Job Title: Administrative Assistant
Location: Solihull B90 4WA
Salary: £20,600 p/a
Job type: Permanent, Full time 37.5 hours per week
About us:
The Grace Foundation exist to transform young people’s lives through holistic education. Through our Christian ethos we are committed to working with schools from the inside out to support the aspirational, relational, and spiritual needs of students and their families. Our approach focusses on developing the whole person, enhancing student wellbeing, and improving OFSTED outcomes to help transform school communities.
The Role:
The Administrative Assistant will work as part of our Cross Academy Support Team to help deliver our vision to positively impact thousands of young people & their families through holistic education. They will provide operational support, administration & office duties to ensure the effective implementation of Grace Foundation aims.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
- To provide administrative support for the Cross Academy Support Team, reporting to the Admin Manager.
- To assist with finances such as expenses and purchase requests.
- To assist with the planning, scheduling, and coordination of Cross-Academy events and activities.
- To fulfil general office duties such as handling & filtering inbound & outbound. communication, replenishing resources & photocopying, managing diaries across multiple sites.
- To assist with digital communications, team briefings, website & marketing requirements including social media.
- To assist with the HR process for recruitment of new staff including safeguarding requirements.
- To manage and keep up to date the online Ethos Tool Kit on behalf of the Ethos Team ensuring content is up to date and ready to use (using WordPress).
- To format lessons, workshops, and resources according to design templates.
- To assist with the collation of measured impact and reports.
- To take minutes & action points in meetings with follow up communication as required.
- To ensure relevant policies & procedures such as GDPR are up to date.
- Any other reasonable duties as directed by the line management.
Required Skills/Qualifications:
- Relevant Qualifications & experience working within an operational & administration setting.
- Knowledge & experience of working within an education setting preferable.
- Experience managing & coordinating volunteers preferable.
- Must have a clear understanding of our Christian ethos and be able to articulate how Christian values can positively impact students’ lives.
- Must have own transport, a clean driving license & be willing to travel.
- Current DBS.
What We Offer / Benefits:
- 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays per annum (pro-rata).
- Secure free parking, death in service (3 x basic salary).
- Subsidised canteen, private healthcare cover & pension.
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