Head of Academy Administration - Full-time

Ebbsfleet Academy, Swanscombe

• Ref:KCC886-4001-195S
• Posted:22/07/2019
• Pay:Kent Range 9, (£28,925 - £32,917 pa),
• Start Date:1 September 2019 or sooner
• App Close Date:02/08/2019 at 10:00
• Interviews:tbc

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The Ebbsfleet Academy are offering a rare opportunity to join their committed support staff as Head of Academy Administration.   We are a growing 11 – 18 academy with a highly talented team dedicated to the success of every child, every day. The successful candidate will lead the administration team and provide support to the leadership team contributing to the smooth running of the school. 

This role is full time, all year round, and the salary for this post is Kent Range 9, (£28,925 - £32,917 pa), DOE, plus an additional responsibility payment of £2,000 as the lead co-ordinator of educational visits.          

The purpose of this role is to deploy, direct and coach the administrative support team, ensuring that deadlines are met and that all documents are of a high quality and in house style.  You will support the leadership team including the provision of PA services to the Principal of The Ebbsfleet Academy. You will be involved in organising events, school admissions, educational visits and be the key link between the Academy and the Brook Learning Trust liaising with the central trust team around recruitment, marketing and governance.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of managing a team of administrators and will have a robust knowledge of the particular demands imposed on an administrative team in an education setting.  They will have managed projects or events, for example open evenings, to successful outcomes and will be able to adapt their working style to suit a variety of stakeholders.  A working knowledge of academic software and processes, such as SIMs and excellent excel skills would be a distinct advantage.

In return you will benefit from an excellent package including:

Competitive salary plus additional responsibility allowance

Generous holiday entitlement

LGPS pension scheme

Access to continuous professional development

Employee assistance programme

Coaching and mentoring

Childcare vouchers and reduced gym membership

Free on-site parking

Further information about the role, along with an application form, job description and person specification can be found on our website: www.brooklearningtrust.org.uk/vacancies .

To arrange a school visit, telephone the HR Department on 01580 712754 x 331/332/333

For more information about The Ebbsfleet Academy:  www.theebbsfleetacademy.kent.sch.uk

Application Information

Only applications made using Brook Learning Trust application forms will be considered.  Please use your application to demonstrate how your skills and experience match those detailed in the job description. 

Completed application forms should be sent to careers@brooklearningtrust.org.uk by 10am on 2 August 2019.

Date for interviews: tbc.

Information about the school

Welcome to Ebbsfleet Academy, where we are committed to doing whatever it takes to make sure all our students receive an outstanding education and achieve exceptional things. We are an extremely ambitious school community and believe there are no excuses for not achieving your absolute potential.

Ebbsfleet Academy opened in September 2013; we are on a journey to become an over-subscribed school that children walk to, with their friends, where they enjoy coming and a school of which they feel proud. We are building an ethos that creates a belief that we can all achieve our goals and better our futures. We are developing independent, resilient and respectful individuals, who are ready to learn for themselves. We want all our students to achieve the highest qualifications they can, but also to fulfil all their potential, academic and personal, sporting, creative and artistic. We want our pupils to leave school as well-rounded, confident young people, with an awareness of the wider world, and a desire and ambition to play an active part in it, all of which is encapsulated in Ebbsfleet Academy’s motto - Aspire and Excel!

We are a dynamic and successful 11-18 academy serving the local community. We have students of all abilities and from a wide variety of backgrounds, all of whom contribute to the richness of our school population. Our curriculum is based around the needs of our students and consists of a rich blend of academic and vocational qualifications, all supported by fantastic learning resources. We are extremely proud of our record to date, of our constantly improving results and of our 'Good' Ofsted outcome (October 2019). We have a clear commitment to the highest of expectations and achievement for all, with an excellent team of committed staff and outstanding facilities.

Values and vision - To be an outstanding community academy, whose focus is on learning, as well as on personal and social development, and to be ambitious for all regardless of circumstance. At Ebbsfleet Academy our aim is to get the best out of every student; excellence in teaching and learning is therefore at the heart of our work. - Our ambition is to ensure that all of our students achieve their potential, develop as courteous, confident and capable young people and leave with an education that has fully equipped them to go on to university or the career of their choice.

Our vision is based on three core values: - ‘Be Ready, Work Hard, Be Nice’. In working towards instilling these values in our students, we strive to provide a safe, healthy and stimulating environment for all.

Following our recent Ofsted news, where we were praised for being on track for an Outstanding rating, this is an exciting opportunity to be part of a school that is moving forward at an exceptional pace!

'We are an extremely ambitious school community and believe there are no excuses for not achieving your absolute potential.' Gurjit Kaur Shergill, Principal

Job Contact Information

• Name:Amanda Lee
• Address:The Ebbsfleet Academy, Southfleet Road, Swanscombe, Kent, DA10 0BZ
• Telephone: 01580 712 754
• Email: careers@brooklearningtrust.org.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• JD & Person Specification