Personal Assistant to Headteacher - All Year Round - Full-time

Borden Grammar School, Sittingbourne

• Ref:KCC886-4527-349S
• Posted:02/04/2024
• Pay:Kent Range 8
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:30/04/2024 at 12:00
• Interviews:To be confirmed

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Borden Grammar School is looking to appoint a Personal Assistant to the Headteacher to start as soon as possible. The successful candidate will need to provide a high quality and confidential administrative service to support the Headteacher in all aspects of their duties.

We are keen to hear from you if you have the following,

• Excellent interpersonal, organisational and customer service skills
• Ability to deal sensitively with people and resolve conflict
• Are able to work as part of a team and under pressure;
• Have strong IT Skills (Microsoft Office, Google)
• Possess excellent communication and presentation skills

Borden is a successful school with a proud history, described by Ofsted as a “harmonious community” where “pupils are keen to learn and respectful to all”.

Borden cares about our staff personal and professional wellbeing and are pleased to offer the following benefits:

• Benenden Healthcare paid for by the school
• Counselling and mental wellbeing support service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free and adequate parking for all staff
• Free flu jabs
• Therapy dog,
• Wellbeing charter signatories with an active wellbeing committee

Application process:

Applicants should apply by 12:00pm on 30 April 2024 and should be aware that the school will consider the merit of early applications and close the advert sooner if the quality of early applications necessitates such a response. 

If you would like to apply, please return a fully completed application form leaving no gaps in employment (forms also available on our website) to Mrs Lara Wilton, Headteacher's PA at lbateman@bordengrammar.kent.sch.uk .Please do not submit a CV but feel free to provide a letter of application as a continuation of the application form.

Visits to the school are welcomed, please call Mrs Wilton to arrange a suitable date, or if you wish to discuss the role further.

Information about the school

Borden is a vibrant and purposeful grammar school for boys. The school is part of a thriving post-16 partnership and has female students in the Sixth Form. Borden provides a stimulating learning environment for its students and is committed to their protection and safety. Borden became an Academy in January 2012. Borden is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our Borden values of kindness, creativity, resilience, courageousness and respect are underpinned by our strong belief in the importance of effort - “striving forward together”.

Borden Grammar is committed to:

• Challenging and inspiring our students to achieve their personal aspirations. • Encouraging the pursuit of excellence in academic, sporting and cultural spheres. • Providing a caring environment that enables our students to thrive socially and academically. • Maximising the advantage, that being a boys’ grammar school can bring to our students, our parents, our local community and beyond.

The school underwent successful Ofsted Inspections in November 2016 and November 2021. The inspectors concluded that:

• All staff share the Headteacher’s ambitious vision which focuses on the achievement of every student within a highly supportive and harmonious community. • Parents, staff and students are exceptionally positive about the standards of behaviour and safety in the school. • Students arrive at their lessons hungry to learn and engage enthusiastically with classroom activities. • The relationship between teachers and students is a particularly strong feature of the school and helps to ensure that there is an exceptionally positive climate for learning.

Benefits of Working at Borden Grammar School

We care about our staff's personal and professional wellbeing and are pleased to offer the following benefits:

● Benenden Healthcare paid for by the school ● Counselling and mental wellbeing support service ● Cycle to work scheme ● Free and adequate parking for all staff ● Free flu jabs ● Therapy dog ● Wellbeing charter signatories with an active wellbeing committee ● No more than one directed meeting a week and early finishes before events. ● More than minimum PPA time provided to all teaching staff

GDPR UK Summary Notice:

Candidates should understand that when submitting their application form they are giving consent to the following: • All application forms and supporting statements are held on all candidates for six months and are shredded thereafter; • The successful candidate’s application and employment records will be kept for six years after their termination of employment; • Employees details are shared with appropriate third parties such as Teachers’ Pensions, Human Resources, etc.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs Kirsty Murphy
• Address:Borden Grammar School, Avenue Of Remembrance, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4DB
• Telephone: 01795 424192
• Email: kmurphy@bordengrammar.kent.sch.uk

Documents

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• Job Description and Person spec.