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FOREST HILL SCHOOL

Dacres Road, London SE23 2XN

Boys 11-16, Mixed 16-18

Tel. 020 8699 9343

www.foresthill.lewisham.sch.uk

Administrative Assistant

Start: As soon as possible

Salary range: Scale 3, point 5-6 £26,193 - £

26,625 pro rata

Actual salary approximately £22,628 – £23,001 - pay award pending

Term Time only (39 weeks), 35 hours per week

Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4pm

Forest Hill School is a thriving and aspirational comprehensive school in south-east London providing high-quality education to boys aged 11-18. We are a community which is wholly reflective of this district of London, teaching pupils from all backgrounds and of all abilities. We also have a highly successful joint Sixth Form provision with Sydenham School for male and female students.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Administrative Assistant to work in our main office. You will join an ambitious team whose aim is to support our students to get the best possible outcomes and opportunities to move forward with their lives. You will display a welcoming manner, excellent people skills and an efficient, organised approach to all tasks.

You will be required to:

• To use a range of ICT packages to provide effective, efficient and comprehensive administration services


• Administer first aid / supervise during the student lunch break


• Provide an excellent level of customer service to our staff, parents and pupils


• Work as part of a team


• Uphold the vision and ethos of the school at all times

Therefore, we are looking for someone who:

• Has excellent numeracy, literacy and IT skills


• Is a natural when it comes to customer care, articulate, good with people and always happy to help


• Can work independently but contribute to a strong team ethos


• Is able to work flexibly, solve problems and be proactive


• Has excellent interpersonal and communication skills


• Has experience of working in a school an advantage but not essential

Please visit our website at www.foresthill.lewisham.sch.uk, to make direct online applications, which must be returned to vacancies@foresthillschool.co.uk,

Please note - we do not accept CVs, (no agencies) and applications must be submitted on the Lewisham Support Staff Application Form, available from our School Website.

Informal visits are welcome and should be arranged with the Office Manager, Caroline Calligy – please contact the school on 020 8699 9343.

Closing date for applications is 12 noon Monday 20th November 2023 with interviews scheduled for the following week. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified and that the interview process will include lesson observation.

Safeguarding Statement

Forest Hill School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and is subject to an Enhanced CRB Disclosure.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Forest Hill School is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, age, marital status, disability, ethnicity, religion, belief or sexual orientation.

Forest Hill School is a non-denominational, comprehensive secondary school for boys in Lewisham, south-east London. There are 1,400 students aged 11-18 on the school roll, 240 of whom are in the mixed sixth form - SFH6. We exist to serve the local community through innovative teaching and a broad and comprehensive curriculum offer in modern, state-of-the-art facilities.

We have a strong record of academic success which combined with our Performance Arts' specialism underpins the development of our boys all the way to our co-educational post-16 provision. Ofsted has judged the school “outstanding” in many areas including leadership and behaviour.

Forest Hill School has ties with the nearby girls' secondary, Sydenham School, and the two institutions share a joint sixth-form provision as part of their SFH6 initiative.

Headteacher

Mike Sullivan

Values and vision

As a restorative school, Forest Hill prides itself on the strength of the relationships between all members of its community. These help to provide a calm and ordered learning environment, acting as the foundation for innovative and rigorous learning experiences that ultimately deliver excellent outcomes.

The performing arts' specialism of the secondary school allows all students to experience the thrill of performance, and the self-esteem boost this provides. Forest Hill offers students an educational experience that enables them to secure enviable prospects and emerge as leaders of the future.

Ofsted report

“School leaders have rightly placed a strong focus on teaching and learning and this is one of the main reasons why the quality of teaching has been consolidated and improved further. The best practice in teaching is shared amongst staff, who are reflective and readily engage in constructive feedback and training focused around teaching.”

View Forest Hill School's latest Ofsted report