PA to the Senior Leadership Team - Term Time Only + 1 Week

Ref: SCH-ThBS-0034

Establishment: The BRIT School Location: Croydon Salary: £30,268 (£33,438 FTE) - £32,628 (£36,045 FTE) Department: Senior Leadership Team Job Type: Full Time Key Stage: Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5

Closing Date: 12/08/2024 09:00 Interview Date: 21/08/2024 Start Date: ASAP

Additional Information

Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: TTO Plus - Term time only plus weeks Hours per Week: 35.00 Weeks per Year: 40.000 Pay Grade: Support Staff | 19 - 24

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the school’s Senior Leadership Team as an PA. We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic professional who will work in partnership with Senior Leadership Team

This position is a very important role within the organisation, and sits at the heart of the School’s ability to realise its ambitious plans. We are looking for someone who has a clear passion for the ethos, impact and ambition of The BRIT School.

The BRIT School is a unique institution offering specialist education in the arts and related technologies, alongside the full range of academic subjects. It is sponsored by the British Record Industry and has a unique relationship with the creative industries.

The BRIT School runs a 5 Term academic year with some school holidays falling at different times to the usual Local Authority school breaks. Please see our website for further details of our term dates.

The BRIT School is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

Skills

Qualifications and Training
Qualification in administration	Desirable
Relevant Skills
Proven ability of working in a confidential environment	Essential
Excellent organisational and administration skills	Essential
Excellent communication skills; face to face, on the telephone and on email at all levels	Essential
Proven ability of working proactively and using own initiative	Essential
Knowledge of social care provision, benefits system for young people and services available outside of school environment that may support students’ wellbeing	Essential
Proven ability in communicating at all levels with students, staff, parents and contacts in the community	Desirable
Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and working with confidential information in a school environment	Desirable
Excellent IT Skills with sound knowledge of all MS Office applications especially Excel & Mail Merge and Google Drive and Google Calenda	Desirable
Knowledge of the following systems CPOMS, SISRA, Management Information Systems	Desirable
Experience
Proven ability of working in a PA/Administrative role	Essential
Proven ability of working with the public	Essential
Proven ability of working in a school or college environment	Desirable
Proven ability of working with a database – Specifically data entry and retrieval.	Desirable
Personal Attributes
Friendly, patient, professional manner	Essential
Energy, enthusiasm, dedication and a commitment to the learning process	Essential
Flexibility and a willingness to undertake a wide range of tasks	Essential
A confident and welcoming manner when dealing staff, students, parents and members of the public	Essential
A commitment to the Schools mission, ethos and equal opportunities policy, together with high standards of education, care and behaviour	Essential
Ability to use own initiative and work as part of a team	Essential
An empathy with use of the Arts in education	Essential
Genuine interest and enthusiasm for working with young people	Essential
Strong interest in pastoral care and prepared to go the extra mile to care for our students.	Essential