Ark Victoria Academy is seeking a Senior Administrator to join our diverse Operational team. You will deputise for the Office Manager and will be a front-facing representative of the academy, dealing with visitors, pupils, staff and other stakeholder groups along with general day to day administration tasks. You will support in the leadership of our fantastic school office team and will receive support and guidance from the Office Manager and Operations Manager.

The right candidate will be an excellent team player and will demonstrate their ability to work well under pressure, in a fast-paced school environment. We are looking for an organised individual who will uphold the vision and ethos of the academy at all times, providing excellent customer service.

The successful candidate will:

• have a desire to grow and develop into an Office Manager or more senior role
• have experience in leading a team or deputising effectively
• have excellent administrative and organisational skills
• be competent user of Microsoft Office and confident to learn and use new technologies

If you are ready to add further value to our operations department and to work alongside a brilliant school leadership team, then you will find this job extremely rewarding.

About Ark Victoria Academy Aim high, be brave, be kind, keep learning! Ark Victoria Academy provides pupils with a unique journey in their education through the curriculum, personal development programme, student experience offer and the vast range of opportunities that we are able to provide as an all-through school. Whilst being a large school, we are able to retain a family feel, to nurture our pupils through their schooling and ensure that they leave us with the skills and qualifications necessary to continue their journey of life-long learning in a university or career of their choice. It's for this reason that Ark Victoria Academy was judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted in May 2019, with a strong emphasis on expert subject knowledge from our teachers, strong teaching and leadership and a focus on excellence for our students and staff. 

Why work for our school?

Hear what our teachers have to say about working at Ark Victoria Academy:

• we take CPD seriously, which is why we offer twice the number of training days as standard
• our school’s ‘Wellbeing Wednesdays’ are a great hit – get in touch to find out more
• our staff can take advantage of our on-site fitness suite
• access to Ark Rewards scheme offering up to £1,000 a year in savings from over 3,000 major retailers
• interest-free loans of up to £5,000 available for season tickets or a bicycles
• Gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym

 For an informal, conversation about the role please contact HR Manager, Kelly Mubarik on 0121 393 4459 or k.mubarik@arkvictoria.org

  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.  

Please apply online

How to Apply: Please visit https://arkvictoria.org/jobs/vacancies and submit your application. Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check (where applicable) 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 on all shortlisted candidates. 

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. 

This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment.