About Us

Thank you for your interest in this exciting role within our School-Centred Initial Teacher Training organisation (SCITT). We are extremely proud of our work and the impact we have on the schools in our partnership, and the wider education system beyond.

OTT SCITT is a dynamic, schools-led ITT partnership that was first accredited by the Department for Education in 2013. We currently work with around 160 schools across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire and surrounding areas, and we currently have around 215 Associate Teachers (our term for trainee teachers) training with us. We run a full range of secondary subjects and three different primary courses (5-11, 3-7 and primary with enhanced SEND) and we offer full-time, part-time and apprenticeship routes.

Our moral motivation is to offer the very best initial teacher training for new entrants to our fantastic profession. As a schools-led and schools-based organisation we strive to ensure that our ITT programmes give the very best preparation for teachers joining the profession, and effective administration is key to ensuring that they have the best possible training experience.

Our ITT partnership has continued to grow and improve in recent years and as a result, we are now seeking to employ an additional administrator to join our highly-effective administrative team, primarily supporting the recruitment, enrolment and programme administration of our Associate Teachers. This is an exciting time for us and we are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, hard working and detail-oriented.

Two key parts of our success have been a strong focus on collaboration and teamwork and an ongoing investment in our own development. Access to relevant and high quality CPD is therefore an essential part of the way we support our growth as a central team, and we will provide full training for this role.

About this Role

You will work as a key member of the SCITT admin team, providing support to our Central Leadership Team and focussing on the recruitment of new Associate Teachers to our training programmes. The work is varied and dynamic and provides lots of opportunities for developing new skills and knowledge, and working with a wide range of stakeholders. We are advertising for a full-time position (term time, plus INSET days), but the working pattern has some flexibility and we are open to four or five days a week (30-37 hours). Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

About River Learning Trust

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR 'WHY?' is that children and young people 'only get one go' in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible 'go' for our pupils.

OUR 'HOW?' is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our " Working in RLT " guide.

If you would like to have a confidential conversation with us, about the role, prior to application, then please email marion.rawlings@ott-scitt.org.uk .

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children. The River Learning Trust and OTT SCITT are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates . Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered

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