School Office Manager/PA to Headship Team
Notre Dame High School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 3BT10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
16 July 2024 at 9am
Date listed
3 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, term-time + 2 weeks (41 weeks per year)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,825 - £34,834 per annum pro rata
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Proficient computer skills, Microsoft packages
- Strongly developed organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise work
- Ability to successfully coordinate meetings from start to finish
- Ability to think on feet, work on own initiative and find solutions to problems
- Good interpersonal skills with strong two way communication
- Ability to work as a member of a team and be accountable
- Ability to handle conflict and change with optimism and resilience
- Ability to make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school
- Ability to form and maintain appropriate boundaries with children and young people
- Commitment to upholding the school ethos including; spiritual life, use of authority and maintaining discipline
- Conducts oneself with humour, diplomacy and integrity
- Motivation to work in a school with children and young people
- Accurate meeting facilitation including taking minutes
- Experience in a similar role
- Knowledge and understanding of GDPR and its implications for Governors
- Knowledge of local academy committees in a school and the legal framework for school governance within a Multi Academy Trust setting
What the school offers its staff
At Notre Dame the ongoing professional development of all staff is a key priority. Our view is that we can always improve, not because we are not good enough but because we can be even better at what we do and that this in turn will ensure the very best outcomes for our students. We also aim to help staff to be ready for their ‘next step’ in their careers whatever that might be.
In order to achieve these aims we;
- have an ethos of ‘learning together’ through joint practice development which is conducted in a supportive and developmental way. Staff are encouraged to take risks and use research and evidence based approaches to improve their classroom practice.
- Encourage staff to be reflective and take the lead in their own professional development so that their individual needs are met
- Assign Learning improvement coaches to all departments to provide bespoke training and development
- Provide trainee mentoring programmes for those moving in to new positions for example middle and senior leadership
Further details about the role
We are looking to appoint to the following post:
School Office Manager / PA to the Headship Team
37 hours per week / Term time plus two weeks.
Scale 6
Scale: £30,825 - £34,834 p.a. pro rata
Starting Salary: £30,825 p.a. pro rata (actual starting salary £27,873 per annum)
(Pay award pending)
What’s involved:
- To provide administrative support to the Headteacher and Headship Team
- To be the primary point of contact for complaints
- To fulfil the role of School Clerk to the Local Academy Committee
- To ensure the smooth running of the School Office and all administrative tasks related to this function of the school.
What the school offers its staff:
- Access to the South Yorkshire Pension Scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme)
- Picturesque setting
- Onsite parking
- Westfield Health Foresight Scheme Membership (Level 1)
- Tea and coffee in staffrooms
- Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Training and continued professional development
- Support from the Headteacher, Leadership Team, wider Catholic Multi Academy Trust and members of the Local Academy Committee
- Friendly, motivated and committed staff
Interested?
For further details and an application pack please visit our website: www.notredame-high.org.uk or telephone the school.
Please note that we require applicants to complete a Catholic Education Service application form which is available on our school website.
Please return completed application forms and Consent to obtain references forms to recruitment@notredame-high.co.uk
Closing date for receipt of completed applications: 9AM on Tuesday 16th July 2024
Provisional date for selection process: Thursday 18th July 2024
Notre Dame High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. In addition, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a self-disclosure is required for applicants shortlisted for interview.
Commitment to safeguarding
Notre Dame High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. In addition, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a self-disclosure is required for applicants shortlisted for interview.
Notre Dame expects all candidates to familiarise themselves with our Safeguarding Policy which can be found on the school website at www.notredame-high.co.uk/about-the-school/school-policies
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About Notre Dame High School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1508 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Notre Dame High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@notredame-high.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01142302536
Notre Dame is a Catholic school with a strong ethos at its heart. All staff are expected to uphold and contribute to the ethos of the school, which is what makes it a special place to work.
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