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SalaryAcademy: Jane Austen College
Category: Administration (School based)
Start Date: February 2024
Closing Date: Tue, Jan 23, 2024
Job Weeks: Term-time plus three weeks
Hours: 37 hours per week
Type: Permanent, Full Time
Job Reference: JAN20240949
Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale G: £26,832 to £28,753 pro-rata per annum (£29,269 - £31,364 per annum full time/full year equivalent)
Working Weeks: Term Time plus 3 weeks (41 weeks)
Jane Austen College is looking for an experienced PA to provide confidential and efficient support to the Principal. The post holder will manage and delegate appropriately the day-to-day activities of the front office.
This is an exciting, challenging role for someone looking to work in a fast-paced and progressive environment. You will have experience in a PA role, excellent communication and organisational skills, a keen eye for detail, and excellent IT skills.
You will support the Principal to ensure the school’s services are delivered to a high and professional standard. Duties will include: diary management; document preparation; event and meetings management; communications; meeting and greeting visitors; management of filing systems. You will be required to manage a small admin team and a Site Manager.
Jane Austen College is a school with a unique and exciting history. Set up in 2014 as a flagship free school for the Inspiration Trust, with a specialism in English and Humanities. The college has grown from two-year groups through to a full 11-18 school of over 1000 students. The college has a history of excellent results at both GCSE and A-Level, including STEM A-Levels as part of our unique collaboration with Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form. The college was graded as a ‘good’ school in its last Ofsted inspection, and the college has continued to build on this through a focus on a broad curriculum, inclusive teaching approaches and school values. It is true to say that its staff write a narrative of success for all our students, ensuring that they all have access to powerful knowledge and transformative extracurricular experiences regardless of background or disadvantage.
We are part of the Inspiration Trust, twice ranked as the country’s top family of comprehensive schools for pupil progress, and strongly believe in the importance of giving the widest educational opportunities to all young people, regardless of their background. We have strong networks across the Trust, with opportunities to work with a diverse range of schools and partners. We are committed to offering excellent professional and learning opportunities for our staff, with a busy programme of continuing professional development courses delivered by some of the country’s best educational thinkers and practitioners.
The Inspiration Trust is a Multi Academy Trust, committed to delivering the very best educational experience for the young people of Norfolk and Suffolk, across 17 schools. We are ambitious for our schools and communities and want to create Britain’s highest performing federation of 3-19 schools and transform education in the East. Inspiration Trust specialises in transforming schools in disadvantaged areas and taking academies from failing to outstanding.
For information on what it is like to live and work in Norwich, click here. Jane Austen College was first inspected by Ofsted in October 2016, in line with their guidelines for inspections of new free schools. The most recent, Section 8 inspection was performed in May 2022. Inspectors found that the school shows "enough evidence of improved performance to suggest that the school could be judged outstanding if we were to carry out a section 5 inspection now”.
When you join Inspiration Trust's thriving network of talented teachers, leaders and support staff, you join an organisation that supports you to be the best you can be. The Trust offers a varied professional development programme for employees.
We are committed to offering excellent professional opportunities for our staff, through careful support and personalised CPD. We offer a structured and specific induction programme.
The Trust also offers:
Generous holiday entitlement for employees.
Local Government Pension Schemes with generous employer contributions.
Employee Assistance Programme which provided a fully confidential service which includes 24/7 free telephone support is offered. Access to well-being information, advice and guidance are always available as well.
Discounted monthly travel passes via the First Bus Commuter Travel Club.
Cycle-to-work scheme.
Retail Benefits offering discounts with many shops and suppliers.
Corporate membership of the Norwich Theatre Royal.
Salary sacrifice schemes, including car leasing (subject to T&C) and healthcare plans, including Dental insurance and Gym membership discounts.
Specsavers VDU Eyecare vouchers and Boots Annual Flu vouchers.
Free Parking (on most sites).
- Some benefits are only available following successfully passing probation
If you would like to know more about this exciting opportunity, then please contact our PA to the Head of School – Jade Turley on jadeturley@inspirationtrust.org
To apply for this role please click the Apply button on this page to complete the online application form.
Closing date for applications: 12pm on Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Interview date: Thursday 1st February 2024
Inspiration Trust 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 appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We are an equal opportunities employer.
