Office Administrator

Welcome to Carter Community School, a small, friendly secondary school that lies at the heart of its community.
 
Students at Carter enjoy coming to school and want to do well. This ethos has been accomplished through a shared belief, by both staff and students, in high expectations, positive relationships, and enthusiasm in teaching and learning. Here at Carter, we believe that all students deserve the opportunity to reach their full potential, regardless of their background. Through constant support and challenge, we achieve this aim.
 
People often say, after their first visit to Carter Community School, how distinctive the school is, how pioneering we are and yet also how our care and compassion clearly permeates through everything we do. Imagine then, how transformative that environment is for the children who study and grow into adults here.
 
This is an exciting time to join Carter Community School. You will have the opportunity to work with a staff team that is supportive, friendly and dedicated to providing the best for our students. Alongside this, it is projected that the school will double in size over the next five years, meaning that future opportunities will be presented for staff and students. If you share our ambition of providing the very best teaching and learning and you are seeking an exciting, challenging and rewarding career, we would encourage you to apply for this role.

The role

We are seeking to appoint a confident, enthusiastic and committed individual to provide an efficient administration service to the whole school including leading on the schools Educational Visits.
This role also includes the administration of our external lets and delivering first aid to our students, staff and visitors. 

About You

You will be a confident, enthusiastic and committed individual and have excellent communication skills.  The following attributes are also essential:-

• a good telephone manner and a calm, methological approach
• general IT skills, must include microsoft office and some experience of a management information system (MIS) and a willingness to learn
• good attention to detail and accuracy of data input
• a team player as well as able to work on your own initiative

Ideally you will hold a First Aid qualification but training will be provided where necessary. 

United Learning

Carter Community School is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.
 
Our schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.
 
As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.

For a confidential discussion about this role, please contact: Tracy Smith, HR Manager: 01202 676789 or email SmithT@carter.poole.sch.uk

To Apply

Please apply online by clicking on the following link https://unitedlearning.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/1135986?cid=1567&rsid=0&js=0&LinkType=1&FromSearch=False

Closing date: Sunday 21 January 2018
Interviews: 31st January 2018 (TBC)

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