PA to the Chief Operating Officer
Bancroft's Senior School
Redbridge
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 3 June 2024
Job overview
The PA reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and will provide high level administrative and personal support to the COO, as well as some specific support to the other departments managed by the COO including the Finance Department and Operations Department.
This is a key role within Bancroft’s, requiring someone who is highly experienced in managing a busy schedule and has the ability to undertake a wide range of general administrative work with minimal supervision. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working with colleagues at all levels, Governors and external parties exercising tact, diplomacy and confidentiality as required.
The PA will form part of a virtual team of PA’s, alongside the EA to the Head, as well as the PA’s to the SLT, the Academic Office and the Pastoral Office. The PA’s support each other during their busy periods as well as covering both planned and unplanned absences.
The post is term-time (34 weeks including Inset days) plus, 4 additional weeks, to be worked in agreement with the COO. The working hours are 37.5 hours per week. There is the scope for some flexibility in these hours subject to negotiation with the successful candidate.
We offer a generous benefits package, including a competitive salary, and have a commitment to supporting ongoing professional development for all of our staff.
Bancroft’s School creates a happy learning environment, where bright children are challenged and supported to become the best versions of themselves. Bancroft’s is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.
For further details and an application pack, please visit http://www.bancrofts.org/about-us/employment-opportunities/ or email: hr@bancrofts.org
Closing date for applications: 9.00am on Monday 3rd June 2024.
Interviews: Monday 10th June 2024.
Applications will be considered as they are received, so early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview early applicants should a suitable candidate apply.
Bancroft’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applicants are required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the role, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Bancroft’s may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media accounts, as part of their applications.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Bancroft’s is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
About Bancroft's Senior School
Located on the border between North-East London and Essex and backing on to Epping Forest, Bancroft’s is a co-educational independent day school for around 1200 pupils from 7 to 18.
Our pupils achieve outstanding academic outcomes. In 2024, 75% of all entries were awarded A*- A at A Level and 77% were awarded the top grades of 9 or 8 at GCSE with 49% at 9.
We strive to achieve so much more than just results. ‘Being Bancroft’s’ is the name which we give to our holistic approach to developing our pupils. This is a rounded educational framework running through the school which guides pupils to take full advantage of the huge range of different opportunities on offer at the school; whether immersed in academic research, being out on the sports fields, taking part in charitable activities, acting on the stage, playing music or attending some of our numerous clubs and societies, we want our pupils to challenge themselves and learn by taking part wholeheartedly in school life. All teachers are expected to contribute to the co-curricular life of the school beyond their subject specialism.
Bancroft’s is a warm, forward-looking, modern school; a centre of excellence for the twenty-first century. We have a very diverse intake of pupils, valuing inclusivity of pupils and staff of different ethnicities, religions, sexualities, genders, learning needs and strengths. We value inclusion for all it can bring to each of us at Bancroft’s as well as the school as a whole.
Professional development and training is a fundamental part of working at Bancroft’s. Our staff are supported and encouraged to continually reflect on their practice; together we want to ensure that each member of staff feels that they are being developed and able to help provide the very best educational and transformative experience for all our pupils.
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