Job Title: Administrator - Education Programmes Assistant
School: Lift Schools central team
Location: Ed City, 3rd Floor, 1EdCity Walk, London, W12 7TF 3 days and 2 WFH
Salary: £27,000 - £31,000 + well-being cash plan + pension scheme + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Start date: ASAP
An exciting opportunity to join a friendly MAT in a gorgeous new building.
Your new organisation
Lift Schools are one of the largest multi-academy trusts in the country made up of 59 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils. Our incredible Chief Executive, Rebecca (Becks) Boomer-Clark, joined in 2021 and has a clear objective, an excellent education for every child, in every classroom, every day regardless of background, geography or ability. We are based in Ed City, a gorgeous modern building with great facilities and a short walk from White City (Central line) and Wood Lane (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines). You’ll be in the office 3 days per week Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and working from home Tuesdays and Fridays.
Your new role
Reporting into Natalie Straker, Education Programmes Coordinator, you will be provided with support and a structured introduction to the central team, training on the system and a friendly manager on hand. The role of the Education Programmes Assistant is to provide support for the Education Programmes office by providing high-quality administrative, operational and event support across a range of educational initiatives. Working closely with colleagues across Lift Schools, you will support the delivery of teacher and leader development programmes, curriculum networks, study tours and principal events, whilst also providing administrative support to senior leaders within the Education team. This is a varied and fast-paced role that combines programme coordination, event delivery, stakeholder management and senior leadership support. The successful candidate will be highly organised, proactive and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously. This role offers opportunities to develop expertise in programme management, educational operations, event delivery and stakeholder engagement within one of England's largest multi-academy trusts.
What you’ll need to succeed
You will be able to manage your own time effectively and respond well to a changing environment. You will have good IT skills including calendars, spreadsheets and document production and generally great administrative skills, in particular high levels of accuracy and attention to detail and the ability to communicate professionally and clearly with a wide range of stakeholders.
If you would like a confidential discussion or have any questions ahead of applying we’d love to hear from you. Please contact the recruitment manager, Jessica Billows on [email protected]
We offer you:
Comprehensive training: Access to some of the best developmental training to boost your career.
Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and much more.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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