Personal Assistant to the Head of School
Bishop David Brown School
Woking, Surrey
- Expired
- Salary:
- S7 (£
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 12 October 2017
Job overview
Bishop David Brown School are seeking to appoint an exceptional personal assistant to the Head of School. This is a permanent role (subject to a six month probation period) for 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday, and for 42 weeks per year (39 weeks during term time, including inset days, plus 3 weeks during holiday times, taken as directed). Annual leave should only be taken during school holidays. The salary will be based on Grade S7 with a range of £23,573 to £27,814, dependent upon experience. This salary will be paid in twelve equal payments over the year. The actual salary, pro rate, will be between £21,640 to £25,534 per annum.
The Head of School’s office at Bishop David Brown is a busy environment and the successful candidate will need a range of skills to manage this position. You will come into contact with a wide range of stakeholders including teachers, students, parents and carers, education specialists, governors and members of the public. Your skills will be used on a wide range of tasks ranging from answering the phone to preparation of reports.
Key qualities of this role will include confidentiality, efficiency, flexibility and being able to work using your own initiative. You will be put under pressure at times and will need to demonstrative a willingness to contribute to the continued improvement of our school.
Prior experience of working in an educational environment would be advantageous as would experience of marketing or PR.
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About Bishop David Brown School
Bishop David Brown is a rapidly improving school with excellent opportunities for professional development for the successful candidate.
Under the leadership of a motivated and supportive leadership team the staff are offered every opportunity to develop their skills including an excellent middle leadership structure. We seek to employ enthusiastic and inspiring professionals to join a team of enthusiastic and supportive staff who are committed to working creatively with our young people to raise standards and enable them all to achieve. In return we offer a supportive and stimulating environment with a comprehensive CPD programme and opportunities for further development.
The students at this school are well behaved and engaged. The school has a performing arts specialty that enables students to widen their experiences to provide well balanced individuals that are attractive candidates for local colleges. It also offers the opportunity to link other subject areas into a creative framework. The school offers a wide range of curriculum subjects to GCSE standard and extra-curricular opportunities that include a steel band.
The school is at the centre of a regeneration project of the local area that will see rapid change to the facilities and environment of local people. Bishop David Brown has been identified by the local authority as a growing school that will double in size in the next five years. This growth will also result in renovated and updated facilities for staff and students.
If you would like to visit us you would be more than welcome. Our experience shows that candidates who visit our school always subsequently apply.
"There is a warm and friendly atmosphere that pervades the school and a great sense of pride among staff and pupils " Ofsted 2018
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