Extra Curricular Administrator
Churcher's College
Petersfield
- Expired
- Salary:
- School's own salary scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 18 September 2018
Job overview
Extra Curricular Administrator
Reporting to: Deputy Head (Staff & Extra Curricular)
Based at: Senior School
Background
Churcher’s College offers an extensive extra-curricular programme to pupils throughout the year groups. These range from day trips to enhance the academic curriculum to 5 week overseas adventurous expeditions. Recent World Challenge Expeditions have seen pupils travel in China and explore the Himalayas and experience the Galapagos Islands. We are a Direct Licence Centre for the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme (DofE), have a large Combined Cadet Force (CCF) and have developed our own adventure programme for the younger years (OSCA).
We are looking for a very strong administrator to support the staff running these activities and to ensure parent and pupil communication is professional and timely.
The role:
Based in the CCF/Adventurous Activities office, providing the day to day administrative support for the following areas:
- Duke of Edinburgh Awards (DofE)
- Outdoor Adventure (including OSCA, World Challenge, First Challenge, DofE and Sixth Form Adventure Club)
- Devizes to Westminster Canoe Marathon – Admin Support
- CCF admin support including (including Ten Tors and Adventurous Training)
- Admin support for School Trips and Visits (day and overnight) including parent communication
Key responsibilities:
- Duke of Edinburgh Award Administrator (supporting the DofE manager)
- Administrative support for the Outdoor/Adventure Department/CCF assisting in the organisation of all outdoor activities including:
- Extra Curricular Trips and Events support teaching staff and the Deputy Head Staff with the administration of school trips and expeditions
- Other ad hoc administrative duties as required and directed by Deputy Head Staff
Personal Qualities:
- It is important to be well organised and to be able to stay calm under pressure
- The ability to communicate in a friendly manner with staff, pupils, parents and visitors is essential
- Smart appearance and a cheerful and positive attitude are important qualities, as is a pleasant telephone manner
- Flexibility and the ability to work as part of a team is most important
Skills and Experience:
- Previous secretarial or administrative experience essential, with strong attention to detail
- Previous experience of working in a school environment desirable
- A good standard of literacy and numeracy is required Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including outlook, excel, word and powerpoint
- Confident user of online portals and web based databases, training will be given where appropriate
- Experience of school databases – iSAMS or equivalent, desirable but training is available
Salary and Basis: Full Time (37.5 hours per week) – Term time (35 weeks) plus additional school holiday working as required, initial starting salary circa £24,000 FTE depending on experience. Hours of work would be 9am – 5pm or equivalent with ½ hour for lunch, with shorter hours in the holidays. Attendance on Open Days and Evenings is required as part of normal duties.
Benefits include: Fee reduction for staff children (subject to normal pupil entrance procedures), eligibility for Hampshire Local Government final salary pension scheme and free school lunches.
In order to comply with the Children’s Act, all staff appointed to positions at Churcher’s College must undergo an enhanced DBS criminal records check. A copy of the school policy on DBS is available on request. Two written references will be required and any gaps in employment records will be investigated. It is also necessary for all staff to notify the Headmaster before the appointment of any convictions or other factors which may be relevant to their employment in a school environment.
To apply please send completed application form together with covering letter for the attention of Nicci Kilpatrick to recruitment@churcherscollege.com
Applications to be received by noon Wednesday 19th September
Attached documents
About Churcher's College
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Churcher's College is an independent coeducational day school offering Nursery, Junior, Senior and Sixth Form education.
Rated 'Excellent' in all areas - ISI Inspection, November 2022
With over 1072 pupils at the Senior School and 255 pupils at the Junior School (excluding the Nursery) of approximately equal numbers of boys and girls aged 3 to 18 years old, Churcher’s College enjoys recognition as one of the most accomplished independent, co-educational day schools in the country.
The school is hosted on two campus sites in Hampshire enabling the Junior School and Nursery pupils to flourish in their own beautiful grounds in Liphook, whilst maintaining close links to the Senior School and Sixth Form located in nearby Petersfield. Both sites offer on-site playing fields and unrivalled facilities, providing the comfort and opportunities of an open, healthy environment.
Headmaster
Simon Williams, BSc, MA, (Dunelm)
Mission Statement
We seek to give the widest range of experiences and also the opportunity to excel. Children at Churcher’s College thrive in an atmosphere of high expectation but even higher achievement in a happy, well-disciplined and caring environment.
"Excellent examination results are clearly important; the achievement of these forms a core element of a child’s time here. Equally, the development of self-esteem, moral values and leadership are vitally important parts of a child’s education."
By developing the full academic, creative and sporting talents of the girls and boys, within the context of social awareness, our aim is to fully prepare them for all they will face in the dynamic and challenging world in which we live.
The pupils of Churcher’s College become confident, responsible, respected and selfless citizens in a world which will require gifted, flexible young people of character, dedication and compassion.
History
The College was founded under the will of Richard Churcher in 1722, a wealthy local businessman and philanthropist who made his fortune through interests in the British East India company. Churcher decreed in his will, dated 1722, that the College was, ‘To educate 10 or 12 local boys from Petersfield, of any age from 9 to 14, in the arts of writing, arithmetic, and navigation so they could be apprenticed to masters of ships sailing in the East Indies’. Churcher’s College was established as a non-denominational foundation under the terms of Richard Churcher’s will and has remained so ever since.
Richard Churcher died in 1723 and was buried in Funtington, the village of his birth.
Location
The original school accommodation was a beautiful 1729 building, which still stands in College Street, Petersfield. However, by the 1870s, pupil numbers had expanded substantially and additional space was required. An extensive new site was located close to the original College on Ramshill overlooking the town of Petersfield.
Churcher’s College continued to expand, in the twentieth century new buildings were added to the Ramshill campus including a new teaching block of 20 classrooms and the Sports Hall. In 1993 Churcher’s College expanded its horizons to include younger pupils; Moreton House School became Churcher’s Junior School. More recently, the Junior School pupils were relocated to their own 14-acre site in Liphook.
Now Churcher’s pupils enjoy expansive and impressive accommodation over two campuses with acres of greenfield space with the backdrop of the beautiful South Downs National Park.
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