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Craven College is an aspirational College set in friendly and inclusive rural campuses in Skipton within the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, at The Aviation Academy based airside at Leeds Bradford Airport and at Evolve in the heart of Ripon. We are a Good College (Ofsted 2018) and offer full-time courses for 16-18 year olds, outstanding apprenticeships, courses for young people with special educational needs, part-time courses and degree level courses with a mission statement of ‘enriching lives through learning’. Tyro Training is our commercial training division which offers a wide range of training courses for both individuals and businesses in Skipton.

We continuously invest in our excellent, industry standard facilities with a new £1.6m purpose-built Animal Management Centre on our Aireville Campus followed in 2022 by the construction of new equestrian facilities including an international sized arena and outdoor warm up area.

Skipton has good transport links and is easily accessible from Burnley 19 miles, Bradford 18 miles, Keighley 10 miles and Harrogate 22 miles.

We are currently seeking to employ a committed and motivated Administration Assistant in Higher Education Department to provide a comprehensive, quality, specialist administrative service to the Higher Education Manager.

Some of key activities will include liaise effectively with relevant staff, students and partner awarding organisations. Maintain accurate records to track/monitor activities of Higher Education and produce relevant statistics for reports as required. Provide full and current information and guidance in a clear and professional manner, to promote the services and facilities of the College. Receive visitors, assist with Higher education events.

Essential requirements:

· Minimum 4 GCSE A*-C or equivalent including maths and English

· Good IT Skills

· Experience of establishing and maintaining spreadsheets;

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills including customer service skills;

· Recent, relevant experience of providing a general administrative service;

· Excellent organisational skills with experience of planning, organising and prioritising work to meet pre-determined deadlines;

· Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work with accuracy and to a consistently high standard under pressure;

· Ability to deal with personal information in a confidential and sensitive manner;

· Ability to assimilate and present full and accurate information clearly;

· Ability to interpret and apply procedural and guidance notes and instructions;

· Experience of working on own initiative and as part of a team;

· Willingness and ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the College.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly college in North Yorkshire with fantastic facilities, excellent CPD opportunities and a great working and learning environment.

A disclosure check with the Disclosure & Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.

We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For further information including a full job description and to apply, please visit our website www.craven-college.ac.uk/jobs

Closing date: 24 September 2023

If you have not heard from us within 28 days of the closing date on this occasion you have not been shortlisted. However please feel free to apply for futures roles as appropriate

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 16 per week

Salary: £7,689.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexitime
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: B162A