DescriptionEmployerLocation
Location: Abbeywood Community School
Post: First Aider/Administrator
Contract type: Part time / Permanent, term time only to incl. INSET days (39 weeks)
Hours: 32.5 per week
Salary: Grade 10 (NJC 8 - 11), £26,824 - £28,142 FTE per annum (pro-rata: £20,266 to £21,261 per annum)
Start Date: As soon as possible
We are looking for an organised, proactive Office Administrator to join our busy secondary school team. This role combines general administrative duties with shared responsibility for first aid provision across the school.
Abbeywood Community School is seeking a dedicated, organised and compassionate First Aider to play a key role in supporting the health, safety and wellbeing of our pupils. In addition to providing prompt and effective first aid care and maintaining accurate medical and incident records, the role will include a range of administrative duties and regular support to the school administration team. The successful candidate will be calm under pressure, highly organised, and able to manage confidential information with discretion. This is an important and varied role within a busy school environment, requiring excellent communication skills, flexibility, and a strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
The successful candidate will hold a first aid qualification or be willing to undertake this.
Our Philosophy as an Employer
Our overarching aim and vision is for our schools to deliver an exceptional education for children and young people, ensuring that students have access to the highest standards of teaching, resources and learning opportunities.
We are ambitious for our academies. We live in a demanding educational landscape that brings with it challenges, but also opportunities. We are excited by the opportunities for talented and inspirational educators to make an impact and create a powerful legacy.
We seek applicants for our roles who can align with our vision and have the talent, drive and determination to deliver that vision successfully. We support all our schools with our leadership and management, school improvement, legal, financial, administrative, admissions, marketing, premises, safeguarding and HR expertise.
We think our roles are tremendously exciting ones to perform supported by the expert Olympus team. We are inspired by our academies’ journey and consider it a great privilege to design and develop a 21st century school education. We will be very interested to hear your ideas and aspirations too. We are looking for staff who will deliver an exceptional education for the young people in our care.
Benefits
• Pension Scheme
• Annual pay progression opportunities
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Corporate membership of Bristol Zoo Project at reduced rates
• Free onsite parking
• Coaching/Counselling services
• Termly and annual staff recognition and awards scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
Closing date:
Please note we may close the advert sooner should we receive enough suitable candidates to hold interviews.
Date of Interviews: As soon as possible following the closing of the advert
The Olympus Academy Trust – Abbeywood Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants will be required to undergo security and vetting processes appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure & Barring Service. We have a suite of safeguarding procedures, policies and guidance for all of our staff and volunteers to ensure we actively promote children and young people’s welfare and safety. Moreover, as part of the safer recruitment process we will carry out online searches as part of the recruitment process. Details of online accounts will be requested at application stage.
We apply Equal, Diversity and Inclusion at all stages of recruitment and selection. We carry out shortlisting, interviewing and selection without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Those with disabilities meeting the minimum requirements for the post will be shortlisted and will make reasonable adjustments to ensure they are not disadvantaged during the interview process. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, as they are under-represented within the Trust.
We offer the opportunity of flexible working patterns where possible to assist with a work/life balance and welcome applications from people wishing to work on a part-time or job share basis for all roles including full time. We are happy to discuss flexible working from day one.
Safeguarding Statement
The Olympus Academy Trust - Abbeywood Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff, volunteers and candidates for vacant posts are expected to share this commitment. Suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. Where given permission to do so, references will be requested for shortlisted candidates prior to interview. Candidates attending an interview should expect the interview panel to explore issues relating to safeguarding and commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments will be subject to vetting, including an enhanced DBS check.