Administrative Assistant

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Administration Assistant to join the staff of Manchester Enterprise Academy Central.

This is a Grade 3 role working 35 hours per week, term time only plus 5 training days, equivalent to 39 working weeks. The starting pro rata salary is £18,164. The full time equivalent is £21,189.

About MEA Central 

MEA Central is proud to be part of the Prospere Learning Trust. Our vision of a fantastic future for all our students is easy to understand but complex to achieve as the future evolves so rapidly around us. Our students have to adapt in order to build themselves a secure and resilient future. Our vision underpins all we do, and our starting point is excellent academic results. This is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in working at a school with a phenomenal culture that is achieved through commitment and hard work. Further information about MEA Central can be found in the candidate brochure below. 

Main Accountabilities

. To provide a comprehensive administrative and financial support to the school

. To work collaboratively with all staff and parents in order to support pupil wellbeing

·        To assist with pupil first aid and welfare duties, including looking after sick pupils and liaising with parents and staff etc.

·        To provide general clerical and administrative support, for example, photocopying, filing, completing standard forms and returns to the LA and outside agencies and responding to routine correspondence

·        To maintain and update all administrative and information systems and processes as required, including retrieving and collating information to ensure deliver of a high-level administrative service

·        Arrange meetings and events and take notes at meetings to a high standard

Key Responsibilities

. Experience of general clerical, administrative and financial work

. Possess good numeracy and literacy skills

. Ability to manage own workload effectively

. Ability to produce accurate written minutes /notes of meetings

. Possess good keyboard skills in order to produce high quality documents

. Accuracy and precision when preparing, maintaining and monitoring financial records and dealing with cash

. Ability to relate well to children and adults

. Be able to work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities and your own position within these

Working for us: 

Great schools thrive because of the great people in them. 

Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including; 

• a commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues 

• membership to Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments 

• access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24 hour support 

• Cyclescheme access 

• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions 

The closing date for this role is Sunday 8th January 2023, interviews will take place shortly thereafter.

Applying to work for us 

Applications will only be accepted on the TES application form and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage. Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete. We cannot accept CV's. We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date if we receive a high volume of applicants.  

Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview. 

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks and receipt of satisfactory references. 

Safeguarding Children 

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. 

Equality Statement 

At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. 

If you would prefer to request a manual application pack, or should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 527 7953 or via e-mail at hr@prospere.org.uk