Administrative and Personnel Manager (Maternity Cover)

The Hampshire School Chelsea is seeking to appoint an experienced, highly organised, and efficient Office and Personnel Manager at this highly successful 3-13+ preparatory school in Chelsea, London.

The Administrative and Personnel Manager role includes responsibilities for HR management, Head’s PA and administrative support to the Executive Senior Leadership Team. This is a front facing role and therefore customer service is essential. Experience of supporting executive management in a fast-paced environment is essential, ideally within the educational sector. 

This is an exciting role that demands excellent judgement, initiative, problem solving skills, tact, diplomacy and absolute discretion. The post holder will have a clear focus on high quality and be able to manage a complex workload with conflicting demands. Outstanding communication skills and high level IT skills are a prerequisite. 

This role involves supporting the Head to ensure that the strategic, operational planning and the administration of the school run smoothly. The post holder will also be required to work closely with the Executive Senior Leadership Team providing confidential secretarial and administrative support. 

The post holder will take responsibility for pre-employment safeguarding checks on prospective employees and managing the Single Central Register. Previous experience of this is essential. 

A flexible team player is required, who can adjust to the demands of the academic year. The Administrative and Personnel Manager will keep abreast of organisational issues and have a general understanding of the Schools aims and objectives. Previous experience of using iSAMS would be advantageous. 

In addition to the above responsibilities, the Administrative and Personnel Manager will take the role as Lead First Aider in the school (training will be provided) and join the Health and Safety Committee in this role.

This is a fixed term position covering maternity leave. 

Start Date: 1 October 2020
Hours: 8.00am - 5.00pm (1 hour break)
Salary: £39,000 per annum
Holiday: 25 days plus bank holidays, to be taken during school holidays