Head's PA
Bedales Schools: Dunannie
Petersfield, Hampshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- £21,943 to £23,409 pro rata
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 21 January 2019
Job overview
Location: Bedales Pre-Prep School, Dunannie, Alton Road, Steep, GU32 2DP
Benefits: On-site parking; free school lunches during term time; Life Assurance; Pension; Personal Accident Cover
Job details:
We are looking for an enthusiastic Head’s PA to provide comprehensive, confidential and efficient administrative support to the Head of Dunannie.
Diplomatic and discreet in approach, you will work on behalf of the Head on all day to day matters over a wide range of tasks, managing a complex and demanding workload and working to strict deadlines.
You must be flexible and adaptable, able to handle a wide range of secretarial tasks, and day to day challenges with skill and diplomacy. You must be naturally conscientious and thorough with a high level of commitment and sense of responsibility for delivery.
You will have experience as a Secretary or Personal Assistant to senior management with excellent secretarial and organisational skills. You will be a strong team player, have a good sense of humour, possess exceptional interpersonal and communication skills and have the ability to demonstrate initiative.
Being able to take decisions independently is essential, as is the ability to balance priorities, often under pressure.
The role is Monday to Friday 8.00am to 5.00pm, 8 hours per day which is equivalent to 40 hours per week up to a maximum of 38 weeks per annum.
CVs cannot be accepted in lieu of an application form. Candidates must apply directly to Bedales Schools via the Apply button on the Bedales website.
Further details regarding the post can be obtained from Sophie Martin, Assistant to the School Secretary, via email to smartin@bedales.org.uk
Closing date: 9.00am, Monday 21 January 2019
Interview date: Tuesday 29 January 2019
Bedales is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all successful applicants will undergo safeguarding screening including an enhanced DBS and Barred List check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
About Bedales Schools: Dunannie
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- Bedales Schools: Dunannie
- Church Road, Steep, Petersfield
- Hampshire
- GU32 2DG
- United Kingdom
Dunannie has been described as an "outpost of heaven down the road". The earliest years of a child's life are the most precious of all; their experiences will shape their future happiness. It is a magical time, full of discovery and excitement.
At Dunannie, we seek to foster a lifetime's love of learning through a rich and varied curriculum in a stimulating environment.
Dunannie has light airy classrooms, a fantastic library, a 20-place IT room, stunning playgrounds and a self-contained Nursery in an old barn.
The children also benefit from the shared facilities on the Bedales estate such as the Dunhurst hall, the indoor heated swimming pool, the sports hall and pitches, the outstanding music department, the Olivier Theatre and the farm.
Bedales comprises three schools situated in Steep, Hampshire (UK): Dunannie (ages 3–8), Dunhurst (ages 8–13) and Bedales itself (ages 13–18).
The vision of Bedales' founder, John Badley, was to create a school which would be profoundly different from the public schools of his day. From 1893, when Bedales began, there was a determination to shape the school around what was considered best for the individual child's educational welfare and happiness. Two strands predominated: breadth ("Head, Hand and Heart") and the cultivation of the individual's intellectual and personal qualities ("Intelligence, Initiative and Individuality").
Many of Badley's early innovations are now mainstream: co-educational boarding (at Bedales since 1898); the emphasis put on the Arts, Sciences and voluntary service; the importance of pastoral care; and listening to students' views (the Bedales School Council was established in 1916).
Even so, the contrast between Bedales and other schools remains strong. We believe that our informality engenders a genuine sense of partnership between teacher and student - a shared excitement about ideas and educational discovery. Educational innovation continues today with our Bedales Assessed courses.
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