What skills and experience we're looking for
Educational Attainment
• Level 4 qualification in a relevant field or extensive senior administrator experience
• At least 5 GCSE’s or equivalent, Graded 5 or above including Maths and English
Work Experience
• Significant experience of leading a team
• Experience of using initiative to manage own workload and meet competing deadlines
• Experience of using IT packages e.g. Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience of managing a range of competing priorities effectively
• Experience of working with staff at all levels within an organisation.
• Experience of dealing with people face to face, on the telephone and electronically.
Knowledge /Skills /Aptitudes
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to produce written correspondence of a high quality.
• A good level of numeracy is required.
• Ability to communicate and interact with a wide range of people
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to use discretion and good judgment.
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload amid conflicting demands and busy work periods.
• Ability to think ahead and anticipate needs before they arise
• Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential information in a professional manner, and maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Ability to interact with all levels of seniority, both internal and external.
• Excellent written skills
• Strong verbal communication skills
• A positive attitude
Disposition
• Able to work under pressure and at pace
• Demonstrates high standards of personal resilience and integrity.
• Strongly committed to high quality services.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Flexible approach to work.
• Committed to the principles of equality and diversity.
Circumstances
• Able to work outside normal office hours if required
• Enhanced clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service
• Supports the Catholic ethos within the School and Trust
What the school offers its staff
At St Anthony’s Girls’ Catholic Academy we look to inspire and develop all members of our community on a journey through faith and learning. We strive to achieve excellence and overcome challenges through mutual respect and consideration. Our workload charter sets the tone for what we stand for as a Trust and sets out our commitment in relation to staff workload and wellbeing. This supports our overall mission of creating: Better Schools, Better Communities and Better Futures in Christ.
St Anthony’s Girls’ Catholic Academy is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust which is one of four Trusts in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. The Trust includes five Secondary and twenty-five Primary Schools across South Tyneside, Sunderland and East Durham. Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust safeguards and protects its students and staff by being committed to respond in accordance with South Tyneside Child Protection Procedures. Enhanced DBS checks are mandatory for all school staff.
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.