Headteacher's PA
Stanborough School
Hertfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- H6 to H7 £21,693-£26,470 pro rata plus £397 fringe pro rata
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- February 2019
- Apply by:
- 21 January 2019
Job overview
HEADTEACHER’S PA
JOB DESCRIPTION
Grade: H6 – H7
37 hours per week, term time + 10 Days
Responsible to: Headteacher
Job context and working arrangements:
You will work as a PA to support the work of the Headteacher. You will be based in the Headteacher’s PA’s office, adjacent to the Headteacher’s office.
Purpose of your job:
To provide a confidential and personal secretarial service to the Headteacher and the school.
Main Responsibilities:
• To provide full secretarial and administrative support to the Headteacher with minimum direct supervision.
• To manage the Headteacher’s diary with consideration of balancing demands on time.
• Ensure all relevant paperwork is given to the Headteacher in advance of meetings and highlight any forthcoming events etc. which she will be attending.
• To act as a point of contact for the school, and if possible, offset queries and problems from the Headteacher.
• Organise own workload and priorities, on a day to day basis, using own initiative and knowledge of the work.
• Answering telephone and other enquiries - referring to Deputy Headteacher in absence of Headteacher when necessary.
• Dealing with parents enquiries.
• Maintain good relations with public, press and voluntary bodies.
• Maintaining an efficient filing system.
• Liaise effectively with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), HR Officer, PA to SLT and Office Manager in balancing priorities and ensuring effective communication.
• To provide hospitality for all meetings led by the Headteacher and some key events in the school’s calendar.
• Management of complaints and Freedom of Information requests received by the Headteacher.
Knowledge, experience and training
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SIMS
• The ability to work with initiative and common sense
• Good inter-personal skills
• Good time management and prioritisation skills
• Accuracy and checking of work for quality
Full training will be provided as necessary in line with the requirements of the post and changes in technology.
Additional Information:
All staff at Stanborough School have a comprehensive package of support, training and performance management, giving scope for personal and professional development. Support Staff meet regularly with the Headteacher to discuss whole-school issues and contribute to the overall development of the school.
It is a requirement of all staff that they sign the IT Acceptable User Policy and attend Safeguarding and Prevent training.
Whilst every effort has been made to explain responsibilities and duties of the post, each individual task to be undertaken will not be identified. Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description. The job description is current to the date shown but, in consultation with you, it may be changed by the Headteacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title.
January 2019
Attached documents
About Stanborough School
- Stanborough School
- Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City
- Hertfordshire
- AL8 6YR
- United Kingdom
Awarded a 'Good' rating by Ofsted in January 2023, Stanborough School is an 11-18 co-educational Academy that sits on the southern fringe of Welwyn Garden City with easy access to the A1 and London. Due to parental demand for places at the school, from September 2019 the school expanded to 8 form entry. We pride ourselves in being a fully inclusive school that serves our local community and on being a school that does its best for each individual student so they can achieve their potential during their time at Stanborough.
Stanborough is proud of its community involvement. We work closely with the four other local Secondary Schools as part of the Welwyn-Hatfield 16-19 Consortium. We also take a leading role in hosting and developing a number of other key community developments such as the Handside Schools Partnership with a local special school and primary school.
The school boasts excellent facilities including our first-rate IT resources, a legacy of our Specialist Computing Status. With a dedicated Art and Technology block, Sports Hall, Sixth Form Centre and the recently constructed MFL and Humanities and Music and Drama teaching blocks the students enjoy some outstanding facilities. Our excellent resources in all curriculum areas also show our commitment to giving students a wide variety of curricular opportunities including technology, the performing arts and computing.
Our greatest asset at the school is our staff. We want the best educators for our students and through exceptional retention we have a stable staff with very low turn-over. A number of staff who started at the school as NQTs now find themselves in senior positions at the school. We have a strong support team and many staff have remained with the school for several years.
Ofsted
‘Pupils behave well at Stanborough’
- ‘Pupils behave well. They know and understand what leaders expect of them’
- ‘Leaders set clear and high expectations for behaviour. Pupils are clear that disruption or discriminatory behaviour will not be tolerated’
- ‘Pupils know staff will help if they have a worry or issue. They benefit from a range of effective support services such as counselling and well-being support’
‘Leaders have redesigned the curriculum so that it is academically ambitious’
- ‘Pupils study a broad and balanced curriculum which enables them to pursue their talents and interests’
- ‘Leaders have ensured that in many subjects, the curriculum is planned well to build pupils’ knowledge over time’
- ‘Teachers present subject matter clearly, promoting appropriate discussion about what is being taught’
‘Leaders ensure there is a wide range of opportunities for positive personal development’
- ‘Pupils learn values such as mutual respect and tolerance through a well-planned programme of life skills, assemblies and tutor time’
‘Leaders have taken clear and effective action to ensure the school has improved since the last inspection’
- ‘Staff feel that leaders listen to them with regard to workload and well-being’
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