PA to Principal
Grace Academy Solihull
Solihull
- £22,462 - £25,801 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- FTE
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 5 October 2020
Job overview
Grace Academy Solihull is seeking to appoint a well-motivated and proactive person to fulfil the role of Personal Assistant to the Principal.
The successful candidate will be a flexible and professional individual with the ability to work with Academy staff, students and parents to provide an efficient PA role to the Principal in a busy Academy environment. We are looking for an outstanding candidate with high standards who is well-motivated, dynamic and possesses an imaginative approach to their delivery. You will need to be a team player and be prepared go the extra mile to support our students and staff.
We would require the applicant to have the right skills, qualifications and knowledge required to ensure an efficient and organised working environment for the Principal and to provide effective day to day running of the Academy by leading on the provision of effective and efficient administration and operation of the Academy
Main Responsibilities:
- To act as Personal Assistant to the Principal providing a high quality and confidential service including diary management, arranging meetings, dealing with correspondence and general clerical support.
- To provide an effective and confidential interface between the Principal and the Governors, ALT and other groups including staff, parents/carers and external agencies.
- To monitor and develop procedures and systems to support the achievement of key educational and operational needs of the Academy
- Manage the customer service provision for all channels of communications within the Academy dealing with generic enquiries, complaints and compliments and signposting as necessary, proof reading all external communications for the Academy and support in ensuring all front facing aspects of the Academy are appropriately arranged
- Work with the School Business Manager to support the HR function of the school, including safeguarding, recruitment and general HR admin, handling sensitive and confidential information in an appropriate manner
- Assume the role of Clerk to Governors for Grace Academy Solihull’s Local Governing Body (LGB) and ensure the timely distribution of all agenda’s, supporting documents & minutes as required
- To assist and co-ordinate events at the academy i.e. open evenings, parent evenings, training days, linking with internal and external resources.
School/ Academy experience is not essential but will be taken into account
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure and Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions
About Grace Academy Solihull
- Grace Academy Solihull
- Chapelhouse Road, Chelmsley Wood, Solihull
- West Midlands
- B37 5JS
- United Kingdom
Grace Academy Solihull is a mixed, non-selective, secondary school with sixth form situated in Solihull, serving students from the age of 11-18, where our vision is to develop well educated, considerate and caring citizens with a strong sense of values who will succeed in, and contribute to modern society. By offering a curriculum that is broad and balanced, and recognises the importance of a strong academic provision coupled with sport and the arts, this makes us well placed to offer the best educational provision for our students. With academies situated in Darlaston, Coventry and Solihull, the Grace Family is built on an ethos, embodied in our core values of: Grace, Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Potential.
As well as a strong emphasis on academic and examination achievement, an extensive choice of extra-curricular and enrichment activities, such as PGL and Duke of Edinburgh, give students the chance to explore their creativity, or acquire a qualification that will impress future employers.
Students are encouraged to work hard, be punctual and show respect for each other, the staff and our community. In addition, we expect the highest standards of dress and behaviour in all areas of academy life. We have high expectations of all our young people, and aim to raise their aspirations and provide a unique and challenging learning experience both academically and socially.
Our pastoral system also helps to promote a harmonious atmosphere and a strong sense of community, this is further supported with our commitment to the restorative justice programme which allows all students to have a voice and talk through their feelings and actions.
An increasing number of students continue their learning journey in our vibrant Sixth Form, which also attracts young people from the wider community. Students can study exciting A-level subjects, specialised work related courses or a combination of the two. Our aim is to provide students with the tools they need to progress successfully to university, apprenticeships, further training or high quality employment.
Executive Principal
Darren Gelder
Tove Learning Trust
Grace Academy Solihull is part of the Tove Learning Trust. The trust is committed to ensuring that all students achieve as highly as possible and works hard to offer stimulating environments that enable every learner to progress and flourish. The whole TLT team along with it's committed Board of Trustees is focused on delivering outstanding outcomes. We aim to have academies that are excellent communities of learning where students thrive on success.
Ofsted
“Leaders at Grace Academy Solihull put pupils at the heart of everything they do. Pupils say that staff value them and notice when they need help. Staff have high expectations of pupils, and pupils work hard to meet these expectations. Pupils welcome the pastoral support they receive and say they feel safe”.
We are focused on ensuring that students receive the best education to enhance their life chances. Our hard work and progress is recognised fully in the latest OFSTED judgment the Academy has now received. The Academy was judged as GOOD overall in our most recent inspection in May 2022
This is a well-deserved judgement and an accurate reflection of the Academy’s progress to date. The report highlights the balance we have strived to achieve through outstanding examination results and the equally important support, welfare and care we have for individual students. This is comparable with any high performing school or Academy nationally, but our commitment to further improve and enhance what we offer as an Academy continues.
Our Ofsted Report can be found at the link below:
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