Education Team Administrator

We are seeking to recruit a part time Administrator for the Education Team. You will work within the Education Team, alongside six Officers and the Diocesan Director of Education (DDE) heavily involved in schools work around Christian character and the engagement of children and young people Under 18 years old in diverse communities across the diocese. The role will involve a particular focus on supporting the Advisers to support schools and their partner parishes and churches so an interest and experience in any of these areas would be highly beneficial. Some aspects of the role are:

• To provide excellent admin support for the day-to-day of running of the Education Team
• To support the DDE and deputy in Personal Assistant responsibilities if required
• To support officers in preparation and delivery of online and face to face training and conferences, including booking and hospitality, for schools, parishes and other partners
• To ensure regular communications to schools and parishes through newsletters, social media, website etc
• To manage all financial matters including invoicing and regular payments
• To maintain accurate records of schools and partners details
• To contribute to the development of standardised, streamlined and efficient processes
  
  Confident in welcoming others, making new relationships and working in a busy and motivated team
• Confident in responding to enquiries, managing communications and working closely with others
• Self-motivated and able to anticipate and prepare for upcoming events being attended by the Team
• A competent information manager ensuring high levels of accuracy in collecting and reporting data and working with databases/spreadsheets
  
  The Diocese of Bristol is the administrative area of the Church of England that covers Bristol, Swindon, smaller towns and surrounding rural areas. Around 15,000 children and young people attend our 71 church schools and there are more than 200 churches in the Diocese, led by ministry teams. The Diocese can be seen as a family of 30,000 or so clergy, school staff and students, other staff, parish teams, volunteers and church attenders who work together with a common goal for all people to flourish and experience 'life in all its fullness'.
This is an exciting time within the Diocese with the vision of Transforming Church.Together creating a way forward for all children, young people and their families to flourish. Desired Skills and Experience: You will be working with an experienced Education Team who have a great reputation for supporting schools effectively, and also supporting many new initiatives around deepening church/ parish and school partnerships., The Diocese of Bristol is committed to being a fair, respectful, and inclusive organisation. We believe that diversity enriches us and are dedicated to the promotion of equality where all are able flourish. Disabled people, and those from global majority heritage are currently under-represented in our Diocese and we welcome applications from within these groups.