PA to Principal/HR Officer
The Totteridge Academy, London, N20 8AZThis job expired on 12 July 2023 – see similar jobs
Closing date
12 July 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
2 June 2023
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- From £33,000 - £38,000 FTE pro rata to £29,800 - £34,300
PA to Principal/HR Officer job summary
The Totteridge Academy (TTA) is a fantastic secondary school in North London. With approximately 900 students, and a Sixth Form which opened in September 2020, TTA is continuing to grow and develop. We are looking for passionate and enthusiastic staff to join our team.
We provide a high-quality education in a safe, caring, and focused environment. We teach skills and knowledge, enabling our students to become responsible, well-rounded citizens, equipped with the tools to make effective choices for their futures. We pride ourselves on our inclusive environment with a rich and nurturing culture. We celebrate our differences whilst standing together as a united learning community.
After a significant jump in GCSE results since 2016, we are continuing this upward trend. Our last Ofsted inspection, in April 2019, graded the school as ‘Good’ overall with ‘Outstanding’ behaviour and leadership. We have excellent academic results: 87% of A-level grades in 2022 were A*-C; 81% of students achieved a grade 4 or above in English and Maths at GCSE; over two-fifths (42%) of students were awarded the highest grades of 7 or above in English and Maths; our overall GCSE Progress score was +1.03.
Our school philosophy of kaizen (continuous improvement) enables our students and staff to aim high at all times so that every individual can attain his or her best. We celebrate and are proud of the achievements of all of our students, valuing individuality and nurturing happy, confident, and hard-working young people.
We have high expectations at TTA and reject the view that success in life is pre-determined or that our talents are fixed. We improve through practice; calm, focused classrooms led by knowledgeable, passionate teachers provide our students with the ideal environment for this practice to take place. Our students work hard, aim high, and take pride in their learning.
If you would like to find out more about TTA, CLICK HERE. Or, to read some testimonials from our current staff, CLICK HERE.
PA to Principal / HR Officer
Contract: Working weeks are 41 each Academic Year (39 weeks term time plus two additional week to be agreed with the Principal)
Hours: Up to 37.5 hours per week (flexible)
Salary: From £33,000 - £38,000 FTE pro rata to £29,800 - £34,300
Location: Barnet, London
Start Date: As soon as possible
The Role
We are looking for an exceptional PA to Principal / HR Officer to join our team. If you have previous PA or HR experience and would relish the chance to make your mark in a school that has already made a huge transformation and continues to do so, this is the perfect role for you.
In this role you will deliver comprehensive executive support service that covers the needs of the Principal and the work of the Senior Leadership Team. You will ensure the smooth co-ordination of diaries, communication on behalf of the Principal and support with the running of key school events.
You will also provide high quality and efficient HR services and to ensure that day to day operational functions is effectively managed including recruitment, payroll, absence management whilst remaining g compliant with the schools HR policies and procedures. You will also ensure the Single Central Record is compliant with safeguarding and Ofsted regulations.
About You
We are seeking candidates who is able to build strong and positive working relationships with all stakeholders and have commercial and organisation awareness with the ability to provide effective HR advice within this context.
The successful candidate must be able to think laterally and be able to adapt to changing situations in a measured and flexible manner in order to adapt the advice and guidance provided to suit any change in circumstances whether legislative or structural related.
You should also have highly effective oral and written communication skills and the ability to approach confidential matters with discretion, sensitivity and diplomacy. The successful candidate will also be able to manage multiple work loads and have excellent organisation and planning skills.
At TTA we believe that the best staff are continuously striving to improve. We are committed to developing our people and, as part of the largest group of academies and schools in the country, United Learning, we offer unrivalled professional development and career progression.
This is an exciting time to join TTA; if you share our high expectations and are passionate about making a difference, we look forward to receiving your application.
CLICK HERE to watch a short video of TTA.
The Totteridge Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all who work at the school to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) along with other required pre-employment checks in accordance with KCSIE 2022
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 The Totteridge Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 950 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Totteridge Academy website (opens in new tab)
The school
The Totteridge Academy (TTA) is a fantastic secondary school in North London. With approximately 900 students, and a new Sixth Form which opened in September 2020, TTA is continuing to grow and develop. We are looking for passionate and enthusiastic staff to join our team. Here are some quotes from our 2021-22 staff survey:
“I feel 100% supported by my department and other staff. The student and teacher bond is like I've not seen before, which is amazing.”
“Teaching and learning is extremely well led, resulting in consistent teaching across the school and therefore much improved attainment from pupils. It is the single most stand-out quality in this school that makes me very proud, and has improved my teaching immensely”
“The culture of collaboration and continuous improvement is fantastic. I feel as though I would be welcomed, supported and appreciated by any member of staff.”
“The community is extremely supportive, and the staff genuinely care for the children, their education and supporting one another, both professionally and personally.”
“So many of the middle leaders are just world class. They lead by example and have relentlessly high expectations and good humour to boot. Teaching and learning at this school is exceptionally well led.”
We provide a high-quality education in a safe, caring, and focused environment. We teach skills and knowledge, enabling our students to become responsible, well-rounded citizens, equipped with the tools to make effective choices for their futures. We pride ourselves on our inclusive environment with a rich and nurturing culture. We celebrate our differences whilst standing together as a united learning community.
After a significant jump in GCSE results over the three years (pre-pandemic), we are continuing this upward trend. Our school philosophy of kaizen (continuous improvement) enables our students and staff to aim high at all times so that every individual can attain his or her best. We celebrate and are proud of the achievements of all of our students, valuing individuality and nurturing happy, confident, and hard-working young people.
We have high expectations at The Totteridge Academy and reject the view that success in life is pre-determined or that our talents are fixed. We improve through practice; calm, focused classrooms led by knowledgeable, passionate teachers.
If you would like to find out more about why you should work at TTA then please visit our webiste https://www.thetotteridgeacademy.org.uk to read staff testimonals or watch a video about what it is like to work at our Academy!
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