About this Role
Yardleys School
SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR (HR)(Maternity Cover)
NJC Grade 4 £34,434 - £41,771 FTE
Term-time only plus five days of school holidays
Actual salary £30,998 - £37,603 p.a.
Required as soon as possible
"Yardleys School is a unique andspecial place." *
Yardleys is a thriving, vibrant and heavilyoversubscribed 11-16 multi-ethnic stand-alone academy in Birmingham, with 928students on roll. The diversity of the school population reflects the rich, cultural mixof the local area.
The school is highly focused onraising standards of pupil achievement through a broad and balanced curriculumand students make excellent progress.
The school motto "Working together for a better future" is far morethan just words. The collaborative ethoswhich permeates the school is at the heart of our success. Excellent studentbehaviour and an extremely well organised school provide the foundation forteachers to focus on delivering outstanding lessons and continuously improvingtheir practice. We pride ourselves on offering all students the opportunity todevelop the knowledge and skills needed to be successful global citizens.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our support staff team onmaternity cover. Reporting to the Academy Business & Support Manager, youwill be responsible for the efficient administration of the HR functions of theschool, acting as the first point of contact for HR related enquiries.
The successful candidate will beeducated to at least GCSE level and will demonstrate high standards of writtenand verbal communication. Experience of schools HR is not essential but theability to learn quickly and work hard are essential.
When joining Yardleys, you will benefit from:
- Akeen eye on staff workload with a generous Planning, Preparation &Assessment (PPA) allocation.
- Well-behavedstudents who arekeen to learn.
- ACompetitive Pension Scheme (Teachers' Pension Scheme & Local GovernmentPension Scheme).
- Discretionaryhealthcare membershipto Benenden Health with access to a 24/7 GP helpline, mental health helpline,medical diagnostics & treatment and mobile app with wellbeing classes.
- Adesignated wellbeing day for all staff.
- GenerousPPA time during internal assessment weeks, which take place two times per year,including designated marking days.
- Well-establishedand effective pastoral systemsto support with student behaviour and welfare.
- Highrate of staff retention.
- A progressive, dynamic and research informed CPDprogramme, providing teachers with a genuine opportunity to develop theirsubject pedagogy and practice.
- Acommitment to professional development opportunities with100+ hours of professional development time that can be accessed throughout theyear - including coaching support, sharinggood practice with each other through a variety of teacher takeaway approaches,a half termly teaching and learning newsletter, regular hotspots, opportunitiesto work across partner schools in a joint practice development programme and aregular professional reading group.
- Theopportunity to undertake and be supported with a National ProfessionalQualification (NPQ).
- Effectivebusiness managementwith well-organised and effective systems whichenable teaching staff to focus on their core business of educating children.
- A collaborativeapproach with supportive managers and regular weekly meetings where subjectspecific training is provided through subject mastery sessions.
- Anexcellent induction programme tailored to your job role.
- Stateof the art facilitiesin a modern PFI building including a staff work room and staff room, that arewell-resourced with computers, a vending and drinks machine.
"Leaders care deeply about staff. They are mindful of well-being and workload,and staff feel valued and appreciated." *
*OfstedMarch 2023
Closing date: 9:00 am on Thursday 3rd September 2026.
Please note -Wereserve the right to interview and offer the post prior to the closing date. Itis strongly recommended that candidates submit their application as soon aspossible.
YardleysSchool is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children andexpect all staff to share this commitment.
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references andall shortlisted will be subject to an online search.
Thesuccessful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks,including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification(where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness;identity and right to work. The successful candidate will be required toprovide a copy of their birth certificate.
This postis exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments tothe Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying forcertain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they aredisclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information aboutfiltering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
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