Operations and Contracts Business Manager
London Academy of Excellence (LAE)
Newham
- Expired
- Salary:
- Up to £33,000 p.a. dependent on skills, qualifications and experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 9 March 2015
Job overview
Responsible to: Business Director
Responsible for: General Operations including: Health and Safety, ICT, Premises (Cleaning and Lettings) and Catering.
An outstanding individual is required to become Operations and Contracts Business Manager of the London Academy of Excellence. This is a critically important post, and one which will ensure the smooth and successful management of day-to-day operations of LAE. The successful candidate will work closely with the Business Director and will be hard working, well organised, diligent, resilient and able to work productively as part of a team. The successful candidate will show they are ready to oversee the smooth running of a number of vital areas including premises & lettings, Health & Safety and ICT. A competitive salary of up to £33,000 per annum will be offered, dependent on skills, qualifications and experience.
The School
The London Academy of Excellence is an ambitious, academically selective sixth form in the heart of Stratford, close to the Olympic Park and 5 minutes from Stratford Station, with its excellent links to all parts of London. LAE’s goal is to increase dramatically the number of successful applications made to top universities by young people from the Borough of Newham and other surrounding London boroughs. In January 2015 The Times named LAE as one of England’s “most sought after schools”: we are hugely oversubscribed with over 2,000 applications for 240 sixth former places in September 2015. In the same month the Prime Minister hailed LAE as an example of a school which “provided the best start for every child regardless of where they were from”, through securing “incredible results”.
Child Protection
All members of staff must comply with LAE’s Safeguarding & Welfare Policy. If in the course of carrying out the duties of the post the post holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety and welfare of our sixth formers, these concerns must be reported immediately in accordance with the policy.
The London Academy of Excellence is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to this post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application process
Applications should be submitted to applications@excellencelondon.ac.uk by Monday 9 March at 9am.
Please submit a covering letter of no more than one side of A4 together with a CV and the LAE BAT Staff Application Form, available on the LAE website. Only applications including the LAE BAT Staff Application Form will be considered. Applications will be considered as they arrive.
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About London Academy of Excellence (LAE)
- London Academy of Excellence (LAE)
- Broadway House, 322 High Street
- London
- E15 1AJ
- United Kingdom
“An inspirational school”
LAE is one of the highest-performing sixth form colleges in the United Kingdom. Our average A level grade is an A* and our ALPS 1 value-added score places us in the top 1% of schools nationally for progress. LAE consistently secures top university destinations for all students. The school is particularly proud of its success helping students from disadvantaged backgrounds to gain places at the finest universities in the UK and around the world. Over 1,200 of our alumni have progressed to a Russell Group university and over 120 to Oxford or Cambridge.
However, academic success if only one aspect of life at LAE. Our links with partner schools, employers and universities are combined with a rich and varied co-curricular offer that encompasses sport, music, arts, volunteering and careers experience. The provision is truly unique and sets LAE apart as an inspirational school.
Successful candidates will be joining an diverse, inclusive, and ambitious school located in the heart of Stratford, close to the Olympic Park and just two minutes from Stratford Station (zone 2/3), with excellent links to all parts of London.
LAE can offer you:
· The opportunity to gain experience of teaching and working with highly motivated students in one of the country’s leading sixth form schools.
· An intellectually stimulating working environment characterised by a culture of professional trust and collegiate working that promotes autonomy, innovation, and rigour.
· Access to an outstanding package of regular, high-quality continuous professional development and support.
· A modern and positive learning environment minutes from the Olympic Park and Stratford Station.
· A package of employee benefits including access to a Cycle Scheme, Tech Scheme, and discounted local gym memberships.
LAE is a diverse and inclusive school, committed to supporting staff and students to be themselves and succeed on merit.
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