Head's Executive PA & School Secretary
The Cavendish School
LONDON
- £40,000 - £45,000 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Will reflect an applicant’s potential.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2022
- Apply by:
- 13 July 2022
Job overview
The Cavendish School
31 Inverness Street, Camden Town, London, NW1 7HB
www.cavendishschool.co.uk
Current roll size: c.215
A small, inclusive independent school in Camden Town for girls aged 3 to 11.
Head’s Executive PA & School Secretary
We are seeking to appoint a confident and enthusiastic individual, with proven PA experience, who can take on the challenge of a busy role, often with competing priorities and fast-paced change to join the staff of our unique, friendly and highly regarded IAPS School from 1st September 2022. This person works closely with the School Administrator and plays a vital frontline role in the day-to-day running of our School Office and in supporting pupils, parents and staff.
The successful candidate will be highly skilled in both operational and communications aspects of personal assistance, with the ability to lead and work with a range of staff to provide the best for our School and its pupils. The post will include providing the Head with excellent administrative service and the drive and commitment to ensure that any operational issues are resolved efficiently.
You will enjoy dealing directly with parents, pupils and staff in a busy office environment. To succeed, you will have the ability to work as part of a team and to initiate and maintain highly positive and effective working relationships with others.
You will also have strong IT/typing skills, a sound practical knowledge of Microsoft Office, excellent written skills and great attention to detail. Other requirements are the ability to handle responsibility and manage your time and work to multi-task and deliver against agreed deadlines.
Previous PA work in a school environment is desirable.
This role is a term time + 3 weeks position with working hours of 7.45am-4pm Monday-Friday; with occasional evening board meetings (2 per term).
The salary offered will be in the region of £40-£45k per annum and will reflect an applicant’s potential.
First aid training will be provided for the successful applicant.
Please return your completed application form together with a covering letter by email to, Mrs Kerry Dignan, at hrcomp@cavendish-school.co.uk
Visits by prior arrangement are welcome.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 13th July, although applications will be processed as they are received. The interviews are on Wednesday 20th July. References will be requested for candidates invited for interview prior to this date.
The School 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 the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About The Cavendish School
The Cavendish School is a friendly, independent London prep school for girls aged 3 to 11. The school welcomes approximately 230 pupils from a rich mix of nationalities, cultures and faiths and enjoys charitable status.
Situated in Camden, near Regent’s Park, the School was founded in 1875 and moved from Cavendish Square to its current site in 1970. Our spacious, airy classrooms and gardens, including a dedicated early years setting and an astroturf court, were recently augmented by a state-of-the-art building to include new classrooms and a 200-seater multi-use auditorium. We have a purpose-built, well equipped gym, and our own kiln on site. Our kitchens provide healthy and delicious lunches for girls and staff, who enjoy meals together.
Our inclusive ethos has created an exceptional, well-balanced and lively school, dedicated to making a positive difference in the community. Within this nurturing environment where kindness, difference and respect are paramount, high standards are enabled and celebrated. All children are encouraged to achieve their maximum potential and work is always carefully calibrated to the individual child’s needs. This, combined with small class sizes, high adult-pupil ratios and committed and enthusiastic staff, enables personalised learning in a happy and productive atmosphere.
Central to the philosophy of The Cavendish School is the belief in providing girls with the best pastoral care combined with outstanding teaching. A broad, balanced curriculum is enriched with arts, languages, music and sport delivered by expert specialist teachers. The school is not selective at entry, but is academically ambitious for each and every pupil, and achieves remarkable results across all subjects.
Great success has been achieved over recent years in preparing pupils for their next school and The Cavendish School is dedicated to helping find the right senior school for each, with girls achieving offers (and music and academic scholarships) from a wide range of top state and independent senior schools at 11+, including: City of London School for Girls, Channing School, South Hampstead High School, Henrietta Barnet, Camden School for Girls, Francis Holland School, Godolphin & Latymer, Highgate School, North London Collegiate School, St Paul’s Girls’ School.
In its most recent Independent Schools Inspection, the School was judged ‘excellent’ in every category, ranging from the quality of the pupils’ learning to their moral, social and cultural development. The report noted that ‘children are extremely happy and confident in their work and play’, whilst praising the ‘excellent’ teaching and the ‘high-quality, well-qualified staff.’ The School underwent a Regulatory Compliance Inspection in March 2019 in which all standards were met (which is the maximum rating).
Our Head Mrs Lombard believes that:
“Happy children are happy learners. Visitors to our School often comment on the evident delight and visible engagement of our pupils during their lessons and at play.”
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