Languages Project Coordinator

Grade 6 pts 21-26 £32,115 to £36,124 pro rata

(Actual salary £17,660 to £19,865 per annum)

22.5 hours per week, 41 weeks per year

Permanent contract

Required to start ASAP

King Edward VII School is a thriving, over-subscribed School with a diverse intake. It is a stimulating place in which to work, offering many opportunities to students and staff alike. The School enjoys an excellent reputation and sees the calibre of its staff as a key strength. King Edward VII School has two sites within the S10 area, approximately 1.5 miles apart. At King Edward VII School we offer an excellent benefits package, including a pension, eye test vouchers and a wellbeing package. We also offer a full employee assistance programme (EAP).

We have an exciting opportunity for a well-motivated individual to manage a variety of languages activities and projects undertaken by the School. The School offers evening class tuition to over 450 adult learners each year in nine different languages ranging from Spanish, French, Italian to Japanese and Arabic. You will manage the evening class programme including the organisation of the courses, finances and the staffing of classes. King Edward VII School leads on the HOLA (Home Language Accreditation Project.) You will administer, organise and liaise with external schools and agencies to arrange the GCSE and A Level exams, including acting as a speaking examination venue for the HOLA project.

The successful candidate will:  

•          be dynamic, dedicated and enthusiastic

•          be very well organised and efficient

•          have a confident and professional manner

•          have a strong administration background

•          be a skilled ICT practitioner, with excellent Microsoft Office skills

•          have very good interpersonal skills

Applicants must have a good working knowledge of the whole suite of Microsoft Office software and be comfortable using Word and Excel extensively. We use SIMS as our main management information software and whilst familiarity with this piece of software is not essential the successful candidate must be able to learn quickly as they will use this central source of management information on a daily basis. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to show this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete Disclosure and Barring Service declarations in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. All applicants are required to read the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy incorporating Self-Harm and Online Safety, this can be found here.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS certificate. As the post will involve regulated activity with children, it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are included on the children’s barred list held by the DBS.

 Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are “protected”. These are not subject to the disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the ministry of justice website or see here. 

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment in confirmed. We will perform online searches as part of due diligence for all shortlisted candidates.

Please note: Only applications on the standard Sheffield LA application form will be accepted.

CVs will not be considered

For further details please contact Mr T Hall – HR & Cover Manager at recruitment@kes.sheffield.sch.uk or visit www.kes.sheffield.sch.uk/recruitment                                              

Closing date: Friday 17 January 2025 – 12 noon

Interview date: W/c 27 January 2025