Apprenticeship Operations Manager

Apprenticeship Operations Manager, Spencer Apprenticeships   

Grade/Pay Range: NJC 38-43 £41,881 - £46,845 based on experience  

Hours/weeks: Full time, all year round

Contract Duration: Permanent contract  

Reporting to: CEO of Spencer Academies Trust  

Start date: As soon as possible

The Spencer Academies Trust is a dynamic organisation committed to delivering the best in opportunities and outcomes for the thousands of children and young people across the East Midlands. We welcome applications from new staff, and from existing staff interested in exploring new opportunities within the group. Our new venture, Spencer Apprenticeships, is committed to high quality professional training for the education sector, supporting excellence in education and securing best possible outcomes for children and young people. Based in the East Midlands, this is a new arm of work within Spencer Academies Trust with potential for growth. Our trust is a significant levy payer and we are aware that is the case for other MATs and schools, in an area that underuses the levy and the opportunities it affords for high quality staff development. We are looking to recruit an Apprenticeship Operations Manager to help us develop the provision. This is a pivotal role if you want to make a real difference at a time when our business is growing. 

The Apprenticeship Operations Manager will develop, implement and oversee our apprenticeship programme, leading on plans to ensure compliance with Ofsted’s framework and be ESFA ready. The apprenticeships will be for both our own schools as a MAT but also the wider education, so employer engagement within and beyond our own organisation will be pivotal. You will work closely with the CEO of Spencer Academies Trust and the senior leadership of the Spencer Alliance for Leadership and Teaching to ensure successful delivery of apprenticeships in order to maximise the achievement of outcomes and deliver the performance expectations of employers.

We are looking for a dynamic, inspirational individual who is forward thinking and committed to developing the service. Ideally you will have a working knowledge of Ofsted and ESFA requirements relating to apprenticeships, functional skills and End Point Assessment along with a good understanding of the Individual Learning Records System. Experience of working in a similar role in an organisational with Apprenticeship Provider status is desirable.

The suitable applicant will be friendly and organised with excellent time management and prioritisation skills. As an enthusiastic team player you would enjoy both the challenge and reward of encouraging, developing and inspiring staff to maximise their potential.

SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 16000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2200 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.

We currently have 15 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and one primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers, and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country, and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.

Mission

Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Vision

Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.

We Believe:

• All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.
• Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership.
• We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.

Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.

If you would like to discuss the role, or have any queries, please contact Tammy Elward, Director of Spencer teaching School Hub and Derby Research School, on tammyelward@satrust.com  

Applications for this post must be submitted on our online application form, which can be found at http://satrust.com/vacancies or by clicking the "apply now" link.

In line with safer recruitment policies references will be called for prior to interview.

Closing date for applications: 12pm Monday 21st June 2021

Interviews will take place week commencing 28th June 2021

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and all posts are subject to enhanced DBS with children’s barred list checks and completion of Level 2 safeguarding training.