Job Start Date: 1 October 2024   Hours Per Week: 36.5   Working Pattern: All year round   Contact Email: dmurtagh@washwood.academy  

Are you that very unique person who can contribute to Washwood Heath Academy’s success and make that all important difference in a dynamic, energetic environment?

Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust is looking to appoint a suitably qualified, hard-working and enthusiastic Senior Administration Assistant to support the work of the Administration Teams Student Admissions and records functions by being a professional, effective and efficient member of the team. General administration support is also essential to the role.

Washwood Heath Academy is an increasingly successful ‘Good’ All-through school at the heart of the community. We offer students a wide range of support to enable them to succeed. As part of our commitment to help students achieve the best possible results we aim to provide an excellent administration support team.

You will work under the direct supervision of the PA/Administration Support Manager and the Office Manager to provide excellent support. You should have excellent IT skills, experience of data entry and analysis, be well organised, have a professional approach to work and be able to prioritize workloads to meet critical deadlines. A methodical thinker, you will be familiar with administration support in secondary education. Excellent communication skills both oral and written are also an essential part of the role to be able to deal with staff, students, parents and external agencies. An ability to multi task is essential.

The successful candidate will already have experience of working within a very busy administration team in an academic establishment, have experience of Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel, and should be able to provide evidence that you have the skills, knowledge and understanding to become an Administration Assistant at our Academy.

In return, we will offer you:

• a collaborative and inclusive culture, where team members will upskill you and give you regular opportunities to learn from each other in a safe and collaborative environment
• an opportunity to undertake structured CPD via access to the National College online CPD platform and/or apprenticeships such as [the CIPD or Coaching via our Apprenticeship Levy-amend examples based on roles]
• access to Career Pathways and Pledge to help you plan for and make your goals a reality via our Professional Growth and Performance process
• a wellbeing culture, with paid and unpaid time off to support life events via our Life Leave Policy, access to a Wellbeing Champion and the opportunity to participate in our annual staff wellbeing survey with Edurio, so we know and can respond to views
• access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which includes confidential counselling, access to wellbeing advice and a lifestyle app called “My Possible Self”
• access to a suite of supportive policies, such as Life Leave, Wellbeing, Career Break and Family Friendly
• access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• access to a comprehensive employee rewards package including Long Service Awards, Employee Referral Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and contribution to glasses and eye-sight tests for eligible display screen users
• opportunity to be part of key Trust-wide collaborative groups such as the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI working group) and Wellbeing working groups, including menopause support and neurodiversity support
• generous annual leave entitlement based on length of service, starting at 30 days pro-rata, rising to 33 at 5 years’ plus service and 35 following 10 years’ plus service, this excludes an additional 2-week paid compulsory closure at Christmas, for which additional days’ leave are gained
• onsite parking at all schools

Informal conversations are warmly welcomed. Please contact Ms Dawn Murtagh, PA to Head of Academy at dmurtagh@washwood.academy or on 0121 675 7272 to arrange a school visit.

NB CVs will not be accepted.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

We value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work. We have an outstanding opportunity to work at Washwood Heath Academy as a Senior Administration Assistant.   We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment, and selection process.   We are also “happy to talk flexible working” subject to the operational requirements of the role. 

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  This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. How to Apply Please apply using the following link: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/139888/EDV-2024-WHA-72261  

How to apply:

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  Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:   enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.   All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.   An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.   This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment.   This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.   Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.   Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.   Please note that offline application forms will not be considered - please submit an online application via the link above.