Community First Academy Trust

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Platt bridge community school - SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR 

Platt Bridge Community School is seeking to recruit a self-motivated, flexible, enthusiastic and reliable School Administrator to join our highly skilled and enthusiastic main school office team to front pupil and main reception and support all in-school administrative and financial services.

 We are an innovative team in which work is valued and there is a caring, family ethos. Our work is promoted through the school’s values of Promotes Belief Creates Success ‘PBCS’.

 This is an exciting new post which is newly created in our friendly school administration team to add additional capacity to our current school administrative team.

 The successful applicant will meet and greet our pupils and visitors to school and carry out general clerical and administrative duties within a school environment. Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role and the skills/experience required.

CLICK HERE  to review the full application pack and job description 

Click Here DBS Application Form (Support Staff) to download the application form

Applicants should be aware that Platt Bridge Community School will be joining Achievement Through Collaboration, in February 2025 which is a school trust currently consisting of four strong schools located across the Blackpool, Blackburn, and Lancashire areas.

 Achievement Through Collaboration comprises great schools that work together with a shared focus: working together with children at the heart of everything we do.

Applicant Safer Recruitment Notice:

in line with our Safer Recruitment Policies; Community First Academy Trust is entirely committed to safeguarding children and adults and has robust safeguarding policies in place  which follow both local and national legislation and guidance. These place a duty upon every employee who has contact with children, adults and families in their everyday work to safeguard and promote their welfare. The Trust has nominated safeguarding leads who advise and support professionals when they raise concerns about a child or adult’s welfare. 

Please be aware overseas checks will be required if you have lived or worked abroad continuously or in total for 3 months or more over the last 5 years, or 12 months or more over the last 10 years, whilst aged 18 or over. For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

All our schools and partners are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment any concern(s) should be raised without delay to Mr M Haskayne. 

Equal Opportunities Monitoring

Community First Academy Trust is is committed to create a workforce that is diverse, promotes inclusion and supports everyone to progress and achieve, regardless of background characteristics. As an Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

To assist us in understanding how we are progressing to meet these aims and to identify areas for further focus. We are seeking your support to collect information to produce and monitor equal opportunities aggregate statistics.

As part of the application, you’ll be invited to complete an Equal Opportunities section. Completing that section is not mandatory and will not affect or be linked to your application.

CFAT Recruitment Policies & Forms  

• CFAT Safer Recruitment Policy
• Kingsbridge SCITT Safer Recruitment Policy
• Recruitment Privacy Notice
• CFAT DBS Policy
• DBS Application Form (Teacher)   

• DBS Application Form (Support Staff)

• DfE guidance - Keeping Children Safe in Education
• DfE guidance - Staffing and Employment Advice for Schools

Complying with Safer Recruitment legislation

Safer recruitment is all about keeping unsuitable people away from children and vulnerable adults – this is a vital part of our safeguarding and safer recruitment processes.

Recruitment Agencies:

Community First Academy Trust (CFAT) and all its organisations do not accept unsolicited agency CVs. Please do not send unsolicited CVs to any of our job openings or to CFAT employees. CFAT will not be responsible for any fee(s) related to unsolicited CVs and succeeding any job opening or recruitment initiative.

Please note: academies may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and this job may be withdrawn at any point without notice. You will still be able to add information until the closing date, but you will not be able to submit your application. With this in mind, you are encouraged to apply as early as possible. 

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Kingsbridge SCITT Vacancies

Train to Teach with Community First Academy Trust and Kingsbridge Initial Teacher Training 

Community First Academy Trust operate the Kingsbridge Educational Partnership we train teachers via a variety of routes.

We are currently enrolling expressions of interest for September 2022.

We’d love you to come in and have a chat with us about the exciting teacher training opportunities available.

Visit - https://www.kingsbridgeteachertraining.co.uk/