P.A.

An opportunity has arisen to work at an Ofsted Outstanding sixth form college as the PA to Vice Principal. Wyke Sixth Form College is recognised for its educational excellence, placed in the top 5% for progress at A level and ranked the second highest provider of students to Oxbridge in the Yorkshire and Humber region. The college’s reputation attracts students from across Kingston-upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Wyke has grown significantly over the last decade, accommodating 2400 exclusively level three students on a modern £30M university-style campus. At Wyke, we put the student first and all decisions centre around staff working together to meet their best interests. 97% of our current teachers and support staff recommend working here. Come and join the amazing learning culture that creates “The Wyke Experience.”

Wyke is looking to recruit a confident and capable P.A. to work with the Vice Principal, other P.A.s and other members of the Senior Leadership team to achieve the College’s strategic priorities.

• This post would suit an experienced P.A. or senior administrator who has sound judgement and can prioritise a busy workload effectively, re-prioritising throughout the day. You will also be required to undertake highly confidential minute taking.

• You should have strong I.T. skills and high standards of verbal and written communication, giving you the ability to compile high-quality presentations, reports, correspondence and other documentation.

• The successful candidate will have a track record of taking a calm, solution-focused approach to situations, always maintaining high standards and remaining student focused.

The working hours of the role are on site, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 8.00am – 4.30pm.

We offer a forward-thinking, welcoming college with supportive management and a modern environment. Benefits include a strong programme of staff development and membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. We are lucky to work with great students who are here to learn and 97% of staff said they would recommend the College as a good place to work in the Autumn 2023 Staff Pulse Survey. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and we welcome applications from a diverse range of applicants. We would love our staff ethnicity and cultural profile to closely match the student population we serve.

The College takes safeguarding extremely seriously and a full range of pre-employment checks as set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education including a satisfactory enhanced DBS with barred list check and an online search will be required for this post. All posts at the College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and it is an offence for those barred from working with children to even apply for a role at the College.

For further details and an application form please see below or visit www.wyke.ac.uk/about-wyke/staff-vacancies . If you have any queries about applying for the role or require paper copies of the information, please contact personnel@wyke.ac.uk, or call 01482 346347.

The closing date for received applications is 8a.m. on Monday 29th July 2024.

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