Event Assistant - Tamworth, United Kingdom - Landau Forte Academy QEMS | Tamworth Sixth Form

Landau Forte Academy QEMS | Tamworth Sixth Form

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Tamworth, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form & QEMS is a popular oversubscribed academy in Tamworth with a very large and expanding Sixth Form.

You will be supported in your career through our extensive CPD programme including the opportunity to complete nationally recognised qualifications.

We are committed to prioritising the wellbeing of our staff through a wellbeing committee by committing to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

We are looking for a versatile and outgoing individual to join the Academy as a Casual Assistant to support our community hire and lettings activities.

The hours are not fixed at this point, but we expect a consistent pattern of hours to become available to the successful applicant soon after starting.

The type of person we are looking for is likely to possess infectious enthusiasm, a reliable and highly organised individual, who can multi-task, with a professional and friendly disposition.

He or she will be resilient, driven, determined, and ambitious.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a unique venue with a range of visiting events. The Academy is known for its excellent facilities and friendly staff. This is an opportunity to work within a dedicated events team to provide excellent customer service.

This post is based between the Landau Forte Academy sites across Tamworth (LFAT QEMS, LFAT SF and LFAT Amington) and will report directly to the LFE Operations Manager.

Key information

Start date:

ASAP

Salary:
National Minimum Wage

Closing Date: 6 th February 2023

What we can offer you

A supportive, cohesive and exciting working environment

The chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic and happy students

Career prospects within an innovative and ambitious Multi Academy Trust

A meal allowance, commensurate with your working hours

Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)

Healthcare Cash Plan, from Westfield Health

Complimentary gym membership

Landau Forte Academy QEMS & Tamworth Sixth Form

Landau Forte Academy QEMS joined the Landau Forte Charitable Trust in September 2011 and delivers education to 11-16 year olds.

Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form is a purpose-built establishment providing Level 3 courses, both Advanced Level and BTEC, for the whole of Tamworth and beyond.

The academies are located on a shared campus, but both operate from their own facilities, with Tamworth Sixth Form having new bespoke, accommodation, which opened in September 2011, with a new Sports Hall that opened in 2013.

Landau Forte Charitable Trust

Landau Forte Charitable Trust is a family of six Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form Academies across the Midlands.

Established in 1989, our roots as a charity lie in the global finance and hospitality industries, with our founders Martin Landau and Rocco Forte.

Their values combine in how our schools look after their children and young people; they aspire to a world-leading standard of innovation, entrepreneurship, service and care.

We believe a brilliant education should be central to the development of every child and young person. Their learning, wellbeing and happiness is at the centre of every decision we take and every pound we spend.
The local area

Tamworth is a historic town surrounded by beautiful countryside, located a short distance from Birmingham. The Academy is located close to the centre of Tamworth, with superb transport links.

Tamworth boasts a range of historical sites and leisure attractions, including: Tamworth Castle; the Tamworth SnowDome and Drayton Manor Amusement Park.

Within a 20 minute drive from the town, you can find yourself in the beautiful, open Staffordshire countryside or Birmingham's bustling city centre.

Tamworth is 10 minutes away from the M42; junction 10

Direct trains from Birmingham (10 minutes) and London (1 hour 15 minutes)

Birmingham and East Midlands Airports are 30 minutes away

Person specification

The type of person we are looking for is likely to possess enthusiasm and be passionate about providing excellent customer service.

He or she will be confident, driven, self-sufficient where needed, be creative and motivated.

Specific Skills and Abilities

Excellent at managing their own time and priorities.

Personable with a friendly disposition, enjoys working in a team and meeting new people.

Willing to be versatile and learn new skills.

Willing to work unsociable hours to support internal and external events.

A creative, hard-working, lateral thinker

Proactive; a forward thinker

A self-starter who can work unsupervised using their own initiative

Excellent planning and organisational skills to manage the varied workload of a member of a busy LFE team

Reliable and trustworthy

Job description

Duties for this job will include (but are not limited to):
Front of House responsibilities,

Equipment and Facilities set up and pack down,

Serving drinks and snacks and Cleaning bar equipment and facilities

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