Data Administrator

Job start date: 1 November 2024  

Hours per week: Full time   Ark Boulton Academy
Golden Hillock Road
Birmingham
B11 2QG
Telephone number: 0121 773 8156

Contact email: a.hersi@arkboulton.org

Contract type: Permanent

We are seeking a conscientious Data Assistant and Administrator to join our vibrant school. You will play a crucial role in managing the school's data integrity, reporting and analysis. You will support the Senior Leadership Team to make data-based decisions that have a real impact on student achievement.

You will work closely with the pastoral and admin team, managing the administration for pastoral and academic data. You will also be responsible for providing data management support that includes timetable management, admissions, pupil data, census, FSM, PP and the administration.

You will be responsible for ensuring the cover requirements of the academy are met which will involve receiving and managing absence calls, as well as providing administrative support where required.

The successful candidate will:

• be responsible for data integrity, including attendance, reporting, census returns, admissions/leavers, exclusions, student and staff details and assessment results

• manage the academy's requirements regarding cover arrangements

• support the academy in providing a high standard of secretarial, administrative and management support to assist in the smooth running of all academy activities

Being part of the Ark network Ark is an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to make sure that every child, regardless of background, has access to a great education and real choices in life.

We know that great schools need great teachers, which is why we offer you the very best training and support at every stage of your career - from starting out as a trainee to running your own school.

Our highly-successful network of 39 schools educates over 20,000 students across Birmingham, Hastings, London and Portsmouth. They are achieving some of the best results in the country despite being largely in areas of historic academic underachievement.

Ark schools prioritise six key principles: high expectations; excellent teaching; exemplary behaviour; depth before breadth; more time for learning; knowing every child.

Ark invests significantly in a number of professional development programmes which complement academy level training:

• the Ark training menu: we have developed a bespoke training menu, which is accessible by all staff in the network offering a wide range of training modules to staff in all roles

• network support: schools share CPD, allowing us to share best practice and role specific training across the network, facilitated by in-school and central staff

• Ark staff receive 10 training days each year rather than five creating time to collaborate with subject specialists within each school and across the network

Ark is at the forefront of changing education society through education. You can read more about how Ark is transforming lives through education here.

About Ark Boulton Academy

When you join Ark Boulton Academy you become part of a network of education experts who are all united by the same purpose - a commitment to making a difference where it matters most.

Each day is unique for our team, as they collectively support the activities within and outside the school. Our consortium of creative and resourceful team members ensure we go above and beyond in order to constantly improve our service to the community we serve. Our strapline ‘growing together, reaching higher 'applies as much to our staff as our students. We recognise that the health and wellbeing of our staff will affect that of our students. For this reason, we have invested in developing our wellbeing room and other initiatives to care for our whole school community.

Our staff are a valuable and integral part of our community and are given the room to grow and develop in an encouraging, challenging and rewarding environment. They are role-models and ambassadors for Boulton on a professional and public level. They reflect the virtues we promote which include courage, self-discipline, commitment, and honesty.

By becoming a member of our school family, you will embrace multiple opportunities for personal and professional development, not just within the school, but from the internationally renowned Ark family of schools we are a part of. Through Ark, our staff can share best practice and receive training from some of the most talented individuals in the country.

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Why work for our school?

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

For an informal, conversation about the role please contact HR Officer, Amal Hersi on 0121 773 8156 or via email at: a.hersi@arkboulton.org

What we offer:

• staff wellbeing is one of our main priorities. We provide breakfast for staff each morning, soup for lunch and lunch for those on duty. We have parking available, a gym on site and a well-equipped staff room including a pool table

• our systems and processes for communication, marking and feedback and assessment are streamlined and the approaches we take are research led and based on the needs of our local context. For instance, at present we do not use traditional book marking across the school

• on Fridays, children finish at 1.20pm, giving time and space for professional development amongst staff

• staff voice is important to us; we like to listen to our staff. We are always seeking feedback and input from our staff

Our Diversity and Inclusion statement At Ark, we aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective.

Find out more about us

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 submit your application online

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. Early application is strongly advised.

This school 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.