Educational Support Officer
Alde Valley Academy, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4BG10 days remaining to apply
Closing date
9 December 2024 at 10am
Date listed
27 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,433.00 - £28,546.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 4 SCP 13-17 (FTE £29,093 - £32,654)
Educational Support Officer job summary
Alde Valley Academy (part of Kingfisher Schools Trust) is the fastest growing secondary school in Suffolk due to the high expectations we have of our staff and students. We are ambitious for our students’ progress, attainment and personal development and strive to create an environment that promotes a keen enjoyment of learning. We are situated in Leiston, a small town not far from Saxmundham and Aldeburgh and close to the beautiful Suffolk coast.
We are looking to appoint an Educational Support Officer to join our busy administration team. This role requires a calm, highly organised individual who is confident to interact with others and can work under pressure. Experience of working in an administrative or support capacity within an educational setting would be advantageous.
The hours of work in this post are 37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year
Our ideal candidate will have excellent IT and interpersonal skills and a high degree of accuracy.
The successful candidate will be:
Friendly, professional and efficient
Extremely organised and accurate
An effective communicator at all levels
Able to demonstrate high levels of numeracy, literacy and confidentiality
Punctual, flexible and reliable
We take pride in nurturing, motivating and encouraging all our staff and pupils to be the best they can be. Alde Valley Academy’s ethos is founded on a set of values (Co-operation, Ambition, Respect and Empathy), which inspire and are evident in all the academy does.
We have high aspirations for our pupils and provide a range of opportunities to enrich their life experiences. We are proud that we provide a highly caring and safe environment for our pupils and families.
We can offer:
a welcoming and caring staff team
a supportive team of professionals within the school and as part of Kingfisher Schools Trust
a range of dedicated staff wellbeing support
Kingfisher Schools Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits, including:
Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development
Access to a huge variety of training courses through The National College
Pension scheme (TPS) with generous employer contribution
Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice
Shopping and leisure discounts
Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
Affordable electric car salary sacrifice scheme
Please submit your completed application as soon as possible as we may close the advert early if we receive sufficient applications. We can only accept applications which are submitted through My New Term.
Our school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. 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. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. 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. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.
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 Alde Valley Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 643 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Alde Valley Academy website (opens in new tab)
School location
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