RECRUITMENT

You will be expected to be present at the premises every Saturday that the school is open.
You will work in collaboration with your Co-Headteacher and the Trustees. You will be reporting to the Board of Trustees.
Note: The requirements of the role are to be shared between the 2 co-headteachers.

Role Description

You will be required to:

Trustees:

• Meet regularly with the Board of Trustees

The School:

• Help organise fundraising events
• Promote the school via social media

New Enrolments:

• Evaluate level of new pupils based on information received from parents
• Answer request, allocate places and communicate with families
• Build and maintain waiting list
• Collect registration and medical forms and Code of conduct from parents
• Process registration on Jackrabbit
• Give Pupil’s info sheet to teachers

Re-enrolments for the following year

• Collect enrolment forms from parents
• Process information on Jackrabbit
• Collect information from teachers about pupils’ return and level
• Establish next year classes
• Give registers and pupils’ info sheets to teachers

The Parents:

• Welcome parents to the premises
• Answer administrative queries
• Contact parents to update contact details & pupils’ info
• Answer educational queries
• Contact parents regarding educational matters, such as absences, behaviour and any other issues
• Write and send newsletter when relevant

The Pupils

• Monitor pupils’ register on Jackrabbit
• Read, amend and validate the reports produced by the teachers
• Organise parent-teacher meetings
• Manage mis-behaved pupils
• Record accidents

The Staff

• Recruit new teachers, teaching assistants and supervising staff
• Collect required paperwork, such as copies of DBS, qualifications, personal info sheet, Safeguarding training
• Line-manage supervising staff
• Allocate classes to teachers & teaching assistants
• Provide La Marelle’s policies (kit staff)
• Organise cover for absences
• Organise general meetings when relevant (3 minimum)
• Liaise with School Bursar to monitor school finances

The Teachers

• Observe each class at least once a year
• Provide feedback after observation
• Provide help & support to the teachers, especially to the new teachers
• Organise regular meetings/trainings on various educational matters
• Promote exchange of teaching experience

The Teaching Assistants

• Liaise with teachers to ensure adequate assistance is given

The Curriculum

• Update the curriculum for the whole school
• Break the yearly curriculum into terms
• Select all the manuals required (within budget)
• Find out cost of manuals and other classroom supplies and inform the relevant people
• Give a skeleton programme to the teachers
• Help the teachers with the selection of additional activities and materials (within budget)
• Decide what classroom supplies will be needed (within budget)

This role description may be amended at any time following consultation between the co-Headteachers and the Trustees and will be reviewed annually.

Person specifications:

• Qualification and/or Experience in teaching – Desirable
• Excellent literacy skills, in both French and English – Essential
• Good knowledge of all MS Office applications and general computer literacy – Essential
• Qualification and/or Experience in secretarial / office administration – Desirable
• Good skills in team management, organisation and logistics – Essential
• Good numeracy skills and ability to understand financial budgets – Desirable
• First Aid – Desirable

Application deadline – 15th May 2021 – Plese send your CV and cover letter to admin@lamarelle.org.uk