Apprentice Clerical Assistant
St Helen's Primary Academy
Barnsley
- Expired
- Salary:
- £5.00 per hour
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 23 February 2018
Job overview
(Intermediate, Level 2 or Advanced, Level 3) – Fixed Term
£5.00 per hour aged 16-18,
£5.00 per hour aged 19 or over within the first year of apprenticeship, national minimum wage (NMW) for all other apprentices,
30 hours per week, 38 weeks per year
St Helens Primary Academy is a very special learning environment and we are located in Monk Bretton and we are within commutable distance of Wakefield, Leeds and Sheffield and close to the M1 and A1 motorways.
We are looking to appoint an Apprentice Clerical Assistant to join our team and contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the school office as well as providing reception cover as and when required. This is an excellent opportunity for someone to learn about office processes, and quality customer service, all within a primary school environment.
You will complete a Level 2 BTEC Certificate in Business Administration. You may also be required to complete Literacy, Numeracy and IT Functional Skills (this will be determined by existing qualifications). Your Trainer/Assessor will assess you in the workplace every 4 weeks. In between these meetings you will have dedicated time away from your job to work on the apprenticeship and collate evidence for your apprenticeship e-portfolio with ongoing support from your Manager and Trainer/Assessor.
This is an exciting opportunity to be in a real job, with real variety, from day one whilst working towards a qualification.
To be eligible for the Apprenticeship, applicants must have resided in the UK or EEA for 3 years prior to the start of the Apprenticeship and must not hold a level 3 (or equivalent) qualification or above. Please note: applicants must not be a graduate or have already completed a Level 2 Business Administration apprenticeship
This will be a fixed term position and the duration of the apprenticeship will be determined by the job role and current skills.
Please note: AET has their own in house apprenticeship scheme and do not work with any other training providers to deliver Apprenticeships.
This position is required to commence as soon as possible. Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the closing date.
For any queries or if you would like to arrange a visit please contact Andy Ravenscroft (Business Leader) at aravenscroft@shaftonprimaryacademy.org or call the school office on 01226 295210.
Closing date: Friday 23 February 2018
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 are safeguarding practices, we are unable to accept CV’s. For further information on this position and to make an application please complete the word application by clicking on the 'quick apply' 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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About St Helen's Primary Academy
- St Helen's Primary Academy
- St Helen's Way, Monk Bretton, Barnsley
- South Yorkshire
- S71 2PS
- United Kingdom
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Welcome to St Helen's Primary Academy and thank you for your interest in our school. Monk Bretton village is a small community easily reached from Wakefield, Barnsley, Rotherham and Sheffield. Here at St Helen's, we are a proud member of Lift Schools.
Welcome to St Helen's Primary Academy and thank you for your interest in our school. Monk Bretton village is a small community easily reached from Wakefield, Barnsley, Rotherham and Sheffield. Here at St Helen's, we are a proud member of Le it in the traditional classroom or through drama, music, dance and painting.
We are looking for someone who can embrace these aspects of the curriculum as well as literacy and numeracy. Since June 2018, we have had a brand new leadership team who are driving St Helen’s to success. Leadership at our school is forward-thinking - and the well-being and work-life balance of our teachers is very important. We give autonomy to teachers, we have a shared ethos around curriculum, marking and feedback, which each teacher applies with their own style and personal teacher pedagogy.
We want you to give us your best and our non-negotiables are outstanding attainment and progress for every child, coupled with kindness and warm-heartedness, not what colour pen you use to mark books! Our school has been recently refurbished and is a modern, bright and attractive place for us all to work.
Our aims and expectations
We have high expectations for all children and a commitment to ensuring all children achieve high standards. We will achieve this by:
Supporting the development of children who –
- Feel safe and know that if they have concerns they are listened to and are supported so that they thrive
- Who can create, reflect, persevere, are resilient and aspire
- Are able to work independently, collaboratively, as part of a team and to lead
- Are thoughtful, have the ability to listen, are responsible and supportive of each other and have a strong work ethic
- Are creative, analytical, critical and innovative
- Have high expectations of themselves and each other
- Respect themselves and others
- Have endless curiosity, enthusiasm – who want to experience as much as possible and find out all they can
Creating a staff team who –
- Are an expert workforce with a shared determination to do their best for every child
- Question practice and continually try to better meet the needs of all children and are supported in this by a detailed professional development programme
- Equip children with the life skills they will need to be independent, reflective, resilient and resourceful learners as well as continuing to raise standards in literacy and numeracy
- Provide exciting opportunities for children to use and apply their learning to enquiry and problem solving so they develop their understanding of the world
- Plan, monitor and evaluate teaching, learning, the curriculum and progress in the school to ensure the development of the whole child
- Are proactive and highly skilled at identifying vulnerable children and collaborating with other agencies so that barriers to learning are removed and all children succeed
- Help children acquire a range of personal, social and emotional attributes essential to their health and well-being and to life as a responsible citizen
- Develop children so they can actively participate in and contribute to the school where they feel respected, safe and supported
In a school which –
- Provides a caring, stimulating and enjoyable learning environment in which all children feel respected, safe and supported
- Provides a flexible, challenging and purposeful curriculum that is relevant to our children and prepares them for the responsibilities and experiences of life
- Offers opportunities to engage with a wide range of cultural experiences
- Provides a broad rich curriculum that excites them about learning and the world, is rich in IT to help children participate fully in a constantly changing world
- Equips children with the life skills they will need to be independent, reflective, resilient and resourceful learners as well as continuing to raise standards in literacy and numeracy
- Values and develops a supportive partnership between home, school and the community
- Provides opportunities to engage in a wide range of activities – social, the arts, sports and cultural, that will enrich their lives and develop their confidence, social and moral skills and self-belief
So that the local community has pride and confidence in our school and trusts that their children will succeed and do well here.
Ofsted
We are currently judged as 'requires improvement' and we were last inspected in May 2021. To view all our Ofsted reports please click here
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
Our mission:
- We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
- With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
- We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.
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