Business Support Team Leader
Lister Community School
Newham
- Expired
- Salary:
- Scale PO3
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 27 August 2019
Job overview
BUSINESS SUPPORT TEAM LEADER (MATERNITY COVER - 1 year)
36 hours per week, term time plus 4 weeks
Hours: 8am to 4pm (may vary)
Scale PO3 - £34,917 (actual pro rata’d salary per annum)
We are seeking a highly experienced and organised professional to manage the operations of a large team of administrative support staff. This post will be key to the success of the newly structured administrative function and we are therefore looking for someone with significant staff management experience preferably of multi-function teams, ideally in the education sector.
Working to the School Business Manager, you will manage the delivery of organised, comprehensive and efficient administrative support to the whole school as well as personally providing direct support to senior and middle management yourself. This will be a very demanding job and is suited to someone who is dynamic, energetic and very confident. Knowledge of pupil attendance management would be ideal. The post may suit individuals seeking a career in School Business Management.
We would ideally like to fill this post as soon as possible – subject to completion of recruitment checks.
If you think you have the potential to work as an outstanding Business Support Team Leader (Maternity cover) then an application form can be downloaded directly from our school’s website at: http://www.lister.newham.sch.uk/vacancies/ or by contacting Jackie Young (HR Manager) on 020 8471 3311.
Completed applications must be returned to the school at the above address, or by email to: jobs@lister.newham.sch.uk
Applications are required by 12:00noon on Tuesday, 27th August 2019
Interviews: Week commencing the 2nd September 2019
We will acknowledge receipt of all application forms. If you do not receive acknowledgement, please do not assume that your application has been received. Due to high volume of applicants, we will only contact those candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the process.
About Lister Community School
Lister Community School is a large, 11-16 comprehensive school. We are a mixed school that maintained its ‘Good’ status by Ofsted in December 2018, https://www.lister.newham.sch.uk/our-schools/ofsted/ and continues to celebrate year on year record breaking exam results.
We are determined to build on our most recent Ofsted judgement and continue our journey to becoming ‘Outstanding’ in the next two years. Our motto is “always aiming for excellence’.
Lister is embarking on an exciting stage of developing its support services for the school and we are seeking dynamic, professional and high quality individuals to join us in our aim for excellence in all areas.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This appointment will be conditional on successful pre-employment and enhanced DBS checks.
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About Lister Community School
Lister Community School is situated in Plaistow, East London, approximately 10 mins walk from Plaistow and Upton Park Underground stations. We are also in close proximity to the new Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Westfield (Stratford) shopping centre. Please note we have no parking available onsite.
We are a specialist school in Music and Science. We are a mixed comprehensive secondary school and welcome both students and staff from a diverse multicultural background. With over 1,600 students, we are a larger than average school in the London Borough of Newham. The school benefits from being located in new and purpose built accommodation on a single site with ample outdoor areas and the use of an all-weather sports pitch.
The school is led by a team of senior leaders who are enthusiastic and experienced and, alongside all staff, share a positive and united vision for the school’s future. With an improved curriculum, vertical tutoring and house systems, Lister provides a well rounded and balanced experience for students.
Resource Provision for Deaf Children: Lister Community School hosts the Resourced Provision for secondary aged Deaf children in Newham. Specialist staff support students using a variety of communication modes such as BSL, SSE and Auditory Oral. Deaf students are taught alongside their hearing peers in mainstream classes for the majority of their lessons. The Deaf Support Department is made up of a large team of Communication Support Workers and Qualified Teachers of the Deaf who work with the deaf students in mainstream classes as well as small groups and 1:1. Deaf students may also have access to Deaf Awareness sessions and pre and post teaching.
Newham Community Learning: Our school is part of Newham Community Learning, which exists in order to provide an excellent education for all young people in our community. We are the only Trust to offer all-through provision from ages 2 - 16 within a single family of schools in Newham. Across our two primary and four secondary schools, all located in the west of the borough, we educate over 5,400 local children and young people, and employ a team of close to 700 members of staff, the vast majority of whom live locally.
To view opportunities at all our schools, please see our Trust page on TES.
Train with us - we are delighted to partner with Teach First to deliver our School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme. Teach First is a national charity that develops and supports teachers and leaders who are determined to make a difference where it is needed the most. As a training partner, we will be working with Teach First to deliver this one year teacher training programme, which enables participants to train and develop skills in the classroom. It is ideal for people who are eager to learn on the job and make a difference in their community from day one. Our Newham Community Learning SCITT Booklet has further information; please email traintoteach@ncltrust.net to find out more.
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