.73 Annually (Actual) £23500 - £24294 FTE on the Merridian Trust Grade 5 salary scale

Data Assistant job summary

Hours of work: 27 per week, 40 weeks per year

About this Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an energetic, and hardworking Data Assistant to join our amazing SVC team.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, motivated and committed to being an integral part of the Data and Exams Team.

The Opportunity

A great chance to work with a strong, fun enthusiastic team.

The opportunity to join a successful and ambitious school.

A stimulating and creative working environment

An exceptional CPD provision for all staff, working in collaboration and sharing best practice across the trust.

The ideal candidate

Have excellent interpersonal skills.

Excellent organisational and administration skills

The ability to work as part of a team and to use initiative.

Determination to complete tasks within deadlines

Ability to cope with conflicting demands, deadlines, and interruptions.

Ability to work effectively under pressure.

Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.

Benefits of working for us include:

Free on-site parking

Eyecare vouchers

Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Free tea and coffee making facilities

Generous sick pay and annual leave

Swavesey Village College was judged to be Outstanding in all categories by Ofsted in May 2024. Ofsted report that ‘Swavesey Village College is a welcoming, inclusive school with high ambitions for all’, and that ‘Leaders have created a vibrant, successful school where all are welcome and all can succeed’. Moreover, they feel ‘The curriculum for personal development is exemplary’. The achievements of our students are remarkable, both academically in examination success, and across an incredibly wide range of sports, arts and other co-curricular areas.

Swavesey is a village community school located close to Cambridge with excellent transport links to Cambridge and the pretty market town of St Ives, however, we have a considerable local and national reputation for academic excellence and innovation as part of our Academy Trust – Meridian Trust.

Meridian Trust is a values-led organisation that has risen to be one of the highest performing academy groups in the country. The Trust was formed in 2011 and is founded on its commitment to a high-quality educational provision for all at the heart of local communities. The Trust currently operates 28 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk

For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.

Closing date for applications: 29th October 2024 9am

The school reserve the right to appoint before the application deadline.

Recruitment agencies need not contact the school until after the closing date.

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as social media checks.

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.