Safeguarding and Child Protection Team Administrator

About the School

Lister Community School is a large 11-16 Academy at the heart of its community, and is part of the Newham Community Learning Trust. Our vision is to provide a world class international education for young people in Newham. We firmly believe our young people have the right to the same quality of teaching and range of opportunities as at any school in the country, and our ethos is one of continuous improvement, with a focus on strong partnerships and staff development. Over the last ten years we have significantly raised academic standards and are now the school of choice for our local community.

About the the role

We are seeking to appoint a confident, ambitious, enthusiastic and highly motivated administrator to join our Safeguarding and Child Protection Team. The successful candidate will assist the team by providing high level administrative support and running the Team office.

You will also have good communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to work flexibly and cooperatively in a team context. Appropriate and accurate use of English in written and oral communications and good organisational skills are also required. You will show a commitment to working in a multicultural setting and with students from diverse backgrounds. Confidentiality and the ability to communicate with discretion is crucial to this role.

What we offer:

• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Employee assistance programme and support
• Free gym onsite
• Subsidised staff cafe
• Cycle to work scheme
• Long service awards

Closing date: Monday 2nd December 2024 at 12:00pm

Interview date: Thursday 5th December 2024

At Lister Community School, we recognise the positive value of diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

PLEASE NOTE:

1. Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close the advert early depending on the volume of applications we receive. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. We will only be contacting those candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the process. Please note we do not have parking facilities onsite.

2. Lister Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This appointment will be conditional on successful pre-employment checks. Identity, Prohibition, Qualification, Barred List, Enhanced DBS, Section 128, Overseas, Right to work, Reference, Criminal Record and Medical Checks are essential for all applicable posts at the School.

3. In accordance with paragraph 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (2024), Lister Community School will carry out an online search for all shortlisted candidates. If shortlisted for the role an appropriate online search will be undertaken on your name(s). Any information given will be treated as confidential and will only be used in relation to the post for which you have applied.