Office Manager & HR Administrator

Start: January 2025.

Closing date: 11th November 2024, Midday.

Local government pay scale for support staff:

NJC Point 20 - 30 FTE (£30,296 – £38,223),

Term-time plus 2 weeks Pro Rata (£27,308 - £34,453).

Salary is entirely dependent on experience, qualifications and skillsets.

LBS Staff Welfare Plan included

We have a great opportunity for a dynamic Office Manager with HR experience to join our school to provide strategic leadership and management of main office and with HR administration to drive the professional standards within the administrative support of the school. Do you have what it takes to contribute towards and continue to driving the dramatic improvements at Lordswood Boys’ School? Do you have the passion and commitment to deliver outstanding provision of support and wellbeing at the school? If so, this role at Lordswood Boys’ School might be the best career move you ever make.

The successful candidate will manage and support the administrative staff and with the wider teaching and support staff in order to provide effective administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the school. We are a small, yet expanding school, with around 670 students in year groups 7-11. If you want to make a difference to our students and support them to achieve their full potential, then this is the role for you.

About Lordswood Boys’ School

Lordswood Boys’ School is part of the Central Academies Trust (CAT). CAT was formed in September 2017 to specifically sponsor Lordswood Boys’ School with one ambition in vastly improving the life chances of the young men the school serves. An educational Trust with members and directors drawn from the highest achieving and highest profile schools in Coventry and Birmingham. Led by our Chief Executive, Mr Lee Williams the Trust incorporates members and directors from industry and higher education amongst other fields. Committed to raising achievement in challenging schools and to securing the highest of high equity, we will work relentlessly to change young lives in the Midlands. Any professional that joins in with our mission will have opportunities to work across our schools in the coming years as we seek to develop and promote our own staff into outstanding school improvement experts or leaders of curriculum innovation and world class standards in education. We do not lack ambition.

Whilst this role is predominantly term time there is a requirement for the successful candidate to work an additional 10 days per year during holiday times, in agreement with the Head of School.

If you require further information or an informal discussion contact Rajdip Kaur Kang, Head of School, details as follows:

E: r.kang@lordswoodboys.co.uk

T: 0121-464 2837

Our Commitment

Lordswood Boys’ School is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks.

We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.

Candidates will be required to submit the names of two referees, one of which must be your most recent employer.

Candidates will be expected to inform us of their salary aspirations. The school is prepared to negotiate to secure the right colleague.

Closing date: 11th November 2024, Midday.