Permanent, Full-Time, Term time plus 2 weeks Contract
Salary: The full-time salary will be between Point 22 - £37,276 to Point 25 - £40,397 gross pay per annum depending on qualifications and relevant experience. The Pro-rata salary range for this post will be £31,254 gross pay per annum to £33,871 to reflect Term time plus 2 weeks.
Whitgift is one of Britain’s leading independent boarding and day schools for boys aged between 10 and 18 years, with approximately 1500 pupils and over one hundred boarding or flexi-boarding pupils. It is set in an attractive 48-acre parkland site in South Croydon enjoying excellent links to London, Surrey and the south coast.
This is a varied administrative role supporting the Languages Faculty and the administration of support staff absences, helping to ensure the efficient operation of the School Office and wider school community. The postholder will provide high-quality administrative support to academic staff, coordinate departmental activities, support examinations and curriculum-related processes, and manage absence administration with professionalism, discretion and attention to detail.
The successful candidate will have excellent administrative, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a busy environment whilst maintaining confidentiality and delivering a high standard of service. They will contribute to the effective running of the Languages Faculty and wider School through efficient absence administration, responsiveness to staff and stakeholder needs, effective management of competing deadlines, compliance with safeguarding and data protection requirements, and a proactive approach to improving processes and supporting operational priorities.
In return, we offer a generous benefits package, including a money purchase pension scheme (with Life Assurance), access to an Employee Discount Club, membership of a healthcare plan, discounted school fees for permanent posts within the Foundation, and a supportive working environment with opportunities for training and development.
We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our student intake.
We invite interested candidates to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a daily basis, and interviews may take place at any time. This vacancy may close earlier than the stated deadline if sufficient applications are received, so early submission is encouraged.
Safeguarding Statement:
Whitgift School (part of the John Whitgift Foundation) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Where applicable, applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service, online media checks and overseas checks. It is an offence to apply for a role at the school if you know that you are barred from regulated activity with children.
All roles within the school involve contact with children and are therefore classed as regulated activity. Child protection and safeguarding are the responsibility of everyone who works or volunteers in our school. All staff must be committed to providing a safe environment for children and supporting the school’s safeguarding ethos.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are required to declare all convictions and cautions, even those that are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules, to assess suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to disclose information relevant to safeguarding prior to interview.