Job description
Academy: Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (Cricket)
JobTitle: Admissions Manager (Cricket)
Reporting to: Head of Marketing and Communications
Location: Brighton
Contract Basis: 3-year fixed-term contract (6-month probation), 52 weeks per year
Salary: Competitive
About the Role:
This post is funded by the Aldridge Foundation and line managed by Aldridge Education. Its purpose is built on the success of the programme which has been running for 10 years, and to ensure that we continue to build our cohort of successful school applications. Working with our partners including Sussex Cricket, a combination of marketing, visiting, admissions work, networking and relationship-building will achieve this.
Key Duties:
- Growing our cricket stream at BACA
- Building networks and marketing the offer
- Agree, plan and run a series of special events at BACA
- Ongoing communication and onboarding
- Work with the Head of Marketing and Communications on funding bids
About the school:
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA) opened in September 2010, and a year later moved into its brand-new building, equipped with new sports, entrepreneurship and IT facilities, and a dedicated sixth form area.
BACA is the state school partner of Sussex Cricket. Whether starting secondary school, working towards GCSEs or in sixth form, this partnership with Sussex Cricket means that BACA students can combine their academic studies with top class cricket coaching in exceptional facilities. For parents there’s no compromise between academic studies and sporting development; no rush to get from school to training every day; and no school fees.
BACA is in the unique position of having two higher-education establishments, Sussex and Brighton Universities, in its immediate proximity. This enables the academy to work closely with them, share their expertise, access their resources, and give students a taste of Higher Education.
To read the full Recruitment Pack including the job description and person specification, please follow the link to apply.
About Aldridge Education:
BACA is a member of the Aldridge Education family of schools, which locally also includes Portslade Aldridge Community Academy and Aldridge Adult Learning.
Aldridge Education is a charitable Trust of entrepreneurial community schools and colleges that help young people to reach their potential. We support our schools’ Principals and teachers in rapidly improving the quality of education on offer at early years, primary, secondary and sixth-form levels in order to transform the life-chances of our students.
Key benefits of working for Aldridge Education
- Aldridge Benefits scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Flexible working opportunities
- Free on-site parking
- Generous annual leave allowance which increases after 5 years' service
- Opportunity to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
- Refer a Friend scheme
Operating Norms
We believe that the way we operate at all times and with all partners is of paramount importance.
Our agreed operating norms are as follows:
- We are Aldridge Education
- The standard is excellence
- We champion equality
- We’re in the work together
- We behave with integrity
- We lead by example
- We use time well
Safeguarding Statement:
Aldridge Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Where the role for which you are applying involves engaging in regulated activity, it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Following successful application, Aldridge Education will carry out the necessary prohibition checks for all teaching staff, as well as for all candidates undertaking regulated activity.
If you are shortlisted for the position you are applying for, you will be required to complete a Declaration giving details of any relevant criminal offences and other relevant information relating to our safeguarding duty. Further information will be provided on that form.
Any offer of employment will be made conditional upon a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and barred list check (where applicable to the role in question).
If you are shortlisted for the position you are applying for, Aldridge Education will undertake online searches (including social media) in accordance with KCSIE 2022.
This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
We may interview candidates ahead of the closing date so early application is advised. The Academy reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advertised closing date. The advert may be closed at any time.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 36 months
Salary: £25,427.12-£45,129.44 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Brighton, East Sussex: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Bachelor's (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Admissions Manager (cricket)