School Administrator, Caldew School, £4.81 an hour

About Caldew School

At Caldew we aim to provide the very best learning and personal development opportunities for every young person that we serve. Our students enjoy a high quality education in a school where they feel valued and cared for. We know our students well and learning is tailored to ensure that each child achieves their potential and beyond.

About the role

We are looking for a confident and motivated person who has excellent communications skills to provide business administrative support and complete office services. The ability to relate to adults in the team, teaching staff and pupils is essential.
Full training and support will be given, if you are able to prioritise workload, work under pressure and meet deadlines and have a professional and proactive approach to work this could be perfect for you!
The role will be term time only and 32.5 hours per week.

General duties to include

• Duties will include,
• • Operate the school’s reprographics machinery to reproduce printed materials as required and within set deadlines;
• • Assist with ordering stock and materials to ensure the uninterrupted running of the reprographics service;
• • Check meter usage readings and ensuring machines are in good working order;
• • Arrange with contractors for repairs, service and maintenance as necessary, to ensure smooth operation of all equipment;
• • Maintain records of reprographics work undertaken;
• • Undertake Reception duties including:
• o answering routine telephone and face to face enquires
• o signing in visitors
• o handling and distributing internal and external main and deliveries
• o enveloping and franking mail
• o maintaining the Reception diary and meeting room bookings
• o producing documents using standard templates (for example, holiday letters)
• • Attend Staff Briefings/meetings where appropriate;
• • Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required;
• • Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school;
• • Comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person;
• • Other duties as required in support of the school within the scope of this post.
• • General basic admin tasks as required.

Your future career with us

Additional training on specific software and systems will be given and the opportunity to join the team on a permanent basis will be offered to the right candidate upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Study for the Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship

The Level 3 Business Administration apprenticeship offers you a blended learning experience while you learn on the job. The learning element takes approximately 15 months. This includes 20% of your time learning with us at System People which includes classroom lesson delivery one day a month and online interactive learning via our bespoke innovative platform OLLIE. You will have access to 1-2-1 tutor support as well as a workplace mentor. System People have fantastic pass rates, we won the “BEST Training Provider Award” at the Golden Apples in 2019 and have been awarded a “Good” rating by Ofsted 2021.

Entry requirements

You will need to have achieved a GCSE grade 4/C (or equivalent) in Maths and English by the end this program, therefore, to apply for this role you will need to hold a grade C (grade 4) or above in Maths OR English and a D (grade 3) or above in the other.

There is support available through System People should you need Functional skills Maths or English support to reach a Level 2 (grade C/4 equivalent).

Apprenticeships are open to everyone of all ages, so perhaps you have just left school and would like to get straight into work? Maybe you are a working parent looking for a change? Or perhaps you are looking for a career break and want to retrain and start something totally new! All applications are welcome.