EVENTS ASSISTANT

(part time, term time, permanent)

Required from March 2025

The Cathedral School is seeking to appoint an efficient and motivated Events Assistant to join the team from 3rd March 2025. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the Communications and Admissions offices to plan and deliver a programme of school, admissions and alumni events. This will include assisting with logistics, promoting events, liaising with suppliers, managing communication and helping to ensure the smooth running of all aspects. Recent experience of event planning or co-ordination and relationship development is essential.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, be highly organised, detail-orientated and capable of managing multiple tasks in a busy environment. The post is part time; with normal hours of work 9.00am until 2.30pm, Monday to Friday during term time, plus five additional days per year during the school holidays to prepare for each term ahead,

The salary for this role is £13,610 per annum, based on 27.5 hours per week, 36 weeks per year.

For further information about the role, holidays and staff benefits, please see the candidate pack below. To apply, please download and complete the application form and email it, together with a covering letter of no more than two sides of A4, to Mrs Clare Sherwood, Head, via HeadsPA@cathedral-school.co.uk.

Standards at the school, academic and behavioural are very high and there is a strong Christian ethos. The school is committed to a policy of equality and aims to ensure that no job applicant, member of staff, student or other member of the school community is treated less favourably on grounds of race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, marital or civil partner status, disability or age. It is recognised and welcomed that teaching and support staff will come to the school with a variety of faiths, beliefs and backgrounds.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo full DBS clearance in order to establish their suitability to work with children.

Applications are invited by Thursday 16th January 2025 at 9.00am. Interviews will take place during the week commencing 27th January.

The Cathedral School is a Woodard School in membership of the HMC, the Society of Heads, the Choir Schools Association & IAPs.  It is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.