Office Administration Apprentice
Four Dwellings Academy
Birmingham
- Expired
- Salary:
- £5.05 per hour
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 2 September 2022
Job overview
Office Administration Apprentice
Four Dwellings Academy
£5.05 per hour within the first year of apprenticeship, Apprentices national minimum wage (NMW) for all other apprentices
37 hours per week, 39 weeks per Year
Start date: September 2022
Four Dwellings Secondary Academy is a thriving, diverse, fully inclusive school with a clear vision to inspire all students to lead remarkable lives. We are proud to be a Good school and determined to become an Outstanding school at our next inspection. We want students to achieve academic excellence, develop strength of character and above all else, be happy. We have a committed and ambitious team, and have been very successful at developing teachers and leaders with progression both within and beyond the academy across the wider Trust.
If you have a passion for education, are able to help support opportunities for learning and progress whether inside or out come rain, hail or shine and love working as part of a team, you could be the person we are looking for!
We are seeking to appoint an Office Administration Apprentice to provide administration support. You will need to be a highly motivated team player, and have the ability to relate well to young people. You will need to be eager to learn, self motivated with an eye for detail and be a good organiser and able to support the office teams, in a busy school environment.
You will complete a Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship Standard. You may also be required to complete English and/or maths Functional Skills (this will be determined by existing qualifications). Further information about the apprenticeship programme can be found here:https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/business-administrator-v1-0
Your Trainer will meet with 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.
This is an exciting opportunity to be in a real job, with real variety, from day one whilst working towards a qualification. The successful candidate will have excellent people and communication skills and will be flexible to adapt to changing situations.
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. Please note: applicants must not have already completed a Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship.
Please note: AET has their own in house apprenticeship scheme and do not work with any other training providers to deliver Apprenticeships.
This will be a fixed term position and the duration of the apprenticeship will be determined by the job role and current skills. The typical duration of the apprenticeship is 21 months, however, can be longer or shorter depending on existing knowledge, skills and experience, up to a maximum length of 26 months.
Closing date: Friday 2nd September 2022
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 our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV’s. Apply today.
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.
Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin. Further details can be found on our careers page.
AET is recruiting for Teacher Training placements. Please visit our website https://sites.google.com/aetschools.org/itt/ for further details.
Attached documents
About Four Dwellings Academy
.jpg%3Fprofile%3Dh-320&w=1080&q=75)
- Four Dwellings Academy
- Dwellings Lane, Quinton, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B32 1RJ
- United Kingdom
**Please scroll to the bottom of this page to view our live vacancies**
Welcome to the exciting opportunities offered by working at Four Dwellings Academy. We serve the communities around Quinton in Birmingham as an 11-16 community school.
Four Dwellings is a very special learning community filled with talented and creative staff, all of whom share my vision for excellence in teaching and learning. The last four years have seen a positive transformation of almost every aspect of our work. With rapidly rising results and a collective drive for improvement, this is exactly the right time to join the team!
Ofsted have just judged us a good school in 2017 and commented that we are a 'highly inclusive and united community where all are welcomed'. If you value diversity and inclusive and see teaching as a life long profession, then you will be very successful working with us!
Opportunities at Four Dwellings offer the right ambitious candidates the chance to work with all staff at all levels to directly impact on school improvement. A passion for improving learning and outcomes for students through high quality teaching and innovation are key requirements.
We have high ambitions for our children’s success and for our staff and their practice. Our staff are be committed to rapidly deliver an ‘Outstanding’ provision and have recent experience of achieving outstanding results. As a member of our team you will be nurtured and developed.
It is a privilege to lead this school. I am passionate about my students and my staff. The school has a shared sense of purpose and a vision for success which inspires me on a daily basis. If you are appointed, you will belong to a truly aspirational body of professionals who really care about our young people.
Our Curriculum
Key Stage 3 Curriculum
Students are taught a balanced and broad curriculum based on the National Curriculum (modified in line with Government guidelines from September 2014). Subjects taught are: English, Maths, Science, Art, Computer Science, Drama, Design and Technology, French, Geography, History, Music, Physical Education, Religious Studies.
