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Salary: NJC 2 - £20,134 + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefitsHours: 37 hours a week, 41 weeks per yearContract: Fixed termStart date: December 2024/ Jan 2025
Looking to make a difference every day?
Join our team as an Admin Apprentice within our CEIAG team (careers education, information and guidance) and be part of the team that provides invaluable careers support to our students. Your contribution will ensure smooth delivery of, not only excellent careers guidance but; an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
You're someone who'll be able to:
- Provide professional administrative support.
- To take ownership of your apprenticeship training.
- Complete the Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship Standard. https://apprenticeship-standards/business-administrator-v1-0
- Dedicate 6 hours per week (on average) to develop your Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours for the apprenticeship during work time.
- Attend reviews with your employer and apprenticeship Trainer every 10 weeks to review your progress on the Level 3 programme.
- If you don't have evidence of Maths and English GCSE C or above (or an equivalent) you will also need to complete a Level 2 functional skills programme as a part of the apprenticeship. The fees for this and the apprenticeship are fully covered by the levy and the ESFA at no cost to the learner.
Training:
Your Trainer will meet with you in the workplace or online every 2-4 weeks. In between these meetings you will have dedicated time away from your job to work on the apprenticeship and collate evidence for your apprenticeship e-portfolio with ongoing support from your Manager and Trainer.
This is an exciting opportunity to be in a real job, with real variety, from day one whilst working towards a qualification. The successful candidate will have excellent people and communication skills and will be flexible to adapt to changing situations.
To be eligible for the Apprenticeship, applicants must have resided in the UK or EEA for 3 years prior to the start of the Apprenticeship. Please note: applicants must not have already completed a Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship.
This will be a fixed-term position and the duration of the apprenticeship will be determined by the job role and current skills. The typical duration of the apprenticeship is 21 months, however, can be longer or shorter depending on existing knowledge, skills and experience.
About the school:
Firth Park Academy is a vibrant and inclusive secondary school at the heart of the community we serve. With just under 1200 students, we are amongst the largest schools in Sheffield. At Firth Park Academy, we are clear about our vision; students are at the centre of everything we do. Through collaboration, every aspect of our work is of high quality. We deliver an ambitious and inclusive curriculum that enables all students to excel academically and socially.
The role is due to commence December 2024/ January 2025 This is a fixed term position.Closing date: 4th December
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.
