Operational School Administrator and PA to the Headteacher
Alfriston School, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2TS10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
11 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time – 37 Hours Per Week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- BPR 4 ISN 21-25 £29,477 - £31,645 Pro Rata Actual Salary £23,241 - £24,950 Per Annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Role: Operational School Administrator and PA to the Headteacher
Salary: BPR 4 ISN 21-25 £29,477 - £31,645 Pro Rata
Actual Salary £23,241 - £24,950 Per Annum
Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time + 2 Additional Weeks (41 Weeks)
Hours: Full Time – 37 Hours Per Week
Start Date: As Soon As Available
Dear Applicant,
This is an incredibly exciting time to join the Alfriston school team, our school community is one that is rooted in nurture, relationships and bold aspirations.
We are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Operational School Administrator with PA responsibilities, to oversee the daily operations of the school and be a personal assistant to the Headteacher. This role plays a vital part in ensuring that all administrative functions run smoothly, allowing faculty, staff, and students to focus on learning and academic achievement. The ideal candidate will have strong multitasking skills, excellent communication, and the ability to manage a variety of responsibilities in a fast-paced school environment.
If you are someone who is passionate about enabling success for students with special educational needs and disabilities and are energised by multidisciplinary and integrated working models then we would love to hear from you.
To Apply: Please visit our website www.alfristonschool.com to download and complete the application form, please send a supporting cover letter with your application addressing the points in the skills criteria within the person specification against your own experience. All applications to be sent via email to recruit@alfristonschool.com for the attention of Mrs Ellie Davison.
If you would like to make an informal visit, please also contact Mrs Ellie Davison who will be delighted to arrange this for you.
Closing Date for Applications: Monday 6th January 2025 at 12.00 Noon
Interview Date: Thursday 9th January 2025
Yours sincerely,
Claire Smart
Headteacher
What the school offers its staff
Alfriston School is based in Beaconsfield. The school benefits from outstanding modern facilities, all of our classrooms are fully equipped with interactive screens and access to class sets of laptops or iPads. All teachers are provided with a laptop that is renewed every three years. The school enjoys a recently modernised performing arts and music facilities that include the use of a dance studio, sound/recording studio and performance space, along with our exceptional sports facilities that caters for a range of indoor and outdoor activities including mountain biking, trampolining, cycling, football and many others. The school also enjoys use of its spacious swimming pool designed by a bespoke architect, as part of an upgrade of the sports facilities at Alfriston, the architects developed a concertina-like roof structure that echoes the shape of the pitched roofs on other buildings in the area causing minimal sound reverberation which is beneficial for the use of our students with their Special Educational Needs.
Staff often remark that Alfriston it is a great place to work. Staff retention is high which we think reflects the supportive and friendly environment in which we work. Our students are inspirational and full of potential. Staff feel they are people “You just want to be with!”
Having been rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted in July 2013 it was noted “The excellent personal and academic opportunities offered ensure that the school makes a huge difference to the lives of students. As a result, all groups achieve outstandingly well from their individual starting points.”
Alfriston School also offers staff:
- A friendly working environment
- Supportive and caring colleagues
- Excellent opportunities for professional development
- Onsite parking
- Transport links (Chiltern Line and close to the M40)
- Discount on hire of selected school facilities
Close to local amenities
Commitment to safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children which will be reflected throughout recruitment. The selected candidate will be required to provide suitable references and undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before taking up the post.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruit@alfristonschool.com
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Alfriston School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- School size
- 159 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Alfriston School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- ellie.davison@alfristonschool.com
- Phone number
- 01494 673740
Alfriston is an outstanding Special School with Academy status for girls aged 11-19 with moderate learning difficulties and speech and language and communication difficulties. We currently have 155 girls on roll. All the pupils have an Education Health Care Plan and are taught in small groups and with additional support. Our staff are specialist subject teachers and are experienced in working with a range of special needs and abilities.
Pupils attend Alfriston from all over Buckinghamshire and some neighbouring counties. We also have weekly boarding provision for 20 pupils.
We consider the staff team as our most valuable resource. Training and development is a high priority in the school. There is also personal support given to staff to manage the diverse and challenging work needed to support pupils with significant special needs. At present there are 70 staff employed at the school working in the teaching, support, residential and administrative teams. We are proud of the excellent standard of education provided at Alfriston.
Arranging a visit to Alfriston School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ellie.davison@alfristonschool.com.
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