A rare opportunity has arisen for a suitable candidate with excellent administrative and communication skills to join our support.....
A rare opportunity has arisen for a suitable candidate with excellent administrative and communication skills to join our support staff team. This is intended to be a permanent position, working during term time, and may include some additional days during school holiday periods.
This role will be divided between providing a welcoming and efficient reception service, ensuring that visitors, telephone callers and internal enquiries are dealt with in a friendly and professional manner; and providing support as a member of our administrative team, including within our Finance Office.
As the role involves working with a range of people, including staff, students, parents/carers and visitors, the post holder must have a calm and professional manner. Discretion and maintaining strict confidentiality are essential attributes, as are following strict safeguarding procedures and possessing excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience of using Microsoft Office (eg Word, Excel, Outlook) is required, and if necessary, training will be provided on SIMS and the school’s finance system.
Working hours will be from 7.45am to 4.30pm Monday; 8.45am to 4.30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; and 9am to 4.30pm on Friday (including unpaid 30-minute lunch break each day), during term time and including TED Days (39 weeks/195 days per year, 0.8553 of full-year equivalent). The post holder may be required to work up to an additional 10 days (or equivalent to 74 hours) during school holiday periods, with these additional hours being claimed for via timesheets.
The salary range, adjusted for term time working will be £19,022 to £20,015 per annum (based on full-year equivalent salary of £22,240 to £23,400) (pay award pending).
Prince Henry’s is a popular and over-subscribed 13-18 High School, with approximately 1,300 students on roll. Priding itself on its universal values and ethos, as well as its inclusivity, the school enjoys an excellent reputation locally. It has consistently been judged as outstanding by Ofsted, most recently in March 2024.
Full details on how to apply for this position are included within the job description.
Closing date for applications: 9.30am, Friday 27th September 2024
Interviews: During w/c 30th September 2024