PA to the Principal

Northstowe Learning Community, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 1DJ

5 days remaining to apply

Start date details
October 2024
Closing date
7 October 2024 at 8am
Date listed
18 September 2024

Job details

Job role: Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time, full time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £26,232.00 - £29,092.00 Annually (Actual) Meridian Trust Support Pay Table, Grade 8, Points 19-24

PA to the Principal job summary

PA TO THE PRINCIPAL

Northstowe Learning Community based at Northstowe Secondary College

Salary: Meridian Trust Grade 8,Points 19-24 (£26,232.39 to £29092.87 actual annual salary)

Hours of work: 37 hours per week, 40 weeks per week (term time only plus 2 weeks). Working hours are 8am to 4pm, Monday to Thursday and 8am to 3:30pm on Fridays. Alternative working patterns may be considered.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Personal Assistant. This key administrative role provides highly effective support to the Principal, College and community as a whole. Ensuring the good reputation and positive image of the College in the community, through effective communication and application of the College ethos and values.

Northstowe Secondary College was built in 2019 and is the cornerstone of the Northstowe Learning Community, an all-through school from 2024, catering for students aged 4-19. We are also lucky enough to have the Martin Bacon Academy, an area Special School, on our campus that also caters for children aged 4-19. Northstowe Secondary College opened to just 71 students but is now over-subscribed with students in Years 7-11. In September 2024, Northstowe Primary School opened with our first intake of Reception aged children and our Sixth Form Provision welcomed our first young adults into Year 12. The secondary school has grown year on year, and it will continue to grow until it reaches its full capacity of 1,800 places for students aged 11-16, with a further 400 places available for sixth form students.

You will be part of an experienced and growing team of teaching and support staff working to create an inclusive, innovative and aspirational learning environment for the young people and families within the community we serve.

The Opportunity

A great opportunity to work within a growing school with an experienced team

Provide strong professional support to promote the College’s vision and values

Work closely with the Principal, Senior Management Team and Academy Council

The ideal candidate

Have a good educational background with evidence of CPD

Be confident in writing, drafting and proof reading key documentation

Possess excellent interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with all stakeholders

Be a team player, with a ‘can do’ solution focused attitude

Possess outstanding organisational skills and personal integrity, exercising discretion and confidentiality at all times

Benefits of working for us:

As a multi-academy trust of 31 schools, Meridian Trust can provide a wide network of opportunities for collaboration and career development for both teaching and support staff. With an initial teaching training facility and a teaching hub network within our Trust, there are ample opportunities to both, get into teaching, and develop within the profession.

As well as the above we also offer:

Unlimited access to CPD via Meridian Learning

Free annual eye tests

Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellbeing support

Unlimited value cycle to work scheme

To see the full range of benefits available, please visit Employee Benefits - Meridian Trust

Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities.

Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 30 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk

For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack or contact Sarah Wakerley, HR Officer on recruitment@northstowe.education

Closing date for applications is: Monday, 7th October 2024 (by 8am)

Interview to take place on: Wednesday, 9th October 2024.

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.

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.