Administration Assistant to Assistant Headteacher

PRIORY SCHOOL, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX MIXED 11-16 COMPREHENSIVE Administration Assistant £5,535 to £5,627 a year (Fixed term) Priory School has a long-standing history of academic excellence within a culture of strong pastoral care. We are proud of the highly successful rounded education we provide. Priory is a school where students are expected to work hard and as a result make excellent progress. Priory School is well regarded and is consistently oversubscribed. The Governors of this successful school seek to appoint a part-time, Administration Assistant (fixed term until 31 August 2025) to provide dedicated administrative support to the Assistant Headteacher who is registered blind. It is essential that the successful applicant can establish positive relationships and work effectively and supportively as a member of the school team. The ability to use a range of office software to include Microsoft Office, Excel and Powerpoint is essential:- The key tasks include:

• To work with the Senior Leader to read and interpret written communication.
• Ability to support with the extraction of data.
• To support with online professional training where websites are not configured for accessibility.
• To support with producing professional presentations e.g. PowerPoint and opening and sorting post.
• Undertake web search for information, documentation and resources to support research.
• Gathering and sorting of student homework (paper and online).
• Creating posters for key messaging around school.
The actual yearly salary is £5,535 to £5,627 a year for 10 hours a week term time, plus working 10 hours in the holidays, 40 working weeks, (46.20 paid weeks a year). This salary is based on Single Status Grade 4, 9-10, £23,114 to £23,500. The hours of work can be worked flexibly. Full details of the post and an application form can be downloaded directly from our school website at www.priory.e-sussex.sch.uk under 'vacancies'. For any queries please contact the Personnel Officer, Priory School, Mountfield Road, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2XN. Telephone: extension 211 or e-mail: personnel@priory.e-sussex.sch.uk Please return application forms to the Personnel Officer at the above address or email personnel@priory.e-sussex.sch.uk Closing date for receipt of applications: Monday, 4th November at 9.00 a.m. Please note that if you have not received a response within 3 weeks of the closing date then we regret that your application has not been successful. East Sussex County Council is committed to equality of opportunity. We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undertake, or currently hold, a DBS enhanced clearance for this authority.

Priory School has a long-standing history of academic excellence within a culture of strong pastoral care. We are proud of the highly successful rounded education we provide. Priory is a school where students are expected to work hard and as a result make excellent progress. Priory School is well regarded and is consistently oversubscribed.

The actual yearly salary is £5,535 to £5,627 a year for 10 hours a week term time, plus working 10 hours in the holidays, 40 working weeks, (46.20 paid weeks a year). This salary is based on Single Status Grade 4, 9-10, £23,114 to £23,500. The hours of work can be worked flexibly.