Exams and Admissions Officer

Exams and Admissions Officer at Mulberry UTC

Contract Type: 1 Year Fixed Term (Maternity Cover)

1st September 2021-31st August 2022 (earlier start date may be possible depending on circumstances)

Salary: Scale 6: 29,544-30,618 (FTE)

Working Arrangement: Full time, year round (term time only or term time plus two weeks considered)

Hours: 35 hours per week

Closing date for all applications: Tuesday 22nd June 2021 at 5pm

Are you a person with strong values and high standards who wants to contribute to our school’s work, which focuses on helping young people to overcome barriers to learning and achieving excellent outcomes for all students.

We might have the role for you…

The Role

We are looking for a well-organised individual with excellent administrative skills and a passion for helping students to take on this fixed term maternity cover role at Mulberry UTC. This role would suit an experienced exams officer or a school administrator who is looking for the next step in their career.

If appointed to this post, you will have responsibility for examinations and admissions at Mulberry UTC. The role includes oversight of information systems relating to exams and admissions, as well as liaison with students, parents, members of staff and examination boards.

The School

Mulberry UTC has gone from strength to strength since opening in September 2017. The school is now significantly over-subscribed and we are in the process of expanding the curriculum and planning for further future growth.

We offer a supportive staff team, a state of the art building, opportunities for career progression and students who are genuinely interested, engaged and highly motivated.

Located in Bow, in the heart of east London, we value the skills and talents of all members of our diverse school community. We believe it is a privilege to be able to make a real difference to the life chances of the young people we serve. We are looking for someone who can bring out the best in every learner, regardless of their circumstances.

We are passionate about the importance of academic, technical and vocational learning. Our students excel in their GCSE, A-level, technical and vocational courses because of the great teaching and support they receive from our excellent staff team. Our state-of-the-art building provides students access to world-class equipment and facilities.

Benefits

• Generous pension scheme
• Employee assistance programme and support
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Paid sabbatical opportunities
• Subsidised staff lunches
• Annual programme of conferences and Trust wide events with high profile speakers
• Annual service award
• Long service awards
• Support for CPD through the East London Teaching School Hub

Our Partners

We want our students to have access to the same professional connections which young people from more privileged backgrounds can utilise. To make this a reality we have a wide range external partners in higher education, business, industry, the arts and the sciences who contribute extensively to our school.

• Bank of America
• Barts Health NHS Trust
• The British Film Institute
• The National Theatre
• The London Stock Exchange Group
• Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd

The Trust

Mulberry UTC is part of the Mulberry Schools Trust, along with Mulberry School for Girls and Mulberry Academy Shoreditch.

Bringing Down Barriers to Success

We are proud to inspire our students through diverse and representative teams and welcome applications from all parts of the communities we serve. If you have the experience and passion needed to energise Tower Hamlets' next generation of leaders, creators and innovators, we would like to hear from you!

All applications should be made via the TES.

Closing date: Tuesday 22nd June 2021 at 5pm

Interviews: Week commencing Monday 28th June 2021

Start date: 1 September 2021 (earlier start date may be possible depending on circumstances)

Mulberry UTC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and to provide satisfactory references.