Administrator - Part Time, Term Time Only

Haywards Heath, England, United Kingdom

12/19/2024

Contract: Fixed term until Easter 2025

Working Pattern: Term time only (38 weeks)

Hours: 15 hours per week, flexible (to be discussed at interview)

Actual Starting Salary (calculated pro rata): ££8696 per annum

Salaries are paid in 12 equal monthly instalments

Are you a detail-orientated professional with experience of finance and HR administration? Do you thrive in a busy environment where you an make an impact to children's education? If so, this could be the perfect role for you!

Key responsibilities include;

• administration of finance and payroll
• supporting recruitment activity
• providing guidance to academy staff on its policies and procedures
  
  

To find out more, please refer to the job description.

Blackthorns Community Primary Academy

Blackthorns is a vibrant primary academy in the beautiful village of Lindfield, near Haywards Heath in West Sussex. We currently have 210 pupils on-roll in our 7 classes, with one class in every year. It also hosts a special facility for up to 8 children with additional learning needs and speech, language, and communication difficulties.

As a community primary academy, our role within our local community is very important to us. Our strong relationships with parents are crucial, since it is when schools and parents work closely together that children progress best both academically and as people. Working as we do with children every day is both a responsibility and a privilege.

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We truly value the experience, dedication, and commitment of all our employees and believe in the power of motivated and happy staff. This is why we seek to enrich and reward our employees wherever we can, by offering a wide range of exciting and useful employee benefits. These include:

• Automatic annual pay increments
• High quality continuous professional development and support for your career progression
• A strong commitment to your health & wellbeing including; onsite Wellbeing Champions, designated Mental Health Ambassadors, flexible working opportunities from Day 1, and Employee Assistance programme
• Generous public sector pension scheme
• Discounts on retail & travel
• Cycle 2 Work scheme
• Charity giving
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As the largest Multi-Academies Trust in Sussex, we are a close-knit family of schools committed to achieving ambitions, delivering excellence, and nurturing potential. Sponsored by the esteemed University of Brighton, we provide high-quality learning experiences for our pupils.

Our success is a result of the dedication and expertise of our staff and central teams, creating vibrant places of learning that ignite curiosity and foster a lifelong love of education. Together, we aim to inspire our children and staff to flourish and achieve their best.

At The Heart Of Everything We Do Are Our Pupils. We Believe That Learning Should Be Exciting, Engaging, And Fun An Adventure Where Curiosity Is Celebrated, And Creativity Is Encouraged. We Strive To Create An Environment Where Each Child Feels Inspired And Supported, Enabling Them To Discover Their Unique Talents And Interests. Please Visit

Our commitment

Role

The University of Brighton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013, 2020 and 2023. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Further information is available here:

We welcome applications from all members of the community.

The Trust is proud to be part of the government’s Disability Confident scheme which underpins our staff and volunteer recruitment practices. If you would like any support or assistant at any stage of the recruitment process please let us know, by contacting us by email to recruitment@brightonacademiestrust.org.uk or by telephone to Emma Richings 01424 905 306.

Find out more

Job Description

For further information about this opportunity please download the attached job description and personal specification, and view our candidate pack here:

To arrange a visit or to have an informal discussion about this role please contact Caroline Newton - c.newton@lindfieldprimaryacademy.org.uk

Please apply today.

Key dates

Closing date: 5 January 2025

Interview date: To be arranged

Proposed start date: ASAP

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