8 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2024 or as soon as available

  • Closing date

    8 July 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    28 June 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 7.00am – 3.30pm – Monday, Thursday, Friday 7.00am – 3.45pm – Tuesday, Wednesday 30 minute unpaid lunch break

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Scale G4 - £26,296 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

WHITMORE HIGH SCHOOL

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (COVER CO-ORDINATOR)

Are you looking for an innovative and forward thinking school which genuinely invests and develops you? Then come and join us at Whitmore High School where we believe all our exceptional staff contribute to transforming students’ lives!

We are looking for an Administrative Assistant who would like to join our dynamic and successful school and be responsible for the daily cover arrangements for teaching staff; someone who would like to be part of a friendly and hard-working team.

The successful candidate will:

  • Possess strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise own work load, meet all deadlines and remain calm under pressure
  • Have an excellent level of administrative and computer skills including MS Office Excel & Word
  • Be numerate and literate, have strong attention to detail and accuracy with a good level of education
  • Have excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively, clearly and accurately both orally and in writing with a wide range of people e.g. recruitment agencies students, teachers, parents/carers
  • Embrace new technologies and ideas that enhance and improve administrative tasks
  • Be self-motivated, enthusiastic, hardworkingand flexible in their approach with a pro-active approach to problem solving
  • Be a positive team player, willing to pitch in and help out where needed and believe in the importance of team work and a collaborative approach
  • Be committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and the principles and practice of equal opportunities
  • Be committed to the principles and practice of safeguarding all young people

Full details of the post, application form and more information on our school can be viewed on our website www.whitmore.harrow.sch.uk Completed application forms must be submitted by the closing date – Monday 8th July at 9.00am.

Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed on Wednesday 10th July 2024

Whitmore High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and all staff are expected to share this commitment. A copy of our child protection policy can be found on the school website. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and pre-employment checks. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, this post is listed as an exempted employment. You therefore need to reveal all spent convictions during the recruitment and vetting process.

What the school offers its staff

Why work for Whitmore High School?

  • State of the art building with well-equipped classrooms, excellent resources and modern facilities
  • Fantastic support from your line managers and SLT who will develop you and want to see you succeed in your career
  • You’ll be working in an OFSTED rated ‘Outstanding’ school
  • Exceptional and wide ranging CPD opportunities
  • Staff Wellbeing group who promote a healthy work life balance and arrange activities such as weekly staff yoga, on-site massage, weekly fruit, well-being garden, book club with free Kindle loan for staff etc.
  • Free annual flu jab
  • Free use of the on-site gym
  • Cycle to Work tax free bike scheme

OFSTED graded the school outstanding in all areas and commented “Students have outstanding attitudes to learning and take a pride in their work”. Our students are happy, well behaved and make excellent progress.


Commitment to safeguarding

Whitmore High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and all staff are expected to share this commitment.
All appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and pre-employment checks. Online searches may be completed for shortlisted candidates as part of due diligence checks. It is an offence to apply for any role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all posts are listed as exempted employment. You therefore need to reveal all spent convictions during the recruitment and vetting process.

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About Whitmore High School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
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School size
1733 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

Whitmore High School is a mixed comprehensive school with an excellent record of achievement.

Students are expected to achieve the highest standards of work and behaviour in a positive, friendly but disciplined atmosphere. Our staff are highly qualified and passionate about ensuring all students reach their full potential and we work closely with parents to achieve this aim.

At Whitmore High School we aim to provide the best possible education for all our students by:

* Promoting a broad and balanced curriculum in which students take an active part in their own learning.

* Recognising the needs of individuals, placing suitable high demands on them and stimulating them to achieve success.

* Encouraging students to aim for the highest standards of work and behaviour at all times.

* Creating an ordered and friendly community where relationships are positive and founded on courtesy, respect and shared values.

* Acknowledging the importance of links between home, school and the wider community.

* Maintaining a spirit of constructive self-criticism, regularly considering improvements to existing practice.

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