PA to Headmaster
Queen Mary's Grammar School
Walsall
- Expired
- Salary:
- NJC Pay Scales points 28-30
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020
- Apply by:
- 24 June 2020
Job overview
Following the change in role of the longstanding post holder, we are looking to appoint a personal assistant to the Headmaster. The successful candidate will work in close proximity with the Senior Leadership Team in areas of high confidentiality on a daily basis. Complete discretion is therefore of the utmost importance.
We are seeking to appoint a person with exceptional secretarial and administrative skills and, whilst experience of working in an educational environment would be desirable, for the right candidate it is not essential. The appointed person will be able to work with initiative and foresight to a very high standard and contribute to the smooth running of the School’s management and administrative functions. They should possess excellent communication skills in order to present the appropriate image of the school and strong organisational skills and flexibility to meet tight timescales.
Queen Mary’s Grammar School has a national reputation for achievement, with 77% of students achieving 7-9 grades at GCSE in 2019. The School is a happy, rewarding place and the role will support our well-motivated young men and women to reach their full potential and prepare for life beyond.
The salary is scale 28-30, based on 37.5 hours per week: term time + 4 weeks (8.15am – 4.45pm during term time, with 20 additional days during school holidays by arrangement with the Headmaster). The actual salary is £29,841-£31,274 (FTE: £31,371 – £32,878)
Applications
We strongly encourage informal communications with the school with the opportunity to speak to members of staff in advance of an application. Please contact Carol Wood (HR Executive) to arrange such a contact, by emailing c-wood@qmgs.walsall.sch.uk
Applications should be made using the QMGS application form and accompanied by a covering letter to the Headmaster of no more than two sides of A4 in which you should set out how your experience and expertise match the requirements of job description and person specification. Please read the general applicant information pack, which is also available from the school website.
Closing date: Wednesday 24th June 2020 at 9.00 am.
Interviews: TBC
Queen Mary’s Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
For recruitment which takes place during the period when schools are closed due to Covid-19, interviews will be conducted by video interview using Microsoft Teams. Additional information may be sought during this unusual times to ensure we are able to fulfil our safeguarding responsibilities, for example additional references.
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About Queen Mary's Grammar School
Queen Mary’s Grammar School is an invigorating and rewarding place to work: the pupils are intelligent and committed to study; the staff are friendly and forward looking. It is far more than just a place of work – it is a thriving community, proud of its past and confident of its future. In November 2008, it was recognised as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.
There are currently nearly 1150 pupils on roll, including 422 in the Sixth Form. The School has an outstanding academic record and regularly features in the upper reaches of the national league tables. In 2019, 76% of GCSE grades were 7-9 (A*/A) and 62% of A Level grades were A*, A or B. Our value added scores are particularly impressive (with a Progress 8 score of +0.76 in 2019); we do not rest on our laurels, but encourage all our pupils to take up the challenge of realising their full potential.
In June 2011, the School converted to Academy status and we have undertaken a series of exciting building projects over the past 8 years, including a new Sixth Form Centre, Science labs and a Humanities wing, music and PE refurbishments, as well as a new dining room and reception. We were a founding member of the Mercian Multi Academy Trust (along with five other schools) in January 2018. Over the past year, we completed projects to add additional capacity through the building of extra science rooms and improving Design Technology and Art facilities.
The School encourages an enterprising and international outlook: we have enjoyed trips, expeditions and exchanges all over the world in recent years and have many successes in national competitions but also carry out a wide range of vibrant and formative trips and experiences closer to home such as theatre visits, visiting speakers and the mental health ambassadors programme. In fact, we are incredibly proud to appear in Ross Morrison McGill’s new book Just Great Teaching, showcasing our mental health work with staff and pupils.
We want our own pupils to lead happy and fulfilled lives. Learning here is not just about passing exams, but about enjoying the life of the mind. We also encourage all our pupils to take part in a wide range of enrichment activities in sport, drama and music, in the Combined Cadet Force and at our Field Centre on the Afon Mawddach in Southern Snowdonia. We have just been named in the Top 100 cricket schools by the Cricketer magazine for the second year in succession.
You will notice a relaxed working atmosphere as you walk round the school. Our pupils come from diverse backgrounds, but they all thrive on the sense of support, encouragement and care that characterises Queen Mary’s.
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