Alleyn’s
ALLEYNS’ SCHOOL
Townley Road
Dulwich
London SE22 8SU
Co-educational Excellence
HMC, ISBA, AGBIS 11–18 Co-educational School
988 pupils (524 boys, 464 girls) with 296 in Sixth Form
IAPS Junior School (238 boys and girls, aged 4 –11) on same 30-acre site
Appointment of
Humanities Technician
Information for Applicants
CLOSING DATE: 5pm on Friday September 25th
If emailing or faxing, please send the signed hard copy by post.
Founded 1619
Introduction and School background
Alleyn’s is a friendly, caring, academically excellent, independent co-educational school
for pupils aged 4-18. Alleyn’s was the first major London school to become coeducational over 30 years ago and that philosophy is embedded across all aspects of
school life. The Junior School is a member of IAPS, with pupils aged 4-11. The Senior
School is an HMC school with pupils aged 11-18.
Alleyn’s is a highly regarded school within the local community, across London and
beyond. Both staff and pupils take great pride in this reputation. The commitment
from all is evident in the continuing success and progress of the School.
Further details about the School, its activities and resources are given on the website
www.alleyns.org.uk.
The Responsibilities of the Humanities Technician
The aim of the Humanities Technician is to support the work of the academic
departments to which they may be assigned. This will involve general administrative
work, preparing material for lessons and managing departmental resources. In
particular the role-holder will:
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Provide support as required in the Classics, Geography and RS Departments.
Provide administration to the Classics, Geography and RS Departments,to
include photocopying, scanning, laminating students’ work and articles,
managing electronic storage of key documents, updating of the tracking system
and maintaining the DVD collections.
Collate paperwork and use Schoolbase to support educational visits
and/including trips abroad.
Read the Radio Times and produce TV viewing recommendations, manage
magazine subscriptions, maintain stationery supplies, photograph students’
work and provide a secretarial function.
Help teachers with the use of ICT and software including Schoolbase.
Keep the storerooms and offices tidy.
Maintain textbook collections, keep records of which books have been issued
to which pupils, inform Heads of Departments when numbers are running
short.
Help maintain the public areas and support the teachers in maintaining displays
in their classrooms.
Research academic materials and look up articles for teaching.
Update and manipulate the sublect specific databases.
Provide support to other departments as directed.
Be aware of the School’s Health & Safety Policy.
In conjunction with all staff of the School, support, promote and act within the
School’s Safeguarding Policy.
Any additional duties, as directed by the Heads of Department, which are within the
reasonable capability and responsibility of the Humanities Technician.
Line Management
The Humanities Technician is managed on a day to day basis by the Heads of
Department and is ultimately responsible to the Bursar.
The Candidate
The successful candidate will be capable of working to a flexible timetable and will
have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong organizational skills are
required as is the ability to build up a professional relationship with colleagues and
pupils. The successful candidate will have experience of, and be proficient in working
with MS Office packages, including MS Excel.
Previous experience of working in a School or with children is desirable.
Arrangements for the Appointment
Applications
Candidates should complete all sections of the enclosed application form which should
be submitted together with a full Curriculum Vitae. These should be sent in hard copy
to the Bursar, Stephen Born, at the School address. Applications without the signed
declaration on the final page will not be accepted.
Interviews
Interviews will be conducted at the School. This will consist of interviews with the
Heads of Department and the Bursar and may involve an aptitude assessment test.
Please note that references may be taken up before the interviews. If you would prefer
to be contacted first please state this.
Terms and Conditions
The post is part time (working 3 days/22.5 hours per week) term time only. The salary
will be £13,656 per annum (pro rata of £30,656).
The successful candidate will be based at the School and normal working hours will be
8:00am – 4:00pm. Founder’s Day is held on a Saturday in June or July and is a normal
working day, as are School Open Days.
There is a two-thirds fee remission (pro-rata for part time) for children of members of
staff attending Alleyn’s Senior and Junior Schools, subject to meeting the admissions
criteria, and which is a non-taxable benefit. There is also some fee remission available
at Dulwich College and James Allen’s Girls’ School, though the terms and conditions
are different and it is taxable benefit.
The role holder will have access to, and may be automatically enrolled into, the
School’s Group Personal Pension Plan. This plan provides for matching 5%
contributions from the employer and employee and is currently run through Scottish
Widows.
The post would be available to the successful candidate on completion of the
necessary safeguarding checks or at the completion of their due term of notice.
The post is permanent following successful completion of a three month probationary
period.
Safeguarding
Alleyn’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
and applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the
post including checks with past employers. The appointment will be subject to
satisfactory references, verification of identity and proof of qualifications, and to a
satisfactory medical screening. All employees of Alleyn’s are required to submit to the
checks undertaken by the Disclosure and Barring Service at the enhanced level of
disclosure.
Equal Opportunities
Alleyn’s School is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications for all
posts from appropriately qualified persons regardless of age, disability, ethnicity,
gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
September 2015