Business Support Administrator

Job Title: Business Support Administrator

Location: St John Plessington Catholic College

Responsible To: Office Manager

Salary Grade: Band D, scale point 6-7 £25,183 - £25,584 FTE (£22,974 - £23,340 actual)

Contract: This is a permanent contract, 36 hours per week, 41 weeks per year (term time only plus 3 weeks), leave to be taken in school holidays).

Start Date: As soon as possible

Closing Date for Applications: Tuesday 22nd April at 12.00pm

 

The governors of St John Plessington Catholic College would like to invite applications from excellent, enthusiastic and engaging individuals for the post of Business Support Administrator. The successful candidate will provide administrative support for the delivery of effective business support services in the running of the school.

 

St John Plessington Catholic College is a Voluntary Aided Catholic 11-18 Academy and is part of the Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust. St John Plessington serves the population of the Wirral and is oversubscribed in all year groups.

 

Key duties of the post are:

• To undertake all aspects of general administrative tasks in the support of delivering a business support service to the school, under the direction of the School Business Support Lead
• Providing administrative support for Exams and Admissions as required
• To undertake administrative support to the team, providing cover and additional capacity during busy and peak periods, under the direction of the School Business Support Lead
• Assisting with reprographics tasks, providing support for cover and during busy peak periods
• Maintaining manual and computerised records/management information systems
• To operate relevant IT equipment and software packages e.g. Word, Excel, databases and internet
• Attending and participating in relevant meetings as required
• Participating in training and other learning activities and performance development as required

 

We offer:

• A unique opportunity to work for a MAT which is one of 87 national teaching school hubs and includes the lead school for Cheshire and Wirral Maths Hub
• Mentoring and high level training
• Encouragement to develop your career with excellent promotion opportunities and opportunities
• A caring environment with well-being and work/life balance at its core
• Inclusion in whole school and MAT teams - working together to achieve ambitious outcomes whilst valuing every individual’s contribution

 

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, Holy Family Multi Academy Trust will undertake general online searches for all shortlisted candidates, this may include social media and video platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Online searches will only examine data that is publicly available, and the aim is to identify any incidents or issues. Any areas of concern will be discussed during the interview process.

 

The successful applicant will be subject to relevant clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service. All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability for the post regardless of sex, race or disability. All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK.

 

To apply for this position, please send a covering letter, the completed recruitment forms attached to the vacancy listing and completed application form for the attention of Mr P McLoughlin, Headteacher, to recruitment@hfcmat.com. For further information please visit the ‘Vacancies’ section on our website www.stjohnplessington.com.

 

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised closing date, so please apply as soon as you can.

 

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.