Scitt development officer

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SCITT Development Officer

SCITT, Part of The Mead Educational Trust (TMET)

Salary: Grade 5

Contract Type: Term Time Plus 20 days

Contract Term: Permanent

Start Date: TBC

Closing Date: 11th January 2026

Interview Date: 14th January 2026

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🌟 About the Role

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic SCITT Development Officer to join our dedicated and forward-thinking team at the Leicester and Leicestershire SCITT, part of The Mead Educational Trust (TMET).

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a culture of excellence, ambition, and inclusion. The successful candidate will have a commitment to securing the best outcomes for all learners and play an active role in shaping a safe and positive school environment.

To provide a comprehensive, effective and efficient administration and development service for the SCITT and wider activity.

The Senior Administration and Development Officer role requires outstanding verbal and written communicative skills along with a substantial level of self-reliance, creativity and initiative.

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✅ What We’re Looking For

We welcome applicants who can demonstrate:

•A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

•A professional, caring, and flexible approach

•The ability to work collaboratively within a team

•To provide a high standard of service and administrative support to the SCITT and other activities, including communicating with internal and external staff, national providers and external agencies.

•To provide hospitality and a welcoming environment to all visitors and telephone callers to the SCITT, ensuring that safeguarding protocols are adhered to.

•To produce high quality promotional resources for the SCITT, within budget, and ensure their distribution to appropriate audiences.

🌱 Why Join Us?

The Mead Educational Trust (TMET) is a growing family of schools united by a shared commitment to delivering exceptional education and improving life chances for all our pupils. Serving a diverse range of communities across Leicester and Leicestershire, TMET is built on strong values of collaboration, inclusion, integrity, and excellence.

We are passionate about creating opportunities for staff to thrive. As part of TMET, you will benefit from:

•Access to high-quality professional development, coaching, and career progression

•Trust-wide collaboration across a network of passionate, like-minded professionals

•A strong commitment to staff wellbeing and work-life balance, including access to the Vivup Employee Assistance Programme

•Clear, values-led leadership and a shared drive to make a meaningful difference in education

TMET is an inclusive employer, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds and levels of experience. We believe that every child deserves an outstanding education – and that every adult in our organisation deserves to feel supported, valued, and inspired.

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🔐 Safer Recruitment & Safeguarding Statement

The Mead Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS check with a check of the barred lists is required for all roles working with children. As part of our safer recruitment process and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025, we will also carry out:

•Online searches for all shortlisted candidates, to help identify any issues or concerns that are publicly available online

•Checks on employment history, references, and eligibility to work in the UK

We are an equal opportunities employer.

Safeguarding Statement

This post will involve contact with vulnerable groups (children, young people and/or adults) and is therefore, exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure check. This exemption means that shortlisted applicants for this post will be required to declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, and bind- overs both spent and unspent in their application, before interview and regardless of the passage of time.