Local Government Jobs

Headteachers’s PA

Chailey is a successful rural school set in beautiful countryside within easy reach of Brighton.

As her PA, the post holder will play an important role in supporting the Headteacher to lead the school with maximum effectiveness. The post holder will need to develop an understanding of the nature of the Headteacher’s role and maintain and monitor the appropriate administrative systems to enable her to fulfil her responsibilities efficiently and effectively.

The Headteacher’s PA holds a crucial responsibility and role in the life of the school. The PA will hold the confidence of the Headteacher herself and will be expected to work with the utmost trust and sensitivity handling sometimes complex and difficult situations.

This is a term time plus 19 days in the school holidays contract for 45.08 weeks per year. The hours of duty for Headteacher’s PA are the requirement to work a 37 hour week, Monday to Friday, excluding a 30-minute unpaid lunch break each day.

The Salary Scale for this post is NJC Scale 6, points 26-28, £22,221-£23,708 pro rata

Please note: the successful candidate will also be expected to fulfil the role of Clerk to Governors, which is subject to a separate contract as detailed below.

As Clerk to Governors, the post holder will be accountable to the governing body, working effectively with the Chair of Governors , the Headteacher and other governors.

The post holder will be responsible for advising the governing body on constitutional matters, duties and powers, and to work within the broad current legislative framework. To secure the continuity of governing body business and observe confidentially requirements.

Full training is available for the role of Clerk, with the expectation that this will be undertaken in order to fulfil the expectations of the Central Clerking Service of the Local Authority.

This post is for 225 hours per year.

The Salary Scale for this post is SS Grade 7 Point 17-19, £19,231-£20,383 pro rata

Application information

Hours of work: 37 per week (Monday-Thursday, 8.30am-4.30pm, Friday, 8.30am-4.00pm)

Working pattern: Full-time & Term-time only.

(As the position is term-time only, the above salary will be pro rata)

Closing date: Thursday 09 February 2012

For more information and to apply for the above post, please contact:

Chailey School

Mill Lane

South Chailey

Lewes

East Sussex

BN8 4PU

Phone: 01273 890407

Email:

Website: www.chaileyschool.org

An information pack and application form are available to download from the school website Please note, we do not accept CVs.

Additional information

Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System.

From 6 April 2011 the Home Office has placed a permanent restriction on the number of migrant workers that all Tier 2 (General) Sponsors can recruit. Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits. This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be expected to hold or be willing to obtain an enhanced CRB disclosure for this Authority. For further information about what is required in this process please go to www.crb.gov.uk.

Equal opportunities

East Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit.