About the role: The Leigh Academy are seeking to appoint a strong and experienced administrator who will join us in the role of Work Experience and Business Mentor Coordinator. The role is ideal for a candidate seeking part-time, Term-time only work and offers 18 hours per week with flexibility on days/times to suit you (we will endeavour to accommodate our successful candidate's commitments). Although it would be ideal, we do not require you to have experience directly relating to work experience; we are ultimately seeking a candidate who is experienced with a range of admin duties, independent and confident in using their initiative. This is a permanent position and requires the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.

The Work Experience and Business Mentor Co-ordinator will be responsible for the following;

Assisting students to organise work experience placements
Establishing strong business relationships with employers securing their commitment to working with the academy on an ongoing basis
Arrange any correspondence relating to placements to parents, employers and students
Undertake Risk Assessments for all placements to ensure the safety of our students is maintained at all times
Manage any problems that arise and find solutions to ensure that each student has a successful and engaging placement.
Help to organise the work-related Learning Week for all students who do not secure WEX placements
Responsibility for the Post 16 Business Mentor Scheme administration and supporting the VP or Head of Post 16 with this role via the Business Breakfast mornings, mentor training sessions and review meetings
Ensure all students in Year 11 have an onward destination into Post 16, College or gain an apprenticeship. The responsibility of ensuring no Leigh Academy student becomes a young person who is 'Not in Education, Employment, or Training' (NEET)

To successfully fulfill this role you will need to;

Have the ability to communicate and build relationships with the business community
Be persuasive and able to negotiate positive outcomes
Be passionate about working with young people
Have a relevant Health and Safety qualification or be willing to undertake one
Have exceptional communication skills
Have excellent organisational, planning, time management and IT skills

Note that The Leigh Academy are currently recruiting for a number of part-time positions. If you are a candidate seeking a full-time role, we could consider combining the role with another to meet your needs. Please state in your application if this is the case - Click here to view similar opportunities at the academy.

Working at The Leigh Academy: We are the founding member of Leigh Academies Trust and are incredibly successful in what we do. The Leigh Academy is a centre of educational excellence serving the whole community of Dartford. We are a high-performing academy which takes students of all abilities. Our success is built on the traditional values of pride, respect and hard work in a modern, hi-tech learning environment. Our performance is regularly rated among the top ten state schools nationally for value added. The Leigh is committed to helping each individual achieve more than she/he thought was possible. Our teaching and non-teaching staff work collaboratively for the benefit of our students and some key features of our unique brand of learning include:

4 College structure – small academy model
Vertical Tutoring – students from Years 7 to Post-16 meet each day as a tutor group
Personal Tutoring and the development of each student’s emotional intelligence
Two year Key Stage 3
Strong Vocational Curriculum offered by every Learning Area
Strong community, national and international partnerships
Large group teaching
Innovative use of ICT

Being part of the Leigh Academies Trust: Being part of a successful multi-academy trust allows the academy to share best practice and collaborate with colleagues from a number of other schools in the local area. As part of the 'cluster' structure all of our academies are grouped together in key geographical area to enable them to be able to support each other and share resources. It also offers staff better access to career opportunities as the Trust is committed to developing and promoting from within wherever possible. We also want the Trust to be an organisation where people can enjoy teaching and become the type of teacher they aspire to be. For more information on working for the Trust please visit our careers pages.

Diversity at our core: As a Trust we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals we all bring something unique to the role regardless of age, gender, race, beliefs or disabilities which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise.

The academy is committed to safeguarding children and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the Trust.