Academy Office Apprentice
Required from: 13th June 2025
Contract type: expected duration 18 months
Salary: 11,965.25
St John’s Primary Academy is located in Essington and attracts pupils from the village and surrounding districts in the Walsall and Wolverhampton area. It caters for pupils from the age of 2 to 11 and has a before and after school provision. At present there are 705 children on roll and numbers are expected to remain at this level moving forward.
Applications are invited from an enthusiastic, hard-working Apprentice who can support in a busy school office environment. The successful candidate will also have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be willing to work towards a Level 3 Business Administration qualification.
Duties will include, but are not limited to, undertaking reception duties, answering routine telephone calls and face to face enquiries, undertaking routine administration and maintaining manual and computerised records/management information systems and respond to queries.
About Us:
Future Generation Trust is a small, growing Trust of primary phase academies in Staffordshire.
FGT aims to create a strong positive culture in all of its academies in which valuable life skills will be delivered. Quality teaching, built upon a foundation of care and support will lead to high levels of attainment, achievement and confidence, self-esteem and a love of learning.
St. John’s Primary Academy, Essington, is a Church School which works closely with the community. To continue our improvement, it is imperative that we appoint talented members of staff who share our vision of delivering a broad, balanced and exciting curriculum in a bright, attractive and supportive environment.
To see what type of academy we are please take the time to look at:
Our Twitter feed @StJohns_Eagle
Our videos on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/StJohnseagle
Visit our Website at https://www.stjohns-eagle.com/
We are looking for someone who is:
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Willing to work towards a Level 3 Business Administration qualification.
Undertaking reception duties, answering routine telephone calls, face to face enquiries, routine administration and maintaining manual. Computerised records/management information systems and respond to queries.
The successful candidates will align themselves closely with the values and ethos of the academy and match the high levels of discretionary effort that current staff display.
At St. John’s we can offer ambitious candidates:
An excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience.
High quality professional development opportunities and the support of skilled staff, in return for high levels of commitment
Appointments can be made by emailing lgreenhouse@stjohnsprimary.academy either during or outside of school hours.
Completed applications should be emailed to Laura Greenhouse at lgreenhouse@stjohnsprimary.academy
Please include a supporting letter of no more than two A4 sheets, detailing your strengths and experience. Only fully completed applications will be accepted, do not include CV’s.
Only candidates who are short-listed will be contacted by phone or e-mail.
Closing Date for applications: Friday 13th June at 9:00am
Prior to interview references will be requested.
Interviews: Week commencing Monday 16th June 2025