Our Lady's Catholic High School
Location
Lancashire | United Kingdom
Job description
Ref: 190511
Number of Posts: 1
Grade: Grade 4 SCP 4-6
Salary: £23114 to £ 23893 Pro Rata
Term: Part-time
Perm / FTC: Fixed Term Contract.
Required: (May 2024 to Return of postholder)
Hours: 21.75 hours a week
Closing Date: 27/02/2024.
Location
Our Lady's Catholic High School. Preston, St Anthony's Drive, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 3SQ (901 on roll)
Tel: 01772 326900
School website:
Summary
Our Lady’s Catholic High School is a highly successful oversubscribed 11–16 mixed High School of 900 pupils serving mainly the Catholic community in the north of Preston. We have an excellent reputation and are consistently ranked as a high performing school. We place an emphasis on helping each child reach their full potential and provide a safe, loving environment where our pupils can grow and develop to become One of Ours. Behaviour and relationships in our school are very strong and all teachers use our highly respected and successful system for managing behaviour and relationships called ‘Behaviour 4 Learning’. This is supported by a sophisticated system for rewarding pupils for being fit to learn and for commitment to school life.
The Governors are seeking to appoint a temporary Business Support Officer, due to a maternity absence, responsible for Reception cover together with the provision of general administrative/clerical support for the school. This could include producing management information and/or the provision of general advice and guidance to pupils, parents and staff or call for the use of higher-level text processing/spreadsheet/IT skills that involve the use of a range of software packages. The hours of work are Monday to Wednesday 8.15am to 4.00pm.
If successful the salary received will be paid on a pro-rata basis: This will be between £11,489 to £12,202 per annum. The closing date is Noon on Tuesday 27 February 2024.
Please note CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.
Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates
Essential Qualifications
5 GCSEs A* - C including Maths and English (or equivalent)
Essential Experience
Dealing with enquiries and resolving administrative issues
Experience of general clerical and administration support Maintaining electronic records
Desirable Experience
Reception duties - Administration of school clerical procedures
For an informal discussion please contact:
Please contact Aimee Boyers on 01772 326912
Proposed Interview Date:
01/03/2024
Equal Opportunities statement
An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.
Address: Application form attached. Application forms can also be obtained from the school website. . Please ensure that all forms are completed and returned to the school. Please email your completed application form to Pam Stott, Headteacher’s PA, at [email protected] or alternatively post your completed forms and address to Pam Stott, Headteacher’s PA, Our Lady’s Catholic High school, St Anthony’s Drive. Fulwood, Preston PR2 3SQ.
The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all people in terms of recruitment, selection and employment, and is a Disability Confident employer, which means that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed. However, commitment to this standard is on an individual school basis and, therefore, if you are applying for a position within a school, you will need to check with the school whether they have made the decision to comply with this standard.
Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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