Business Engagement Coordinator

This unique role will allow the successful candidate to change the lives of young people as they support them into employment through a pioneering programme which balances school with long-term work placements.

We are looking for a dynamic, well-organised, self-starter to join our Sixth Form team and to develop links with local businesses, to arrange work placements, and to support students through the extended placements. Our Pre-Apprenticeship programme sees pupils in school for half the week and in a work placement for the other half. Starting in September 2024, our first cohort of 27 students are already enjoying successful work placement experiences, and some have been offered jobs or apprenticeships already.

The successful candidate will support effective and efficient administration to the sixth form, and careers provisions. The Business Engagement Coordinator will be confident in communicating via email, telephone and face-to-face, they will be well organised and will support prospective employers, students and parents.

We expect the successful candidate to take an active interest in understanding the processes and priorities of being part of a dynamic sixth form with the ability to work as part of a team as well as having a caring, positive attitude and being a good listener.

Saracens High School has a family ethos and is committed to supporting staff in this rewarding job, while recognising the stress it puts upon us. With generous teacher loadings, the opportunity for colleagues to take family days, and access to a staff counsellor, we do all we can to look after our staff. 

With strong ties to the wider Saracens organisation, we base all we do on the values Discipline, Hard Work, Honesty, and Humility. Our family ethos focuses on character development and making memories, as much as outstanding academic attainment. Last year, KS4 progress was in the top 20% nationally, and our contextual value-added was in the top 7%.

Our aim is to develop aspirational life-long learners, who will thrive in their chosen career path, embracing our values, and demonstrating a strong moral purpose and a desire to make a positive contribution to society and their local community. (Hear Paul Dix speak about Saracens High School here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Utm3ocGeII)

Saracens High School is a secondary school which opened in September 2018 for Year 7 pupils, growing each year until the school is full in 2024 (1130 pupils). We serve a wonderfully diverse community in the Colindale area of North London, which also has exceptional transport links with the Northern Line (Colindale) and mainline trains (Mill Hill Broadway), and easy access to main commute routes (M1, A1, A41).

Actual salary range £29,683 to £33,403 for term time only plus 3 weeks.

Start date: Negotiable

How to apply:

Complete the application form on the TES website. Your supporting statement must include references to the job description and person specification. In addition, please explain why you are the right person for the role, specifically in relation to Saracens High School.

If you have any questions or would like a general conversation with the Principal about the role, please email the Principal directly principal@saracenshigh.org

The closing date is 17:00 on Monday 27 May 2024.

Saracens Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check.