Personal Assistant to the Head Teacher
Chailey School
South Chailey, near Lewes - East Sussex
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- £20,654 - £21,892 - full time equivalent
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 15 July 2018
Job overview
Chailey is a thriving, successful school set in rural Sussex, just north of Lewes, and within easy reach of Brighton and Haywards Heath. We are proud of our traditional values and innovative approaches to Teaching and Learning. Staff are friendly, dedicated and supportive and our students are happy and proud to be part of the school. Chailey is a school where teachers and students can thrive. Visitors to Chailey School often comment on the calm teaching environment and fantastic relationships between students and teachers.
We had our last Ofsted visit in January 2017 which we were very pleased with. The Ofsted report contained comments such as:
• ‘an established culture and ethos of the school, which is enhanced by the strong relationships between staff and pupils’
• ‘pupils make good, and sometimes better, progress’
• ‘pupils appreciate what staff do for them and, therefore, their conduct is typically exemplary, both in lessons and around the school’
We believe that this is a very strong foundation from which to aspire to excellence in everything we do.
We are seeking to appoint a Personal Assistant to the Head Teacher. The post holder will need to develop an understanding of the nature of the Head Teacher’s role and maintain and monitor the appropriate administrative systems to enable the Head Teacher to fulfil her responsibilities efficiently and effectively. The PA will hold the confidence of the Head Teacher herself and will be expected to work with the utmost trust and sensitivity handling sometimes complex and difficult situations.
The hours of duty for the Head Teacher’s PA are the requirement to work a 37 hour week, although the exact working pattern is negotiable. The position is Term Time Only plus two weeks during the school holidays.
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About Chailey School
Chailey School is located near to the towns of Lewes and Haywards Heath and is in easy commuting distance of Brighton. This school exists for the students and the staff are committed to nurturing, supporting and challenging the students to make the best progress possible. Advantages of working at Chailey School:
- strong professsional development programme
- friendly atmosphere and collaboration with professionals in other schools
- high expectation of student outcomes and behaviour
- free tea and coffee
Headteacher
Helen Key
Values and vision
The nurturing of the talents and abilities of students at Chailey is the focus on all that the school does. It believes that the real measure of its success is creating a school full of happy, confident and independent young people, fully engaged in their studies and the broader life of the school.
Students are encouraged to become active and responsible citizens who are respectful of others. A wide range of opportunities for students to make a positive contribution to the life of the school and the wider community are on offer.
Ofsted
“Staff know their pupils very well and help them to grow in confidence while developing their knowledge and understanding. As a result, pupils make good, and sometimes better, progress. Pupils appreciate what staff do for them and, therefore, their conduct is typically exemplary, both in lessons and around the school.”
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