Executive Assistant
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1SF3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
30 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time at 37 hours over 5 days Monday- Friday. Working 39-42 weeks per year (negotiable).
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Dependent on experience the post will be paid at Grade 6-7, NJC Scale Points 11-25, currently £25,979-33,945 full time per year (pay award pending). The salary will be pro-rated to reflect your actual working hours/ weeks.
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an Executive Assistant to the Headteacher to provide professional and comprehensive administrative support.
The Executive Assistant will act as gatekeeper to the Headteacher and have meticulous attention to detail. They will work confidentially and independently to help run the Headteacher’s office and support the Senior Leadership Team. The successful candidate will have excellent verbal and written communication skills with a flexible ‘can do’ attitude. The ideal candidate will have experience working as a Personal Assistant or an Executive Assistant.
Please see our Recruitment Pack for full details.
What the school offers its staff
Employees of Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School benefit from:
National contractual terms and pay: LGGS adopts the national School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (‘Burgundy Book’) for teaching staff, and the National Joint Council (NJC ‘Green Book’) terms for support staff.
Access to a competitive company pension scheme: Teachers’ Pension Scheme (teaching staff) or Local Government Pension Scheme (support staff).
Enhanced annual leave allowances for support staff: full-time support staff receive 26 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years’ service), plus 8 statutory bank holidays and 2 extra-statutory days leave.
Enhanced occupational maternity/ paternity/ adoption leave allowances.
Access to pro-active health and wellbeing promotion schemes.
Employee Assistance Schemes including access to advice and counselling.
Occupational health support such as physiotherapy.
Retail discounts via BlackHawk Extras.
Cycle-to-work purchasing scheme and secure cycle storage on-site.
On-site gym with discounted membership rate.
On-site canteen.
Please see our Recruitment Pack for full details.
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.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to applications@lggs.lancs.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1002 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- applications@lggs.lancs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01524 581 661
Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School is a forward looking, selective state school with academy status and an outstanding record of promoting high achievement.
The school was founded in 1907 at the Storey Institute on Meeting House Lane with only 73 girls on roll. From these humble beginnings the School quickly grew, and moved into the current Regent Street site in 1914. LGGS enjoys a city centre location. The main site includes a range of different building from the original Edwardian building to our purpose built modern Sixth Form Centre. Playing fields are a short walk away and some Science accommodation is in a building which sites one of our key primary schools, Dallas Road Primary.
In 2011, LGGS became an Academy. There are currently just over 1,000 students on roll with five-form entry into Year 7. The admission policy prioritises girls from the Lancaster District, but students do travel to the school from a wider area, including Preston. A high proportion of students continue into the Sixth Form after Year 11 and the school welcomes a number of external students into Year 12. The Sixth Form curriculum is broad, with enrichment and wellbeing options alongside a wide range of A levels, Maths, Biology and Chemistry are the most popular subjects at A level.
The school is known nationally for its academic excellence. This year 80% of grades at A level were A*-B and at GCSE 76% at grades 7 and 9, placing LGGS one of the highest attaining schools in Lancashire.
We are very proud of our inclusive community. Valuing diversity and promoting equality are important aspects of LGGS life. This can be seen through the work of the school’s Equality groups. LGGS has an outward looking approach and strong international links. We work with the Ripley ITT Partnership. The school has links with EducAid, a Sierra Leone education focused charity. International Week includes numerous workshops run by students, an International Fashion Show and a hugely popular International Food Fair.
In our recent staff survey 100% of staff responded that they were proud to work at LGGS and 99% enjoyed working at the school. Last year saw a number of retirements with the result that new staff have joined the school, bringing with them a range of experiences and ideas. We are extremely fortunate in that we can recruit high calibre teachers with the result that all subjects are taught by specialist teachers. Staff are keen to enhance their professional knowledge and we currently have seven teachers undertaking NPQ qualifications. Staff also appreciate the positive behaviour and high attendance of students at LGGS. Our students are articulate, keen to participate and ambitious for themselves.
Arranging a visit to Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email applications@lggs.lancs.sch.uk.
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