Job overview

(One year Fixed-Term)

Hours: Saturday, 8am-4pm (occasional cover may be required in the evenings and on a Sunday)

Evelyn Grace Academy is a mixed, non-selective secondary school in Lambeth. The Academy opened in 2008 and moved into its award-winning building on Shakespeare Road in 2010. We welcomed our Evelyn Grace Academy was judged as good by Ofsted in 2014.

We believe that all our students can achieve excellence and that they deserve the very best teachers and resources to reach their potential. The Academy offers a rigorous curriculum and a broad enrichment programme. Within our caring learning environment all staff work tirelessly to support and nurture our students' talents helping them to develop six key qualities:

Resilience, Responsibility, Integrity, Curiosity, Confidence and Eloquence

As a growing school, we are looking to appoint an outstanding Weekend Lettings Assistant to support our Lettings and Facilities team in providing a safe, clean and secure environment for our weekend academy users. Duties include site security, setting up for lettings, reception duties, customer service, and to take responsibility for the smooth and efficient running of the academy’s sports facilities.

As a sports specialist academy, we are lucky to have a number of state-of-the-art facilities including a sports hall, floodlit all weather area, MUGAs, fitness suite and dance studio. The successful candidate will play an integral role in the ongoing management of these facilities, in particular overseeing the lettings to public/external groups and individuals.

Our ideal candidate will:

Excellent customer service skills
have experience of running lettings, preferably within a school or sports environment
be highly organized with excellent written and oral communication skills
be expected to work in a flexible way to meet the needs of the academy

As a member of staff at Evelyn Grace Academy, you will have an opportunity to work in high quality facilities. You will also benefit from being part of an expanding network of Ark schools, offering a range of exclusive benefits including reduced gym membership and large retail discounts.

To apply, please visit https://goo.gl/BFqFxE and complete your application by 11am on Tuesday 26 July 2016.

For further information about our school, please visit http://evelyngraceacademy.org/

For any queries relating to your application, please contact the recruitment team on 0203 116 6345 or recruitment@arkonline.org.

Ark is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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About Ark Evelyn Grace Academy

Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
255 Shakespeare Road, Brixton
London
SE24 0QN
United Kingdom

+44 20 7737 9520

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Ark Evelyn Grace Academy is an 11-16 mixed secondary school, located at the heart of the London Borough of Lambeth. We are a community school and part of the Ark Network. Our mission statement is to empower our students to be the voice of their future. This is based on the belief that each young person is different, difference should be embraced, and each young person has a unique contribution to make and should be given a voice. Through finding their voice, young people can lead empowered lives where they have choice, agency and influence. We are focused on the future as we want our young people to be the face of it.

Supporting our mission is our Culture Compass which sets out the values that drive the work that we do creating a shared sense of purpose.

Through providing a nurturing environment, a high-quality education and a wide range of experiences and opportunities, we enable all our young people to have choices over the direction of their lives. We want our young people to be heard, be seen and be their best, making significant progress in school and securing high quality destinations so that they reach their full potential.

School Structure

The school has a small leadership team that comprises of the Principal, two Vice Principals and two Assistant Principals. Each subject area is lead by a Head of Department and year groups are led by a Director of Learning (Head of Year).

Aims, Vision and Values

Our Culture Compass sets out the values that drive what we do and who we are. Community sits at the centre as the work we do is with and for our students, our families, and our wider community.

Community: We are stronger together. We value each other, celebrate what we have in common and our differences. We make sure everyone is included.

Ambition: We believe in setting goals for ourselves and working hard to achieve them. We aim to be and do our very best, in all environments.

Integrity: We do the right thing and are honest about our words and actions.

Professionalism: We have high standards of ourselves and are consistent in our approach to them.

Perseverance: We know that success comes from hard work. We believe in working through difficulties and see challenge as an opportunity to grow and learn.