Personal Assistant to Headteacher

Personal Assistant to Headteacher

Location: London Borough of Hackney, N16 5AF

Salary: NJC Pay Scale SO1 (Inner London), Points 23-25

Start date: February 2023

Contract:            Permanent, Term-time plus two weeks (41 weeks), Full-time (35 hours)

Occasional evening work may be required due to events or meetings, for which overtime may be agreed in advance.

Our Lady’s Catholic High School is seeking to appoint an outstanding professional to join our school as Personal Assistant to Headteacher. We offer the opportunity to work in a high quality and caring environment. 

Our Lady’s has been at the heart of girls’ education in Hackney for over 100 years. The school was completely rebuilt in 2012 and offers a superb working environment, supportive colleagues, a values-led ethos, and a wonderfully diverse and talented student body. The school is proud of its Catholic life and Servite values. We are an open, welcoming school with a vision for inclusion, compassion and empathy. We are a school that has an absolute belief in giving our young people the very best opportunities and have value added results that show we are truly aspirational for all our students.

The successful candidate will:

• be committed to working in pursuit of success for students and of raising standards 
• be able to develop, plan and deliver effective and high quality lessons to students 
• be sympathetic to the aims, ethos and values of the school
• be inspirational , creative and innovative

What we offer:

• Excellent CPD opportunities to grow and develop
• An Osfted rated ‘good’ school
• A section 48 rated outstanding school
• Well-resourced and spacious planning rooms for staff on each floor
• Staff who are very supportive towards each other with a great camaraderie existing throughout the school
• Free use of school gym
• Strong links with other local schools for partnership working and support
• A strong community spirit 
• Employee Assistance Programme

Working at Our Lady’s High School is an exciting and rewarding career choice. We have a forward-thinking culture and offer access and support with CPD. 

To apply, please email your completed Application and Recruitment Monitoring form to recruitment@olchs.co.uk or send in the post for the attention of HR Officer. We very much welcome visits to the school should you wish to prior to submitting your application.

Please note that CV’s will not be accepted.

Closing date: Monday, 20th February 2023, 12:00 pm

Interview date: TBC

For more information visit: https://www.ourladys.hackney.sch.uk/ 

Our Lady’s Catholic High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be DBS checked at an enhanced level. We reserve the right to interview before the closing date.