Office Administrator

We are seeking an exceptional Office Administrator to join the Academy Office Team, to work in close partnership with our Office Manager. The role is to provide comprehensive administrative support to the school including supporting the Senior Leadership Team, staff, Governors, parents/carers and students. You will collaborate with members of various teams to uphold the vision and ethos of the Academy at all times and provide outstanding customer service to a range of stakeholders.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow their role at the Academy and be supported in developing their knowledge and skillset.

You will demonstrate:

• Excellent team working skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Empathy, patience, reliability and consistency
• Flexibility, proactivity and a willingness to change approaches when necessary
• A high level of self-awareness and self-management
• Resilience, motivation and commitment to achieving excellence
• Ability to be reflective and proactive in seeking feedback to constantly improve practice
• An unwavering determination to deliver an excellent customer service and first class administration support for all our students, parents/carers and stakeholders
• Courtesy, professionalism and tact and present a positive image in a busy Office and Reception environment
• A genuine passion and a belief in the potential of every student
• Motivation to continually improve standards and achieve excellence

If you would like to discuss this opportunity or for any queries, please contact Vicky Rouse by email to v.rouse@arkblakeacademy.org.

Benefits:

• Collaborative planning, centralised or shared resources
• Clear and consistent behaviour systems
• Knowledge rich curriculum & traditional T&L approach
• Highly visible supportive leaders who have your back
• Centralised daily detentions
• Realistic and manageable feedback policy
• Excellent CPD opportunities – internal & within network
• Thoughtful and impactful meeting schedule with time for co-planning
• Friday afternoon co-planning following earlier student dismissal
• Free breakfast daily

Ark Blake Academy is a growing and successful academy based in East Croydon that opened in September 2020. We are consistently oversubscribed in every year group and currently have students in Years 7–11. We continue to grow and look forward to our first cohort of students completing their GCSE studies in the summer of 2025. We now wish to recruit for further key roles to drive forward our ambitious plans.

At Ark Blake Academy, our mission for the school is to embed a powerful knowledge-rich curriculum and provide fantastic opportunities for character development, all underpinned by an environment where exemplary behaviour is the norm. In terms of our school culture, it is based around the simple but powerful belief of ‘working hard, being kind and taking responsibility’. We aim to become a leading school in London as quickly as possible by living out this day to day belief.

Diversity and inclusion: We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective.

Safeguarding statement: Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.