Administration Assistant (Part Time - Maternity Cover)

Prosper Learning Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Prosper Learning Trust is seeking a dedicated administrative assistant to support Newcastle Bridges School. This temporary part-time role involves providing administrative support in a busy school environment, ensuring excellent customer service, and contributing to the wellbeing of vulnerable young people. The position offers opportunities for professional development and is ideal for those with relevant experience in educational settings.

Benefits

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Opportunities for career development

Access to Teacher's Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative roles, preferably in educational settings.
• Ability to manage workload and respond to interruptions.
• Commitment to supporting vulnerable young people.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service in a busy office environment.
• Maintain administrative systems and assist with exams.
• Liaise with staff, pupils, and parents for event arrangements.

Skills

Customer Service

Organizational Skills

Flexibility

Motivation

Education

Relevant experience in a school or similar environment

Job description

This school has Academy status and is part of the Prosper Multi Academy Trust; the employer will be the Multi Academy Trust.



Newcastle Bridges School

Drayton Road

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE3 3RU



Interview Date:w/c 16/06/2025

Start Date:01/09/2025



Maternity Cover/ Fixed Term until the 17.07.2026 or subject to the return of the post holder.

Working Pattern: 16 hours per week (Monday – Tuesday - 8am - 4.30pm), term time only + 2 training days.



Newcastle Bridges School is seeking to appoint an administrative assistant with relevant experience (in a school or similar environment) to join our busy, friendly admin team, to start 1st September 2025.This post is a temporary position to support a maternity cover.



The position would suit:

• Current Administrative Assistants


• Newly Qualified Business Admin or Customer Service Apprentices


• Individuals with previous clerical/administrativework

The successful applicant will be based at the school’s main site at Kenton, however may be expected to work at any of the school’s sites as required.The post holder will be expected to be able to manage their own workload and respond to the many interruptions of a busy school office.The successful applicant needs to be committed, flexible and motivated in their work.Training and support will be provided to the successful applicant.



Some of the main duties of the role include:

• Working in a busy office/reception area and providing excellent levels of customer service


• Maintain adminsystems including school management information systems


• Providing exams assistant support


• Liaising with staff, pupils and parents to meet the requirements of the academy including arranging events, work experience and administering cover for absent staff

Newcastle Bridges School provides excellent educational opportunities to young people whose education has been interrupted by mental or physical ill-health or school based non-attendance. We seek to support each young person's access to a full-time, broad and balanced education appropriate to their potential and their educational needs and encourage reintegration into mainstream whenever relevant.The successful candidates with therefore contribute to supporting some of the most vulnerable young people within the city and surrounding areas, striving to make a difference to their lives.



Newcastle Bridges School was judged by Ofsted to be once again ‘Outstanding’ in May 2022.



Ferndene Hospital at Prudhoe (Redburn, Stephenson (MSU), Fraser, and Riding Wards): provides regional and national Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Services (CAMHS) for children and young people between the ages of 13 and 18. Tier 4 CAMHS are for patients with more complex needs usually requiring inpatient treatment.



The Great North Children’s Hospital is a regional hospital for many specialised services within paediatrics. The intake of patients covers a wide Geographical area; north to the Scottish Borders, west to Cumbria and south to North Yorkshire. It also serves the national and international community as a centre of excellence. The Children’s Heart Unit at the Freeman Hospital provides care for children who need medical or surgical help for conditions involving the heart, lungs and airways. It is one of two units in the UK to carry out heart and lung transplants on children.



Newcastle Bridges School at Kenton offers education to pupils aged 11-16 years old who are unable to access mainstream school due to medical and mental health needs.It offers a smaller and more nurturing environment than most mainstream secondary settings. A secondary curriculum is followed and pupils sit external exams.



The Medical Pathway Team are based within this provision and provide education to pupils in the community who are unable to access the Kenton Provision for medical reasons, supporting them in a transition back to an education setting appropriate to the individual learner.



To learn more about Newcastle Bridges School and Prosper Learning Trust, please visit our websites.



Prosper Learning Trust was established in January 2018 to help vulnerable young people succeed against the odds.Four core values underpin everything we do as a Trust, these are Aspiration, Integrity, Resilience and kindness.We are looking for staff who share those values and want to support our young people.



The Trust currently have 5 schools in the region:

• Newcastle Bridges School – Alternative Provision academy offering education to pupils unable to access mainstream school due to medical needs including hospitalised children and young people (3-19 years)


• Mary Astell Academy – Alternative Provision academy offering education to permanently excluded pupils and pupils who are struggling in mainstream school (11-16 years)


• Thomas Bewick Special School – Special School academy for pupils with a diagnosis of autism (3-19 years)


• Harry Watts Academy – Special School academy for pupils with a diagnosis of autism (5-16 years)


• Gilbert Ward Academy – Special School academy for pupils with SEMH or a diagnosis of autism (11-16 years)

Prosper Learning Trust was also recently named as the lead partner in the opening of a new Free School in Jarrow, South Tyneside. This school will be a Special School academy for pupils with SEMH (4-11 years).



The successful candidate will be deployed initially at Newcastle Bridges School but will be expected to work at any Prosper Learning Trust site should the need arise.



Benefits of working for Prosper Learning Trust



The Trust is proud to say that we match the Real Living Wage and we also offer successful candidates:

• A friendly and supportive team of staff who are willing to share expertise and learn from one another


• Opportunities for career development and support with development through Trust wide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes


• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and support from the Trust's Wellbeing Network Group


• Access to either Teacher's Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme, each with favourable employer contribution rates.


• Employee centred policies that support you in and beyond the workplace


• Funded eye tests for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)


• Cycle to work scheme

For more information on why we think you should work for us see our Trust website, where you will also find videos of what our current staff think.



Please note that all successful candidates will be required to complete an online pre-employment medical questionnaire.



Safeguarding Information



Prosper Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, as well as vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to apply for Disclosure from the DBS.



The Trust actively promotes equality of opportunity with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records. The Trust selects all candidates for employment based on their skills, qualifications and experience, in comparison against the person specification.



This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are invited for interview, you will be required to disclose convictions that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. Certain spent convictions and cautions will be ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed. Full details on protected convictions and information about which convictions must be declared during job applications can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. You will 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 is confirmed. This role will include Regulated Activities and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure is required for this post. Please note that in all cases written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers before the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise.



Online vetting checks will be carried out for candidates who are shortlisted.



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