Ark John Keats Academy

Secondary Administrator

Location: Enfield – easily accessible from central, north, and east London, as well as surrounding areas.

Salary: Ark Support Band 4 pay points 3-7 (£25,633-27,245 pro rata) depending on experience.

Working pattern:Full-time (40 hours per week term time plus 16 days during the school holidays including national results days)

Hours & Work Pattern: 08.00am – 17.00pm, 39 weeks per year, term time only plus 16 days of 5 hours during holidays.

Contract: Permanent

Start date: January 2024

Closing date: 2nd January 2024 at 09.00am

We will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response.

Interviews: W/C 8th January 2024

Ark John Keats is an exceptional school looking to hire exceptional people.

About the role:

Ark John Keats is an excellent and heavily over-subscribed school serving a diverse and aspirational community. We are looking to recruit into our fantastic secondary admin team. You will work as part of a high performing team with clearly defined roles and play a key role in supporting the successful running of an outstanding school including providing support to the Senior Leadership Team, staff, governors, students and parents to uphold the vision and ethos of the school at all times and provide excellent customer service to a range of stakeholders. You will have key responsibilities for printing and signage across the whole school and take an active part in the logistics of the school day. We are looking for a reliable, organised and energetic person keen to add value to our pupils’ lives.

You will:

Be vision aligned with our approach to curriculum and teaching. Have genuine passion and a belief in the potential of every student. Have up-to-date knowledge in the curriculum area. Be motivated to continually improve standards and achieve excellence.

About our school:

Ark John Keats was founded in 2013 with one class of reception children. We are now a fully-fledged all-through school, running from nursery to year 13, with over 1700 children. Our school is oversubscribed, with a waiting list for every year group. Our community is composed of supportive and committed families who buy into our vision and work with us to ensure their children achieve all they are capable of in the future.

We aspire for all our children to have the academic knowledge necessary to enable them to progress to university, for pupils to have a love of learning and curiosity about the world, and for them to be polite, well-mannered young people who take responsibility for their choices and drive their own destinies.

Ark John Keats is part of Ark Schools, a hugely successful network serving pupils from deprived communities. Our network shares a belief in our six pillars, find out about them here.

If you would like to find out more about us, please visit www.arkjohnkeatsorg.

We offer:

Twice the number of training days as standard. Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering up to £1,000 a year in savings from over 3,000 major retailers. Interest-free loans of up to £5,000 available for season tickets or a bicycle. Gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym.

How to get to us?

Travelling by rail from central London: Our nearest overground station, Turkey Street, is a 10-minute walk from the school and stops at Seven Sisters, Stoke Newington, and Hackney Downs on the way to Liverpool Street. National Rail services are also a 10-minute walk and stop at Tottenham Hale and Hackney Downs before finishing at Liverpool Street.

Travelling by car: We are easily reached by car, with most of Northeast London accessible within 30 minutes. There is free on-site parking for staff.

How to apply:

Please find the role on www.arkjohnkeats.org/vacancies and apply. We will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response.

For further information or to arrange a discussion, contact us at recruitment@arkjohnkeatsacademy.org.

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. 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. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.