The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
Carr Lodge Academy, Grady Drive, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 8GA
Contract type: Initially Temporary until 31st August 2025
Working Hours: 6 hours per week over 2 afternoons – actual days can be agreed
Responsible to: Executive business Manager and Office Manager
The Directors of Exceed Learning Partnership and Governors of Carr Lodge Academy are looking to appoint an Administration Assistant to contribute to the school’s further success in the years ahead.
Carr Lodge Academy is part of Exceed Learning Partnership, a Multi Academy Trust which currently comprises of: 9 Academies, Bentley High Street Primary School, Carr Lodge Academy, Edlington Victoria Academy, Hall Cross Academy, Hill Top Academy, Rosedale Primary School, Sandringham Primary School, Sheep Dip Lane Academy, Willow Primary School.
We are looking for a dedicated person with the following skills
- Communicating with internal and external contacts using a range of platforms (for example, telephone, email or social media)
- Using a computer to type a range of documents, from correspondence to detailed reports
- Ordering stationery and managing the stock levels of office supplies
- Using office machinery to print, copy and collate documents
- Diary management
- Organising and booking events and school trips
- Arranging meetings, preparing agendas and taking minutes
- Opening and distributing post
- Payment requests and record-keeping
Why work for Exceed Learning Partnership and at Carr Lodge Academy?
We are a friendly, vibrant two form entry primary academy in Balby Doncaster with 460 children aged 3 to 11.
At Carr Lodge, our aim is to foster a love of learning and develop enquiring minds; enable all our children to overcome barriers and reach their full potential.
We strive to ensure that our children value themselves as unique individuals, celebrating diversity and respecting differences. We work together as a community to enable all our children to grow to be responsible citizens and successful learners with high aspirations who know how to make a positive contribution to their community and the wider society.
Our Values permeate through everything we do and we expect our pupils to be ambitious to achieve their very best through being positive, self-motivated, engaged in their learning and independent in their decisions. There is a high focus on developing children’s moral, spiritual, social and cultural understanding.
Education is a partnership between home and school and we place a great deal of emphasis on our partnership with parents and the community.
We believe that children learn best when home and school work together and in our most recent Ofsted inspection, we were GOOD in all areas.
Working in Exceed Learning Partnership will offer:
- Excellent career development working alongside talented and hard-working professional colleagues who are committed to children’s success across the curriculum
- The support of being part of a successful Multi Academy Trust
- Wonderful pupils and parents who support the school in all its aspirations
- A highly committed and supportive Governing Body
- An inclusive ethos in which everyone is valued and respected
- Access to a range of health and wellbeing services including virtual GP appointments, lifestyle support, annual flu jabs, access to counselling and physiotherapy
At Exceed Learning Partnership, we have a strong culture of school improvement, and professional development is at the heart of the Trust and all its academies/schools. We offer the opportunity for you to gain qualifications and experience we have a wealth of knowledge and are highly experienced in improving outcomes for pupils.
As a Trust, we are passionate about meeting the needs of all our learners, ensuring their happiness and making the most of their individual talents. The focus on developing a lifelong love of learning is underpinned by rigorous attention to the development of essential skills and tools. We are committed to providing the very best educational opportunities for the pupils of Willow Primary School, It is an exciting opportunity for you to join this team and ‘make a difference.’
Application Details:
Please see the adjoining Recruitment Pack for the full job description and person specification. Our application form is also attached (please note that applications must be submitted on the appropriate form; CVs alone cannot be accepted).
❖ Informal Communication and visits to the school are welcome. To arrange a visit to the academy, please contact us on 01302 230700 or email enquiries@carrlodgeacademy.org
If you think you have the qualities and want to be part of a high-performing team, dedicated to providing the best possible educational opportunities for the young people of Doncaster, then please send your completed application form to:
Email: recruitment@elp.org.uk
By post to
Lorraine Burton, Personnel Manager, Exceed Learning Partnership, Edlington Lane, Doncaster, DN12 1PL
Appointment Process
Closing Date: 12 noon on Friday 11th October 2024
Shortlisting: Monday 14th October 2024
Interviews: Monday 21st October 2024
Exceed Learning Partnership is an inclusive, diverse, supportive organisation. We care deeply about inclusive working practice and diverse teams. We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suitable to the job and welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, belief and disability.
The Directors and Governors of Exceed Learning Partnership are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants will undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers. The role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS certificate, the role is engaged in regulated activity and will therefore require a children’s barred list check. Shortlisted Applicants will be required to complete a self-disclosure.
If you have not heard from us within three days of the shortlisting date, then unfortunately on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.
