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Administration Assistant (Admissions and Middle School)

Administration Assistant (Admissions and Middle School)

ESMS - Stewart's Melville College

Edinburgh, City of

  • £26,172 - £28,656 per year
  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2023
Apply by:
1 December 2022

Job overview

We are seeking to appoint an Administration Assistant (Admissions and Middle School) to join the Stewart’s Melville College School Office on a permanent basis from January 2023 (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks). 

 

The successful candidate will have previous experience of providing administrative support in a busy office environment and experience of database administration, ideally in a school or education setting. They will be able to multi-task and prioritise their own workload with good attention to detail. The school office is a busy environment, and all members of the team are required to use their initiative, dealing with walk-in or phone enquiries from members of staff, pupils, parents and members of the public. It is essential that the candidate is committed to the ESMS values and is a team player.

 

This is a permanent, full-time position for 36.25 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm with 45 minutes unpaid for lunch). The salary range is £26,172 - £28,656 on the ESMS Support Staff Salary Scale G, dependent upon relevant experience and qualifications.

 

ESMS staff are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do. We value the incredible contributions they make to school life, we invest in their careers and we support their ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally.

 

Staff are offered a range of benefits including: a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, family friendly policies, use of the schools’ swimming pool and fitness room outside school hours, membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations. Staff with children at the Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools are entitled to a tuition fee discount of 50% (pro-rata) from Nursery to Sixth Form.

 

ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.


The closing date for applications is 12pm on Thursday, 1 December 2022. We anticipate interviews will be held week commencing 12 December 2022. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should suitable applications be received.


APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applicants must complete the Support Staff application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form to be considered for this position. Please note CVs and cover letters will not be accepted. Please submit both forms to recruitment@esms.org.uk before the closing date.

Any enquiries about this position should be directed to Vanessa Rossi, HR Assistant, at recruitment@esms.org.uk or by phone on 0131 347 5867. 


Attached documents

About ESMS - Stewart's Melville College

Stewart's Melville College is an independent, non-denominational day school for boys aged 11-18 in Edinburgh.  There are approximately 740 boys, of whom about 25 are boarders. Admission is through assessment.  ESMS has a charitable foundation and provides financial assistance to over 150 bursary holders, who attend Stewart's Melville College or The Mary Erskine School.  The school has existed for more than 150 years and was voted The Sunday Times Independent Secondary School of the Year in 2013.

The school enjoys an excellent academic reputation and prides itself on the range of musical, dramatic and other extra-curricular opportunities offered to its boys.  The playing fields and Pavilion at Inverleith underpin a fine tradition in rugby and cricket and boys also have access to the hockey pitches and other sporting facilities at The Mary Erskine School.

Stewart's Melville College is part of the ESMS family of schools and is closely twinned with The Mary Erskine School through a shared House system and co-education in many activities, including trips, shows, concerts, orchestras, bands, numerous Outdoor Education projects and in the Combined Cadet Force. The co-educational Sixth Form aims to offer a genuine pre-university experience.

Principal

Mr Anthony Simpson

Values and vision

Stewart's Melville College has nine core values that are recognised by all members of the school community: kindness, respect, commitment, enthusiasm, responsibility, grace, appreciation, confidence and integrity.

The school follows its own curriculum prior to examination years.  The Curriculum for Excellence is not followed.  Boys generally sit the public examinations prescribed by the Scottish Qualifications Authority.  It is normal for boys to sit a combination of eight subjects at National 5 and to proceed to Higher courses in S5. The majority will return for a final year in Sixth Form, with a high proportion taking Advanced Highers.  ‘A’ Levels are offered in Art and in Music.

Education Scotland report

“Stewart’s Melville College provided pupils with a wide range of opportunities to reach high levels of achievement in both academic subjects and other activities, including sports and the expressive arts. Pupils, parents and staff valued these opportunities and identified strongly with the school. High expectations set for pupils were supported by very good learning and teaching experiences and, overall, pupils’ attainments were very good. The school provided a climate in which pupils were well educated to think for themselves.”

View Stewart's Melville College's latest Education Scotland report

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Applications closed