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Southend High School for Girls
School Support Team Assistant
Closing date: 18th March 2026
8:00am - 4:00 pm Monday - Thursday
8:00am - 3:30 pm Friday
30 minute unpaid lunch break
Term time + INSET days
Salary Scale 5 Point 9 - Actual Salary £23,742.00 - £24,916.00 per annum
We areseekingan enthusiastic, experienced, and efficient individual to join our School Support Team from May 2026.
The School Support Team provide administration support to school staff and assist with the administration of the schools trips and events programme
At Southend High School for Girls, we havehigh expectationsand an unwavering commitment to meeting the needs of our pupils. Our values sit at the heart of everything we do, and we strive to create a safe,happyand successful environment for pupils, families,staffand the wider community. We are proud to be a positive,inclusiveand supportive workplace where staff wellbeing and professional growth are prioritised.
Southend High School for Girls is an oversubscribed, outstanding selective grammar school.
If you are highly skilled, enthusiastic, ambitious, energetic, and dedicated to raising achievement,and ready for a rewarding new challenge, we would love to hear from you.
The successful candidate will have excellent organisational and IT skills and be experienced in data entry and producing spreadsheets, with accuracy and attention to detail.
Experience of working in an educational environment would be an advantage but is not essential.
The successful candidate will be required to:
· Provide administrative support to school staff in an efficient and effective manner.
· Be able to work well as part of a team and take direction from the team leader.
· Have excellent IT skills and be highly competent in using Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel.
· Be organised and able to manage and prioritise workload, meeting deadlines set.
· Have excellent communication skills and a professional friendly manner.
We can offer you:
· The opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a well-established, outstandingGrammarschool.
· A commitment to ongoing professional development and staff wellbeing.
· Access to high-quality external CPD.
· A positive, supportive staff culture with a strong family ethos.
· An environment which promotes innovation
Southend High School for Girls is a highly successful and oversubscribed girls' grammar school rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted. This is an exciting time to join the school as it continues to move forward under the leadership of its Headteacher, Mr Jason Carey
Application forms must be completed in full online on My New Term and must include a supporting statement explaining how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role.CVs will not be accepted.
Interviews will take place in school the week commencing Monday 23rd March 2026, however we reserve the right to close the vacany early if we receive a high volume of aplications.
We reserve the right to call applicants to interview, and appoint, prior to the closing date
All staff at Southend High School for Girls have a responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check. This is a customer-facing role needing fluent spoken English.
Information about the School
“Pupils flourish and excel at Southend High School for Girls.”
– Ofsted, July 2024
Southend High School for Girls (SHSG) is an outstanding grammar school with academy status, proudly educating generations of students for over a century. We blend tradition with innovation, creating a dynamic learning environment where students are safe, happy, and successful.
Our school is a family-orientated community where pupils thrive. Students achieve exceptionally high outcomes and benefit from an ambitious curriculum and an exemplary careers education programme. As one pupil told Ofsted, “The school will literally help you do anything you want to do.”
We offer a vast range of clubs, trips, productions, and leadership opportunities, including the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme and World Challenge. Students are encouraged to lead and contribute, with many acting as ambassadors and house captains.
SHSG is proud to be a member of NACE (National Association for Able Children in Education), reflecting our commitment to stretching and challenging all learners. Our curriculum goes far beyond the National Curriculum, with students in Key Stage 3 studying three separate sciences and two languages, and engaging in ‘super-curricular’ tasks that promote independent research and critical thinking.
Staff are passionate, well-supported, and receive high-quality professional development. Our shared ethos of high expectations, mutual respect, and continuous improvement makes SHSG a truly special place to work.
If you are enthusiastic about education and excited to join a high-performing, caring school community, we warmly invite you to explore our current vacancies and consider becoming part of the SHSG family.