PA to the Head of Sixth Form
| Posting date: | 19 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £23,000 -- £25,000 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 May 2024 |
| Location: | Woking, Surrey, GU22 0NH |
| Company: | eTeach UK Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1416218 |
Summary
The School
“Hoe Valley School is an inspiring environment at the heart of its community where every student’s experience is personalised. Our students will learn to think independently, pursue their ambitions and achieve to their highest potential.”
Hoe Valley School is:
An oversubscribed secondary school that opened in September 2015 to serve the local community of South Woking
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in March 2024Delivering innovative and exciting lessons to years 7-13
Committed to ensuring our students leave us with excellent academic outcomes, the skills to be ‘work-ready’ and the traits of excellent global citizens
Following the national curriculum offering an extended day allowing time for additional Maths and English along with time for all students to complete their homework during the compulsory day
A Google School with ICT fully embedded in all curriculum areas
Growing its new STEAM focussed academic Sixth Form, which opened in September 2023
Committed to learning which is relevant with links to the ‘real world’ of business, higher education and the local community
In a state of the art, new School completed in September 2018 on Egley Road, Woking
Committed to supporting our staff to have a good work / life balance by offering longer school holidays, bespoke CPD programmes, minimising paperwork and meetings and ultimately by trusting our staff to deliver excellent outcomesThe Role
Hoe Valley Sixth Form is brand new, opening its doors in September 2023 and expanding rapidly with a new-build extension currently under construction. As we expect to grow rapidly from this point forward, we need expert support staff to achieve this.
The role has several dimensions:
Admin support to the Head of Sixth Form: writing letters, organising events, interviewing potential Sixth Formers.
Staffing a student-facing reception desk, to deal with any queries from existing Sixth Form students and direct them to the most appropriate support.
Managing attendance: ensuring that students are here when they are supposed to be and taking steps such as phone calls home if they are not.
Managing communications with students, parents and staff alike.
Supporting Sixth Form marketing and recruitment
Organising appropriate trips and events.Although the Sixth Form is new, we can and do draw heavily upon the resources of the wider school. The successful candidate must therefore be a team player, as comfortable talking to parents, governors and senior staff as to potentially vulnerable students.
We are a Google school, and while existing familiarity with G-Suite software is not essential, strong IT skills and a willingness to learn new software are necessary. Strong problem solving skills and a keen eye for detail will help you to create administrative systems and ways of working to smooth the path as we scale up to larger student numbers in the future.
The role is full-time, 40 hours per week, and term time only, plus 2 weeks to be worked in the holidays. The preferred working hours are 8:00am – 4:30pm daily, which includes a 30 minute unpaid lunch break.
The Candidate
Prior experience of working in an education setting is not essential, but could be an advantage. More important are:
Versatility and a willingness to learn new ways of working
Problem solving and an ability to set up new systems as issues are identified
Excellent IT and organisational skills
Strong interpersonal skills, to work effectively with colleagues, governors and students
Behaviour and Safety
To collaborate closely, when required, with parents to ensure they are aware of their child's progress, engaged in their development and in supporting them in their vision for the future To ensure the absolute safety of all students on- and off-site To model and enforce excellent standards of behaviour within and beyond the Sixth Form To report any student safeguarding concerns to the Head of Sixth Form and support with any administrative tasks that arise, following the School’s safeguarding processes To participate in the School’s pastoral system as required School Improvement
To embody the School’s values both on- and off-site To take on any other duties as reasonably required by the Senior Leadership Team As a new school, job roles will evolve as the School grows. The above list is not exhaustive and may be subject to amendment in discussion with the relevant employee.
To collaborate closely, when required, with parents to ensure they are aware of their child's progress, engaged in their development and in supporting them in their vision for the future To ensure the absolute safety of all students on- and off-site To model and enforce excellent standards of behaviour within and beyond the Sixth Form To report any student safeguarding concerns to the Head of Sixth Form and support with any administrative tasks that arise, following the School’s safeguarding processes To participate in the School’s pastoral system as required School Improvement
To embody the School’s values both on- and off-site To take on any other duties as reasonably required by the Senior Leadership Team As a new school, job roles will evolve as the School grows. The above list is not exhaustive and may be subject to amendment in discussion with the relevant employee.