Administrative Assistant

At Co-op Academy Woodslee, we are committed to providing an exceptional learning environment where students and colleagues can thrive. Our Admin Assistant plays a key role in creating a warm, welcoming, and efficient atmosphere for everyone who walks through our doors. We are looking for a friendly, organised and proactive Administration Assistant to join our team and be the face of our academy.

As the Administration Assistant, you will ne the first point of contact for visitors, parents, and students. You will also provide vital administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the academy's daily operations. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organised indivodual who enjoys working in a busy, dynamic environment.

We are seeking a warm, approachable, and organised individual who can manage multiple tasks efficiently while maintaining a positve attitude. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and the ability to remain calm and professional in a busy school environment.

Why us?

At Co-op Academy Woodslee, we can offer a welcoming, vibrant and inclusive learning community with continued professional development and a creative and caring atmosphere with a strong commitment to the education of the whole child. We are a thriving and expanding community and we're looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to help us build on this success and become part of our growing team.

All our values are based upon the values of the Co-op Group, which will inform our behaviours.

Self-help: We do not expect to be spoon fed – we will try to do things for ourselves in the right way and at the right time.

Self-responsibility: Everyone should act in a responsible way around the academy site and in the local community. We take responsibility for our own learning; we want to become independent learners.

Equality: We are proud to be part of a very multicultural academy, with students from all over the world; it is important that we treat each other with respect and accept that others may be different from ourselves. We should all of us have equal chances to succeed.

Equity: We want to look for the best in each other. Rewarding others fairly to encourage all types of achievement.

Democracy: We will contribute our ideas to make the academy a success.

Solidarity: We can achieve more by working together, rather than as individuals.

Our Values

Being part of the Co-operative Group, we are both guided and driven by the Co-op values which are embedded in everything that we do within our Academy - We strive to demonstrate the following ethical values in everything we do - they are our ‘Ways of Being’:

Succeed together

Do what matters most

Be yourself, always

Show you care

So, if you believe in our values, we would love to hear from you! 

We offer a wide range of benefits and rewards to recognise the part you play in our success:

Benefits include:

Our employee benefits package includes:

• You’ll get being a Co-op member, you’ll get a Co-op colleague discount card. This gives you a 10% discount in our Co-op Food stores.

• Co-operative flexible benefits (discounted line rental and broadband package, family care advice and cycle to work scheme)

• Discounted gym membership and leisure activities which includes discounts on Merlin Entertainments (Sea Life, Legoland etc), Virgin Experience Days, SuperBreak and many more!

• Co-operative Credit Union: save directly from your salary and receive a competitive dividend. Borrowers can benefit from very competitive interest rates & terms (in comparison with other high street lenders)

• Co-op Funeralcare benefit

• Season ticket and rental deposit loans

And More! 

If you would like to visit our school for a walk around, please call the office on 0151 334 1406 to arrange a suitable time.

For more information about the Co-op Academies Trust, please visit: https://www.coopacademies.co.uk/

The Trust is also committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnerships.