PA to the Headteacher and wider leadership team
Cams Hill School, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 8AHDeadline is today
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
5 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,918.00 - £29,616.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £17,544.27 -£19,302.74 (based on 27.5 hours per week, 40 weeks per year)
PA to the Headteacher and wider leadership team job summary
Grade D: £26,918- £29,616 FTE
Actual Salary: £17,544.27 -£19,302.74 per annum
27.5 hours per week, 40 weeks per year (term time plus 5 working days by agreement)
Monday to Friday; 0900-1430 (these are the prefered hours, however this can be discussed at interview)
Cams Hill School is seeking to appoint a skilled and dedicated Personal Assistant to support the Headteacher and the wider leadership team. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organised, proactive individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys working with young people.
Our core values of Courtesy, Courage, and Commitment are integral to everything we do, and we are looking for someone who embodies these principles.
This role requires someone with a dynamic and solution-focused mindset, capable of working closely with the Headteacher and leadership team to meet the school’s goals.
The PA will be solely responsible for administrative support for the Headteacher as well as assisting in the overall administrative management of the school. Specific roles for the Headteacher will include but are not exclusive to diary management, personnel issues, filing and hospitality. The PA will also have responsibility for a number of whole school administrative tasks such as pupil travel to school, website management and the development and management of the whole school calendar. Wider administration across the school could include reception cover, first aid cover and collation of whole school information.
You must be resilient and committed to achieving the highest standards, have the ability and stamina to work under pressure, be able to use your own initiative, work with pupils, demonstrate great administration experience and understanding of IT systems and love working in an environment where our young people and staff are the heart of everything that we do. We would like to appoint someone who is able to learn to love this school as much as we all do
The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Resourceful, innovative, and proactive with a solution-focused mindset.
Flexible, adaptable, and calm under pressure.
Skilled in prioritising tasks and managing workloads efficiently.
Professionalism and discretion, with a commitment to confidentiality.
Exemplary written English.
Proven experience as a PA, with the ability to improve practices and make decisions independently.
Understanding of safeguarding (training provided).
Clear and accurate communication skills.
Positive, enthusiastic, and professional demeanor, even in challenging situations.
About the School
Cams Hill School is a state comprehensive secondary school that has high quality teaching and learning opportunities along with a deep and embedded strong academic drive. These elements, coupled with a phenomenal co-curricular programme of activities, engage, challenge, inspire and develop highly qualified, confident, resilient individuals.
We are extremely proud of our school. It is a special place to learn and work and, at Cams Hill, it is definitely the people that make the place: pupils, staff; parents and carers. All staff are part of a culture of trust, autonomy, parity, respect and are regularly recognised for their contributions. All staff complete appraisal reviews with the opportunity to receive progression through the pay scale.
Cams Hill School recognises the benefits derived from investing in our staff, and there are a number of additional benefits available to all staff:
Local Government Pension Scheme
Professional development opportunities
Free parking for all staff
Access to School Dining with Chef Manager
Free use of the Fitness Suite
Annual Flu Jabs offered via the onsite welfare team, free
Assistance towards eye tests and glasses
If you would like to be part of a school which develops pupils to be positive contributors to society, and which values its staff, we would very much like to hear from you.
The Gateway Trust is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service.
Commitment to safeguarding
All posts are subject to the terms and conditions laid down in the Cams Hill School Pay Policy, and the successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other pre-employment checks. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Cams Hill School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1253 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Cams Hill School website (opens in new tab)
Cams Hill is a popular and over-subscribed school which provides high quality teaching and learning opportunities along with a deep and embedded strong academic culture. It is a special place to learn and work; at Cams Hill, it is definitely the people that make the place.
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