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Headteacher's PA

Lawn Manor Academy, Swindon, SN3 1ER

This job expired on 29 September 2023 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  29 September 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 September 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,194.00 - £26,845.00 Annually (FTE) Grade F-G

Headteacher's PA job summary

Headteacher’s PA
Lawn Manor
Academy

Grade: F-G (DOE)

Salary: £23,194-£26,845 (DOE) FTE

Actual Salary: £19,949-£23,090 (DOE) pro rata

Contract: Permanent, full time, term time
only

Job Overview

We are looking for an experienced Personal Assistant to provide
effective professional secretarial and administrative support to the
Headteacher. You will be responsible for maintaining the diary of the Head
Teacher, organising meetings and agendas, and responding to queries and
providing general information about the Academy.

The successful candidate will provide administration support for the
Headteacher and screen telephone calls, enquiries, and requests in a
professional manner.

You will be a strong team player with a positive and enthusiastic
approach who is able to use their initiative and prioritise their own work
whilst contributing to a team. Proven experience of diary management on behalf
of others, minute taking, effectively managing a diverse workload and a strong
attention to detail are essential.

Why Choose us?

Lawn Manor Academy is part
of the Ascend Learning Trust (ALT) based in Swindon. We offer a fantastic
benefits scheme, with discounts on food and clothes retailers, to holidays and
cinema with online fitness and recipes from Hello Fresh. Our school is set in
the beautiful Lawn Manor Woods in Old Town Swindon.

What we offer:

•           The opportunity of working
  within a supportive, friendly, and well-run school.
•         The Trusts commitment to
  staff wellbeing including generous calendar dates and INSET days.
•           A strong commitment to your
  professional development and career management.
•           Excellent CPD opportunities
  to grow and development through mentorship and coaching.
•          Reward and recognition,
  celebrating staff success.  
•         Leadership development
  opportunities both internally and across other schools in the Trust.
•        A successful ECT support
  program.
•         Onsite parking
•           Pension Scheme.
•           Courteous and hardworking
  pupils.
•          Benefits for discounts via
  an online staff portal.

Please note if we receive
enough applications, we may close this job role earlier.

Safeguarding Statement:

Ascend Learning Trust is
committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people
and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this
commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups
including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation,
or religion.

Please note: Any position
that involves working with children requires declaration of ALL
convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS
check will be carried out before any employment commences.

In line
with KCSIE 2023 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an
online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our
safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’
suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with
further guidance and will be asked to clarify their online presence.

References will be obtained
before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview
process. If previous employment has included working with children, then at
least one referee must be from this employment regardless of whether this is the
current or most recent employment Any gaps in employment must be detailed and
an explanation provided in the relevant section.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Ascend Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any position that involves working with children requires declaration of ALL convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS check will be carried out before any employment commences. References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. Any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.

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About Lawn Manor Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 940 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lawn Manor Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lawn-manor-academy

Lawn Manor Academy is a rewarding and friendly environment to work in with staff who always put the children first and are dedicated to ‘Inspiring and Creating Futures for All’. The school itself has undergone a period of rapid change over the last few years and this post is an opportunity to shape the school as we enter our next chapter.

Our Senior Leadership Team (SLT) are an established team consisting of Headteacher, two Deputy Headteachers and three Assistant Headteachers.

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