PA to Executive Head Teacher
The Kings of Wessex Academy
Somerset
- Expired
- Salary:
- Starting at £18,673
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 22 April 2019
Job overview
37 hours per week, term time plus 2 weeks (worked in the school holidays)
Monday-Thursday 8.30 am-4.30 pm, Friday 8.30am-4pm
We wish to appoint a highly motivated, ambitious and dynamic Personal Assistant to the Executive Head Teacher.
You will have experience of working in a busy environment and working to high standards. You will be proficient at managing diaries, administering meetings, preparing papers, taking minutes, writing publicity material and have the ability to handle many projects at the same time.
You will be the first line of contact for the Executive Head Teacher, providing a warm welcome to visitors and other contacts whilst operating at the highest professional standards to support the Executive Head Teacher.
Experience of working in a confidential environment is paramount to this role, due to the many and varied matters dealt with on a daily, weekly, monthly basis.
Candidates will need to demonstrate the following:
- Ability to work in a fast-moving environment, often with conflicting priorities
- Excellent written and communication skills
- Outstanding interpersonal skills and be able to communicate with staff, pupils, parents and our community, using tact and discretion to ensure a professional response
- Competent at using Microsoft Office suite of applications
- Able to work efficiently under pressure whilst maintaining calm and professional manner at all times
Interview date: Thursday 25 April 2019
To apply for this position, please complete a support staff application form, (which is available on our website), together with a letter of application for the attention of Mr G Ball (Executive Head Teacher). Your letter should be no more than two pages of A4, detailing your experience to date and why you are the best candidate for the position. Completed applications should be returned by post to the HR Department or by email to jobs@kowessex.co.uk
This post requires a criminal background check via the Disclosure Procedure
About The Kings of Wessex Academy
The Kings of Wessex Academy is a mixed, Church of England academy secondary school and sixth form for pupils aged 13-18, located in Cheddar, Somerset. It was founded in 1976, and was formerly known as The Kings of Wessex School before converting to an academy in 2011. The school has approximately 1,200 pupils.
Kings of Wessex is part of the Wessex Learning Trust, a group of eight academies in the Cheddar Valley.
Executive Headteacher
Mr Gavin Ball
Values and vision
The Kings of Wessex Academy aims to provide a first class education for all. The school has a dedicated team of staff, who aspire to inspiring all students to be the best that they can be, and to stand out from the crowd.
The school aspires to provide a caring and happy environment in which all children can flourish. It places considerable emphasis on respect and good behaviour. The academy has developed a rich and varied curriculum, and offers a wealth of extra-curricular activities.
The school describes itself as a forward-thinking academy, that also still believes in traditional values. Kings expects its students to be polite, to show respect for others and to maintain high standards of behaviour and uniform. It is a specialist technology college.
Ofsted
“The headteacher provides determined leadership. He is uncompromising in his pursuit of excellence among students and staff, and as a result, teaching is improving.”
“The proportion of students awarded at least five or more good GCSE grades including English and mathematics has been above average for the last three years.”
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