Senior Administration Officer

37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Firth Park Academy is proud to be featured on CBBC’s series Our School 3, which highlights the successful transition students make into Year 7 at our school and shows the positive characteristics of our wonderful, exciting community. Our school is:

• Rated a ‘Good’ school in every area by Ofsted (June 2015).
• Proud to have exceeded the National and Sheffield average for Progress 8 achievement.
• Winners of more Sheffield Children’s University Awards for extra-curricular learning than any other school in our city.
• A richly diverse community with students from over 50 Nationalities.
• A leading school in our trust – Academies Enterprise Trust – the largest trust in the UK with more career development opportunities than any other.

We are looking for a Senior Administrative Officer who will play a key role in school, managing the Administrative function within the Academy, and linking with Trust HR and Finance staff. 

Due to a recent Trust restructure, Finance and HR will be carried out from a central Hub, covering a number of Trust schools. We therefore need an experienced admin leader to manage and undertake the admin function within school, including reception, reprographics, cash handling, and pupil data, and to line manage a number of support staff.

The role will include:

• Line managing admin assistants, receptionist, and reprographics assistant, and working closely with the Head’s PA, and Exams and Data Manager, as part of the Admin team.
• Managing and undertaking administrative procedures including typing,word processing and more complex IT based tasks
• Taking part in the First Aid rota one day per week
• Carrying out admin tasks relating to HR and Finance, and liaising between principal and Trust staff
• Liaising with Catering and Cleaning teams, to help manage any admin related issues on a day to day basis
• Act as Budget holder for areas such as admin supplies, reprographics, phone contracts and postage.

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• High level experience of educational processes and procedures;
• First Aid certificate or willingness to undertake training
• Good knowledge and understanding of a school environment;
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word
• Ability to work constructively as part of a team

Come and visit us to meet the team of students and staff who are making Firth Park Academy one of the best schools in our city:

• Email our Business Manager to arrange a visit during the school day.
• Apply for our role and see us on interview day.
• Join our team and build a wonderful career in a school you are passionate about with students you love to help learn. 
• Check out the ‘career opportunity’ section on our website to find out more. 

AET believes that each and every child is inspired to choose a remarkable life.  Our mission is to gather and motivate inspirational people committed to delivering an excellent education that launches children into remarkable lives.  

Our values are:

• Be unusually brave
• Discover what’s possible
• Push the limits
• Be big-hearted

Visits to our Academy are welcome and these can be arranged by contacting Joanne Gleig, Business Manager on j.gleig@firthpark.sheffield.sch.uk 

Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the closing date.

Closing date: Monday  04 January 2019.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.  All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV’s.  Find your remarkable, apply today, by clicking the apply now button.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

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AET is recruiting for School Direct placements.  Please visit our website https://sites.google.com/aetinet.org/academies-enterprise-trust/work-at-aet/graduates for further details.