What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Executive Office Manager to join our highly competent Administration Team at Ashlawn School. You will provide high quality administrative support and have oversight of the Administration team to ensure efficient operation of all the administrative needs of the school.
Based at Ashlawn School, this is a maternity cover role that has arisen to develop and lead on the strategic direction of the Administration Function. You will work as a leader as part of the wider team, provide leadership, support and guidance to the Administration Team.
The Executive Office Manager will report to the Assistant Principal and will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership and management of our Administration Team within the context of the overarching strategic aims of the school. This is a hands-on role working with all stakeholders to ensure the Administration Team is delivering the highest quality of services that meets the needs of the school.
You will be expected to take on and further shape leadership functions in the Administration Team as well as provide operational line management for the Admin Team. You will be responsible for ensuring all systems and processes are up to date, fit-for-purpose and that reporting is timely and in line with the schools’ processes.
Working with all stakeholders, you will be educationally and strategically focused, providing clear and aspirational direction for the Administration Function. You will be tasked with keeping ahead of all legislative changes that apply to the sector, as well as seeking and harvesting best practice, in order to advise the school of strategic information to enable them to make informed decisions.
What the school offers its staff
Why work for Ashlawn?
• A large, oversubscribed bi-lateral school committed to supporting all members of the school community to succeed
• You’ll be working within a community of passionate, committed colleagues who genuinely support each other
• A staff wellbeing team implements various strategies to boost staff engagement including various activities, events, conferences, and many other staff benefits
• Excellent opportunities to develop and grow in the successful and expanding Transforming Lives Educational Trust, a growing Multi-academy Trust based within the local community
• To be part of an 11-18 provision with opportunities to teach in the sixth form
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.