Office Manager and Exams Officer

Job Title: Office Manager and Exams Officer

Hours of Work: Full time, All year round, 38 hours per week

Closing Date: 4th November 2021

Interview Date: Week Commencing 8th November 2021

 Reference No(s): 0000000108

Salary: £24,536.21 -£29,988.70 FTE plus £3000 per annum

Location: Rugby

Start Date: ASAP

Be part of a team that is passionate and committed to making a positive difference to the lives of the pupils and their families; in an innovative new school in Rugby, for children and young people with autism and/or social, emotional and mental health needs.

About Us

In September 2019, MacIntyre Academies Trust opened a new and exciting Academy in a purpose-built state of the art building in Rugby, Warwickshire for approximately 100 children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs and/or autism, aged between 7 years and 19 years. The new school has specialist facilities including a sensory room, therapy room, interactive immersive classroom, soft play room, recording studio and photography suite. We are very proud of our holistic curriculum which enables the pupils to benefit from blended therapy in the classroom. We have a café located at the front of the school where parents can meet and the pupils can display the items they have made within the school which will be available to purchase. We are passionate about supporting our pupils and families from the local community to ensure the best outcomes.

Whilst the new building was being constructed the academy was located in a temporary modern school building on the outskirts of Nuneaton and opened with 30 pupils in September 2017 rising to 55 pupils in September 2018.

MacIntyre Academies is delighted to have been chosen to set up this new Academy which joins the existing Endeavour Academy in Oxford which opened in 2014 and Discovery Academy which opened in September 2015. MacIntyre Academies is sponsored by MacIntyre Charity, which over the last 50 years, has developed a strong reputation nationally, as a high quality, person centred organisation.

The Role

We are currently recruiting for a professional, creative Office Manager and Exams Officer to join this exciting school, this is a really exciting opportunity to be part of something very special.

As the Office Manager you will provide a confidential administrative support service to the Principal and the Senior Leadership  Team of the school, under the direction of the Operations Manager. This will include secretarial support, diary management, correspondence, updating of the school central record, arranging meetings and taking minutes. You will line manage   administration staff, providing appropriate supervision and guidance as required.  

 About You

You need to be an experienced Administrator with excellent keyboard skills and knowledge of all relevant Microsoft packages to include Word, Excel and Outlook. You will have a relevant secretarial or administrative qualification such as an NVQ level 4 or  equivalent.  Knowledge of school databases such as SIMS is essential.  You need to be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills both written and verbal, be able to work under pressure within tight deadlines, with a highly resilient, determined approach to your role.  You will have experience of managing and developing staff teams, preferably in a similar role and experience of working in an  office environment Knowledge/experience of working in a school environment is essential.

Benefits

In return, we can offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement and local government pension scheme, an Employee Assistance Programme to support your health and wellbeing as well as full induction, training and career opportunities.

MacIntyre Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.  All positions will require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and registration with the DBS Update Service together with all other relevant recruitment checks including obtaining references.  This post includes engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.  Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide: DBS filtering guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)  It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.  Referees will be asked to assess suitability of candidates to work with vulnerable adults, children or young people and will be verbally verified.   Individual Safeguarding Policies for our Academies can be found on our website under ‘Essential Information’ and candidates will be asked about this as part of the recruitment process