Reporting to:  Office Manager/Operations Manager 

Contract: Permanent  

Working Pattern:  M-T 8.30-4.30 F 8.30-3.00 per week, 42 weeks per year (39 weeks term time + 3 weeks to be arranged with the Office/Operations manager). 

Salary:  Ark Support Staff Band 5 full time £19,650 - £22,571 per annum (Pro rata salary £18,122 - £20,816 per annum)  

Closing Date:  12th September 2022 9.00am    

‘It takes a whole community to bring up a child’ is not just a motto at Ark Boulton, it influences the way we support each other, our parents, students and other stakeholders.    

Our support staff a valuable and integral part of our community and are given the room to grow and develop in an encouraging, challenging and rewarding environment. They are role-models and ambassadors for Boulton on a professional and public level. They reflect the virtues we promote, which include courage, self-discipline, commitment, and honesty.    

Become a member of our school family and embrace multiple opportunities for personal and professional development, not just within the school, but from the internationally renowned Ark family of schools we are a part of. Through Ark, our staff can share best practice and receive training from some of the most talented individuals in the country.    

Each day is unique for our team, as they collectively support the activities within and outside the school. Our consortium of creative and resourceful team members ensure we go above and beyond in order to constantly improve our service to the community we serve.   

Our strapline ‘growing together, reaching higher’ applies as much to our staff as our students. We recognise that the health and wellbeing of our staff will affect that of our students. For this reason, we have invested in developing our wellbeing room and other initiatives to care for our whole school community.    

If you are someone who understands the difference a great education can make to the lives of pupils, their families and communities; have a passion and belief in the potential of every student; and are excited at the prospect of growing as an individual in a supported and education focused setting, we look forward to hearing from you.    

We are looking to recruit to a Communications, Reprographics and Admin Assistant to work alongside our school administration team. As the Communications, Reprographics and Admin Assistant  you will play a pivotal role in supporting and promoting Ark Boulton Academy to prospective parents and students, prospective staff, the local community and the wider public.  The post holder will also be responsible for reprographics within the Academy, and the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). 

The ideal candidate will have: 

• Public relations, communications and marketing experience is essential  
• An understanding and knowledge of the school or the education sector is highly desirable 
• An outstanding communicator, confident across all media both digital and traditional 
• Highly literate and numerate, with strong appropriate IT skills and a keen eye for detail
• Have a genuine passion and a belief in the potential of every pupil   

Job Description and Personal Specification 

To find out more about working for Ark Boulton Academy please contact the HR team at HR@arkboulton.org  

Ark value diversity and are committed to safeguarding and promoting child welfare. The successful candidate will be subject to DBS and any other relevant employment checks.