Description

Do you have extensive administration and PA experience? We are currently looking to appoint a diligent and organised PA to assist the Principal (and from time to time the senior Vice Principal) in maintaining their role at Harris Academy Riverside.

About Us

Harris Academy Riverside is a very popular non-selective and highly oversubscribed academy which opened as part of the Harris Federation and the regeneration of the Purfleet on Thames area in 2017. We serve our local community of Purfleet on Thames and West Thurrock and have 900 on roll in the secondary academy and around 200 students in the 6th form.

Vision

Harris Academy Riverside seeks to develop students who are successful, confident and happy, who inspire their community and who act with kindness and compassion towards others.

Ethos

In our procedures and daily routines, our broad and varied curriculum, our pedagogical model and through our commitment to providing experience of the wider world we aim to promote a strong sense of community and belonging, to provide a blend of high challenge and high support and to encourage the development of

• Outstanding habits of behaviour such as self-awareness, kindness, appreciation, humility, politeness, confident self-expression and self-presentation and
• Outstanding habits of learning such as determination, resilience, organisation, reading, studying and practice

Main Areas of Responsibility

The key areas of responsibility for this role will cover:

• Diary management for the Principal
• Communications with key stakeholders and general administration
• Ensuring statutory policy review dates are added to diary and actions completed
• Administration of governors and management meetings, and acting as Clerk to Governors
• Ensuring parental satisfaction in communication

For full and detailed job description please download the job pack

Qualifications & Experience

The successful candidate will have:

• Appropriate degree or equivalent level of education
• Trained in the use of a variety of ICT packages
• Knowledge of personal assistant roles and responsibilities
• Training in typing and formatting of a variety of documents including spreadsheets
• At least two years working in as secondary school or other educational establishment
• Experience of keeping minutes of meetings
• Experience of monitoring and chasing outcomes
• Working in an inner city school or with inner city students
• Experience of managing staff in relation to the PA role
• Experience with spreadsheets
• Some experience of human resources e.g. recruitment and/or monitoring attendance
• Experience of working to targets and deadlines
• Experience of managing meetings including preparation and circulation of papers, minutes and ensuring information is circulated as required
• Experience of managing diaries at a high level, including communication with a range of audiences.
• Experience of managing high profile events
• Experience of developing policies, processes and procedures

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Posters Information:

Name:HARRIS ACADEMY RIVERSIDE

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