Personal Assistant to the Head Master
Brighton College Dubai
Dubai
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- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 18 October 2019
Job overview
Brighton College Dubai wishes to recruit an Personal Assistant to the Head Master
Introduction
The successful candidate will have at the heart of his or her approach the mantra ‘fight for every enrollment’.
The Personal Assistant to the Head Master is primarily responsible for The role centres on providing support to the Head Master of Brighton College Dubai. This position is within the support staff of Brighton College and requires a high level of efficiency, flexibility and the ability to work under pressure. Maintaining confidentiality at all times is the key.
Brighton College Dubai benefits from a strong partnership with Brighton College, the UK’s top co-educational school, and with Brighton College Abu Dhabi, Brighton College Al Ain and Brighton College Bangkok. The Brighton family of schools currently educates more than 4,000 pupils. Our position as a member of a group of leading academic schools, creates opportunities for professional development and career progression which are seldom, if ever, matched.
The College
Brighton College, the UK’s top co-educational school, opened its fourth sister school in Dubai in September 2018, following in the footsteps of Brighton College Abu Dhabi (2011), Brighton College Al Ain (2013) and Brighton College Bangkok (2016).
The appointment is available from November 2019
Candidates wishing to apply for this post are invited to do so using the Brighton College Application Form as available online. Please attach a letter addressed to the Head Master, Mr. Simon Crane , outlining why you think you are suited to this post. Your letter, should be accompanied with a full CV naming at least two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer.
Closing date for applications is 20th October 2019. Early applications are encouraged and will be considered as they are received.
NOTE: We reserve the right to interview and offer to a strong candidate prior to the closing date. It is strongly recommended that candidates submit their applications as soon as possible.
Brighton College Dubai is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please note that should your application be successful a police check will be undertaken in the country of origin; in the UK, a disclosure will be requested from the UK’s Disclosure and Barring Service.
About Brighton College Dubai
Brighton College, one of the UK’s top schools, opened its fourth sister school in Dubai in September 2018, following in the footsteps of Brighton College Abu Dhabi (2011), Brighton College Al Ain (2013), Brighton College Bangkok (2016), Brighton College Singapore (2020) and Brighton College Vietnam (2023). Brighton College Dubai was awarded the highest grade of “Outstanding” in its first British School Oversees (BSO) inspection in November 2022. Please click here to view our website.
Brighton College Dubai comprises of a Preparatory School (for pupils aged 3 to 11) and a Senior School (11 to 18). Brighton College Dubai aspires to become one of the leading schools in the UAE and within the Middle East. Set in a prime location, it educates pupils across the 3 to 18 age range on a striking campus in the centre of Dubai, one of the world’s most innovative and exciting cities. BCD offers its pupils a world-class British education in a co-educational setting, leading to GCSE and A-level studies, and entry to the world’s leading universities.
A key component of Brighton’s internationalisation is the importance it places upon ensuring that its sister schools are authentically interpreting its values and ethos. Each school combines academic excellence with a wealth of co-curricular opportunities, all underpinned by a deep commitment to the individual needs and enthusiasms of every child. Brighton College values the importance of the individual: every boy and girl in the Brighton College family of schools is valued for his or her own sake and encouraged to develop his or her talents to the full, in a community where there are no stereotypes and where every achievement, however small, is noticed. Much of Brighton’s success is built upon recruiting genuinely inspirational teachers who can enthuse about their subject and will help to create an exciting and vibrant intellectual environment in which children can explore their interests, develop their existing talents and acquire new ones.
We are currently seeking to appoint experienced, well-qualified, and inspirational teachers to join us in the current academic year 2023-24 and the new academic year 2024-25. Staff will be given many opportunities to contribute to the life of the school, both in and out of the classroom. It is expected that all colleagues will support one another as part of an exceptional and hardworking team, with the united goal of ensuring that every child reaches their potential both academically and socially, by pushing boundaries and broadening horizons. Our position as a member of the Brighton College family of schools will create opportunities for teachers for ongoing professional development and career progression.
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