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Administrator - Lifton Community Academy (Learning Academy Partnership)
Part Time, 22 hours per week, 38 weeks per annum
Fixed Term Initially until 31st August 2025.
Required to start as soon as possible.
The Learning Academy Partnership have an exciting opportunity for an Administrator to join our Trust, based at Lifton Community Academy. Lifton serves a vibrant community in West Devon, just a 20-minute drive from Okehampton and Tavistock.
Lifton is a unique village school within extensive grounds, including a forest school and outdoor classroom. All our colleagues are dedicated to the development of our children in the fullest sense possible and we pride ourselves on putting children first in every aspect of school life.
Our vision for our academy is: ‘Building a stronger future together’.
We are proud of how we work collectively as a family of schools with a shared responsibility for all children. By working as a Hub (alongside Lamerton C of E Academy, Gulworthy Academy, and St Andrews C of E Academy) and as part of the wider School Trust, we empower each other to deliver an exceptional offer that is fully rooted in the local community and our Christian values. We empower children with the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to flourish, removing barriers to learning so every child, especially our most-underserved children, flourish.
We are looking for an administrator who shares our values to join our committed team, working to ensure that we serve our children to the best of our abilities. This role lends itself to someone who is highly motivated, with a wide range of administrative and interpersonal skills. You’ll be happy to work independently whilst following processes, as well as collaboratively as part of the wider Trust team.
Our ideal candidate will be extremely organised with a keen eye for detail, who can be calm whilst prioritising their work and can demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills. We are embarking on an exciting journey of collaboration, sharing best practice and expertise to enable all children to live life to the fullest. We look forward to the successful applicant joining our school family and working collectively to provide the best possible provision for our children!
We are proud that we an organisation where you will feel professionally nourished through our extensive development practice and strong wellbeing offer. Our People strategy enables us to nurture, develop and support our colleagues so that they can provide the very best for our children. We understand the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance and are eager to discuss flexible working opportunities, please contact us to explore options.
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace that represents the wider communities that we serve, where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. If your experience looks a little different to what we’ve identified, but you’re excited about the role and feel inspired by our mission to enable every child to flourish, you may just be the right candidate and we would love to hear from you!
Our School Trust is underpinned by our four core beliefs; we are stronger together, a sense of belonging; removing barriers and realising the possible. This means that by working collectively, we can achieve our absolute best to ensure that children, especially the most vulnerable, can flourish. In short, our ethos is one of working together to Empower, Excel, Together.
We can offer you:
* The opportunity to make a profound different to children’s lives
* A culture that takes work-life balance extremely seriously for all its colleagues
* The chance to work as part of a collective in a values-led school Trust, a single organisation
* High quality professional development and regular training
* Access to nationally recognised Level 2 and 3 course and apprenticeships
* A strong, proactive wellbeing network across the School Trust
* The potential for future career development
* Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
* Trust benefit schemes including tech and cycle schemes
* Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
* An impactful People Strategy that enables us to nurture, develop and support our colleagues so that they can provide the very best for our children
The Learning Academy Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS disclosures are required for this post along with the other necessary checks. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
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The closing date for this post is the Monday 21st October 2024 (9am), however, please feel free to apply as soon as possible, as applications will be considered upon receipt. We reserve the right to interview / appoint before the closing date