Operations and Compliance Apprentice

Operations:

• To support the Director of Operations on a day-to-day basis in providing timely and effective operational support to schools
• To assist the Director of Operations in securing best value for schools and the trust through effective procurement of goods and services
• To support the Director of Operations in the delivery of key trust-wide initiatives, including capital projects

Compliance:

• To regularly check that the trust and school websites comply with statutory requirements, and to support the trust/schools to address any issues identified
• To support the process of self-evaluation and compliance activities and carry out internal compliance checks to ensure that academies are working to trust policies, procedures and practices
• To support schools to be compliant with relevant health and safety requirements and to respond effectively to matters raised in regular health and safety audits
• To support schools in ensuring that all staff access appropriate training and that this is appropriately recorded through the trust’s systems
• To produce reports and data for trust leaders and directors demonstrating that trust/statutory expectations are being met

Safeguarding:

• To make regular checks on schools’ records of safeguarding training, to ensure that training is up-to-date and meets statutory requirements
• To carry out internal compliance checks to ensure that academies are working to trust policies, procedures and practices
• To regularly check that schools’ single central records are up to date and compliant with latest statutory requirements

Administration:

• To support the smooth running of the main office by ensuring that stock/stationery supplies are maintained
• To ensure that all schools have appropriate access to the portals, sites, and systems used by the trust
• To provide support for trust responses to any subject access requests (SARs) and/or freedom of information requests (FOIs) that the trust/schools may receive
• To carry out general administrative tasks when required to by the CEO and/or members of the executive team

Because it will be occasionally necessary for the postholder to visit schools within the trust, a current, clean driving license is required for this role. Mileage expenses will be reimbursed in line with trust policy.

• Business Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
• Training will take place in the workplace and will be delivered weekly

• There are range of career opportunities.  With our Trust there are roles both within the Trust central team – supporting all of our schools – but there are also roles in our 22 schools to support business, finance, and administraion.  There are wider opportunities across education and the public sector generally