Job Introduction
Poole Teaching School Alliance was formed in 2010 and in September 2021 evolved into the Castleman Learning Network, part of the Castleman Academy Trust. We have successfully been working alongside a wide range of schools across Poole, Bournemouth and Dorset networking to provide support and development opportunity for teaching professionals. One of our key roles is training the next generation of Primary School teachers but as a learning network, we support local schools and teachers by offering a range of professional development opportunities which enable teachers to reflect, share in research and enhance their practice.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to be an integral part of our team, at our Offices based in Hadow Road, Kinson, as a Training/Finance Co-Ordinator who will play a key role in the recruitment of initial teacher trainees together with providing support to the CLN Director.
Hours: 12 hours per week based on 39 working weeks (Term Time plus 1 Week)
The ideal applicant will have:-
- An excellent standard of written English
- Excellent ICT, communication and organisational skills
- Experience of working with data and creating reports
- A customer service background
- A professional attitude and excellent attendance
- An understanding of finance would be advantageous
We are looking for people who-
- Are passionate about learning as learning is at the heart of everything we do
- Believe teamwork is vital to be successful
- Lead by example
- Have an eye for details that matter
- Are solution focussed
- Are intuitive and positive thinking
- Take their job seriously but not themselves
- Notice a job needs doing and get it done
- Have a real desire to join the Castleman Academy Trust and help build an inspiring learning community where all thrive and are successful
- Enjoy working in small, dedicated and creative teams.
We offer:-
- Supportive colleagues from within the Castleman Academy Trust and their schools
- Support and training for working with the Trust's financial system
- Eligibility to join the Dorset Council Local Government Pension Fund
- Free access to the Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
The closing date for applications is 9 am on Wednesday 21 March 2024.
Interviews will be held week commencing 26 February 2024.
Completed application forms should be sent to Tracey Thorne by email at tthorne@castlemanacademytrust.co.uk
The Castleman Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate that they meet the essential elements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an Enhanced DBS Check, Child Barred List check, satisfactory references and a health check and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
An online check will also be conducted on all shortlisted applicants. This check will form part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The Ministry of Justice guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide via https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974 .
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