Your opportunity

We are recruiting for an experienced Administrator to join our Early Career (ECF) and Appropriate Body (AB) team. They will support our ECF/AB Programme leads, responsible for the proactive and effective planning, execution and administration of ECF with our Lead Partner Ambition Institute. The ECF/AB Administrator reports to our Teaching School Hub Deputy Director and will work closely with the rest of our friendly Teaching School Hub team.

Candidates will mainly work from our TSH base at The Beacon School in Banstead, but this hybrid role occasionally requires travel across our regions for meetings, training, and conferences.

This is an exciting opportunity to support the planning and delivery of the ECF programme while ensuring we deliver our Teaching School Hub Appropriate Body service. This service monitors the progress of our ECTs and the support they are getting from their employing schools, ensuring our provision is of high quality. 

Please read the job description carefully for a full overview of responsibilities.

What we are looking for

The successful candidate will be a great communicator and problem-solver who enjoys regular contact and dialogue with our participants and partners.

This is an exciting opportunity to support the development of our well-established ECF programme and work in close collaboration with colleagues with GLF, regionally and nationally, to continuously improve the quality of teacher development. 

About the Teaching School Hub

GLF Teaching School Hub leads on supporting teachers and leaders at all stages of their careers by delivering high-quality, evidence-informed professional development. We help trainees, teachers, and leaders from GLF's 43 schools and beyond into our West Sussex TSH region, supporting approximately 300 schools, with 86% of all West Sussex schools working with us. We are excited to welcome a new member to our friendly and supportive Teaching School Hub team.

Join the GLF Schools Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.

• A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 16,000 pupils
• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
• 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
• We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education

GLF Schools Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working options
• Generous holiday allowance
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Access to a staff benefits portal
• Community and collaboration working model

The Details

Base: Beacon School Banstead / Agile when required - occasionally requires travel across our regions for meetings, training, and conferences.

Start Date: As soon as available

Pay Scale: GLF Associate Specialist 1-4 - £26,272 - £26,974 FTE per annum

Hours: 25 hours a week with flexible start and end working times to be agreed with line manager. 42 week contract with 39 term-time weeks and 3 plus weeks in school holidays to be negotiated with your line manager.

Contract type: Fixed Term- from April 2025 to July 26. (There is the potential opportunity for this role to be extended and dependent on DfE funding.)

Closing Date: 20th March 4pm

Interview date: 27th March from 11.30 am onwards at The Beacon School in Banstead

GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

As a Trust, we are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities. GLF Schools recognises and celebrates the diversity of its schools and their communities. There is a shared commitment across the Trust to develop further a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated, and individuals are treated equitably and fairly and feel a sense of belonging. We strive for an inclusive environment where staff, children and students are comfortable to express their own identity, should they wish, in which diversity and inclusion is of mutual benefit for everyone in our schools. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups including those based on ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.

We also reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.

Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.