Norton Canes High School Burntwood Road Norton Canes Cannock Staffs WS11 9SP Personal Assistant to Headteacher and Governor Support 37 hours per week. Term time only 3 days (39 weeks) Salary Scale: Scale grade 8 point 22-27 NJC. £29,439 – £33,820, pro-rata Due to the retirement of our long-standing PA, we are looking for a committed, organised and enthusiastic person to join our team. The role will include confidential clerical support to the headteacher, senior leadership team and governors as well as liaising with parents, governors, staff and external agencies, assisting with school events such as open evening and celebration evening, note taking at meetings and organisation of paperwork. You will require excellent ICT, literacy and communication skills for this role and strong experience of clerical work in the same or similar role. In addition, you will line manage the reception area and staff to ensure that the first impressions of the school are positive for visitors. The role is varied and will require you to be flexible, resourceful and use your own initiative. The hours will usually be as follows (with some flexibility): 8.00am – 6.00pm Monday 8.30am – 4.00pm Tuesday, Wednesday. 9.00 – 3.30pm Thursday. 8.30am – 3:30pm Friday If you have the qualities that we are looking for and have the desire to work as part of a school community in which everyone is proud to work, please apply by the deadline below. Our recruitment information pack includes key details about the school and the role. Norton Canes High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record and other relevant safeguarding information that may make them unsuitable to work with children. It is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity. A copy of the school’s Safeguarding Policy can be viewed here https://www.nortoncaneshighschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Child-Protection-and-Safeguarding-Policy-2023.pdf Applications to business.managernortoncanes-high.staffs.sch.uk Closing Date – Monday 23 rd September 2024 9am. Interviews – Friday 27 th September 2024 Candidates who are shortlisted will be informed by email.