Assistant to the Sixth Form Team

WYCOMBE ABBEY; Greater London; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Wycombe Abbey is looking for a part-time Assistant to the Sixth Form Team. The role involves providing secretarial and administrative support to the Director and the team, with a focus on maintaining high standards and supporting various educational initiatives. The position offers a competitive salary based on skills and experience, with a probationary period and specific working hours during term time.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional secretarial and administrative support to the Director of Sixth Form.
• Assist the wider Sixth Form Team with various tasks.

Job description

Wycombe Abbey seeks to appoint an Assistant to the Sixth Form Team to provide professional secretarial and administrative support to the Director of Sixth Form and the wider Sixth Form Team (comprising the Deputy Head of Sixth Form, Head of Higher Education, Clarence House team and US and International Universities Office).

Contract:This is a part-time, permanent contract. The first six months will be a probationary period.

Hours of Work:30 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 3:00pm, during Wycombe Abbey term time, in addition to occasional Saturday mornings from 8:30am – 12:00pm or weekday evenings to assist with events, for which time off in lieu will be given by arrangement.

Holiday:You will be entitled to time off during the School holidays, with the exception of one week at the end of Easter holidays, one week at the beginning of the Summer holidays, one week over the A level results period and one week at the end of the summer holidays.

Salary:£16,976.85 – £21,728.61 (£26,174 - £33,500 FTE) per annum, depending on skills and experience.

Closing date for applications:Sunday 1 June 2025.

Interview date:Thursday 12 June 2025.

How to Apply:Please see the job profile document for full information about this role. To apply, please complete an application form and submit this, together with a covering letter, to the Headmistress, Mrs J Duncan by selecting “Apply Now”. Should you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact the HR Team.

We reserve the right to appoint to this position before the closing date, should we receive a high volume of suitable early applications.

Wycombe Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all applicants are required to declare: All unspent convictions and conditional cautions.

All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

Further information regarding filtered convictions, please refer to Filtering Guidance by the Ministry of Justice and Nacro Guidance. We are an equal opportunities employer.