Key Stage 4 Curriculum
- All students follow a core curriculum in Key Stage 4 including English Language and Literature (GCSE), Mathematics (GCSE), Science (GCSE), Physical Education, Philosophy and Ethics (GCSE) and ICT.
- The pathway model at Key Stage 4 guides students towards three option choices. For example, some students will be guided towards a range of academic subjects within the English Baccalaureate whereas other students may select BTEC subjects.
- GCSE options are offered in: Art, Catering, Drama, French, Geography, History, Media Studies, Music, Resistant Materials and Textiles. BTECs are offered in Health and Social Care and Travel and Tourism.
- Detailed information about the topics and skills covered within each department can be seen on the various subject pages of the website at www.fourdwellingsacademy.org
Key features of our curriculum
Subject specialist staff.
- Smaller than average class sizes support the progress of all students in all subjects.
- Students are taught in sets according to the grade they are working towards in different subjects.
- A balanced curriculum promotes a range of personal, learning and thinking skills.
- Citizenship and PSHE (Personal, Social and Health education) are taught throughout the curriculum with additional enrichment days to improve the context of learning. Learning promotes spiritual, moral, social and cultural awareness wherever possible.
- Home learning is an expectation with all subjects setting home learning tasks (project based home learning is a key feature of foundation subjects in KS3)
- Religious Education is offered to all our students through the curriculum (with Philosophy and Ethics at KS4). A parent may request the withdrawal of their child from Religious Education with the student then following a course of supported self-study in moral issues.
- Extra-curricular activities are offered throughout the curriculum with opportunities to participate in events such as debate mate (very successful debating skills) and sporting teams (such as football and basketball). Facilities such the school library, the ICT suite and homework club are also available to support learning
- British Values is promoted in all our work but we specifically promote these values through our assemblies, PHSE calendar, tutor time and across our taught curriculum
Gateway to a fantastic career!
With our pupils firmly at the heart of everything we do, we’re on a journey to excellence and we are always looking for dynamic individuals to join our growing team of staff.
Whether you’re an NQT embarking on your teaching career or an experienced practitioner, we invite you to visit Four Dwellings Academy and take a closer look at what the academy has to offer.
We are an inclusive school, offering superb facilities, purposeful learning environments and support colleagues through a large network of school to school support, internal support and enrichment as well as career opportunities that are second to none.
Visit us on Twitter @FourDwellings to find out more and take a closer look at the daily goings-on!
Ofsted
We are a rapidly improving school and have just been judged 'good' at our last inspection in May 2017. To view all our Ofsted reports please click here
WHY JOIN OUR ACADEMY?
Development:
We are committed to developing all staff at all levels through high quality development opportunities, resources, and experiences that will support you on your professional learning journey with AET.
Lifestyle:
We champion agile/flexible working across the Trust to help our people achieve an optimal work/life balance.
Money:
All staff have access to our pension schemes (Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme). Everyone has free access to financial advice & support and can access a wide range of retail discounts through our AET Benefits scheme. We also offer Technology Loans to help with any big digital purchases.
Wellbeing:
We recognise that mental wellbeing is just as important as physical and have set up employee assistance programmes which offer free and confidential counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our employees can access our health cash place scheme from BHSF.
OUR TRUST
We are proud to be part of Academies Enterprise Trust (AET).
AET is a national family of 57 schools committed to delivering an excellent education that launches all the children in our care into a remarkable life. It is our deeply held belief that every child has something remarkable to offer and we see it as our duty to help each and every child find this within themselves.
Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
At AET, we want all of our employees to feel included bringing their passion, creativity and individuality to work. We value all cultures, backgrounds and experiences, and we truly believe that diversity drives innovation.
AET is also an approved Apprenticeship Training Provider (through the ESFA) which allows us to deliver a wide range of apprenticeship programmes across the Trust and our school network. To find out more about what we offer click here.
We also offer teacher training programmes across our network. For more information please click here.
To find out more about AET please click here.
Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.