Assistant Office Manager
Michaela Community School, London, HA9 0UUThis job expired on 12 March 2020 – see similar jobs
Closing date
12 March 2020 at 9am
Date listed
13 February 2020
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- £35,000 to £35,000
Assistant Office Manager job summary
Assistant Office Manager
Hours of Work: Mon-Thurs 7:45am-4:30pm, Fri 7:45am-3:30pm
Salary: Up to 35k, depending on experience
Holiday: 30 days’ holiday to be taken during non-term time.
Pension: Local Government Pension Scheme (“LGPS”), London
Borough of Brent
To apply: Please send your CV and covering letter to applications@mcsbrent.co.uk
This is the type of job in which you feel you are really making a difference! You will never be bored.
Michaela Community School is an exciting and successful free school that opened in September 2014 and is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The ambition of our vibrant and energetic team is to transform the lives of all children, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds. We have 600 pupils from years 7 to 11 and 70 Year 12s in a new Sixth Form.
We’re a growing team and so there is opportunity for progression.
We are a high-functioning, fast-paced school office. We are looking for someone who takes multi-tasking to a different level; someone who is bright, highly organised, has attention to detail and deals well under pressure. You will be expected to lead and direct the members of the office team. You will be personable, assertive and proactive.
Duties
To support the Office Manager in the running of the office, and direction of the office team
Have an overview of the school year and plan aheaD
To provide general administrative support, including photocopying, other reprographics, completing standard forms, responding to routine correspondence, distributing information around the school
You will have responsibility of several projects throughout the year
Person Specification
1. Experience
Demonstrable experience of leading a team
Experience of working on own initiative
Experience of the use of a wide range of computer software (e.g. word processing, mailmerge, spreadsheets, databases)
Knowledge/experience of Education sector and/or schools
2. Special abilities / aptitudes
Flexibility and ability to work as part of and to contribute to the school administrative team
Interpersonal skills – dealing with parents, students, colleagues and outside agencies
Ability to deal sensitively and in confidence with a wide range of issues relating to working practices
Ability to communicate effectively at all levels both verbally and in writing.
Ability to work effectively under pressure and to manage own workload, with strong time management skills
Ability to multi-task
Ability to type quickly and accurately
Ability to meet tight deadlines
Ability to work methodically, ensuring attention to detail
3. Other job specific requirements
Commitment to the Authority’s Equal Opportunities Policy and acceptance of their responsibility for its practical application.
4. Education and Training
Educated to degree level or equivalent · Proven track record of success
Michaela Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will need to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS and/or provide police checks from other countries, where appropriate. Michaela Community School is an equal opportunities employer.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
About Michaela Community School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 708 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Michaela Community School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- applications@mcsbrent.co.uk
Michaela Community School is an exciting and successful free school that opened in September 2014 in Wembley, and is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. You may have heard of us: our headmistress, Katharine Birbalsingh, is often in the news saying things that others find controversial but that we think are common sense. In 2019 (last set of national exams), progress 8 at Michaela was 5th in the country, and our GCSE results were exceptional (e.g. 27% of students achieved a grade 9 in maths). The ambition of our vibrant and energetic team is to transform the lives of all children, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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