Win Sports School is a specialist Independent boarding school catering for the sporting elite. Tennis is currently its core sport and has International High Performance Centre status from the LTA for its World Class tennis programme, one of only four such elite training centres in the Performance Landscape of British Tennis.
“Our mission is to deliver without compromise sporting and education excellence with the highest standards of pastoral care allowing the students to develop and full fill their potential.”
Job Details:
Job title
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Administrator to The Director of Tennis and The Head Teacher
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Organisation
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Win Sports School
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Location
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Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre, Nr Marlow, Bucks SL7 1RR.
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Reporting to
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The Director of Tennis & The Head Teacher
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Contract
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Full time / permanent
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Normal Hours
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40 hours per week
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Remuneration
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Circa 25K. Depending on experience
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Benefits: Free use of gym
Role:
Day to day administration of Win Sports school comprising of education, boarding and tennis programmes. PA to Director of Tennis and Head Teacher supporting them to be effective and efficient in the management of the School and tennis programmes within it.
The successful candidate is likely to have the following profile:
Essential Skills
- Excellent IT skills, proficient in Microsoft Office
- Excellent interpersonal skills on phone, in person and by email always polite and enthusiastic with good manner
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral with high standard of English in both
- Ability to prioritise work, cope with competing deadlines and use initiative in a variety of situations
- Flexible, adaptable (to work & time) and sense of humour
- Confidentiality, tact and discretion combined with a calm personality and sound judgement
- Ability to act on initiative after appropriate training
- An interest in Education and schools
- An interest in sport
- Excellent record keeping, organisation and reporting skills
- PA or senior secretarial experience
- Experience working within an office
- Experienced in dealing with confidential work
Essential Experience
- PA or senior secretarial experience
- Experience working within an office
- Experienced in dealing with confidential work
Essential Qualifications
- Current + satisfactory CRB disclosure
Desirable Qualifications, Skills & Experience
- A qualification at degree level
- Basic design & creative skills
- Personnel experience
- Knowledge of tennis
- Experience in sales and marketing
For an informal discussion or more information about the role, please contact
Tom Greenland (Director of Tennis, 07912 392025)
Iain Thomas (Head Teacher, 07912 392021)
Interested applicants should email a letter of application and up-to-date CV with indication of current salary and details of 2 referees to:
tomgreenland@wintennis.com & iainthomas@winsportsschools.org.uk
Closing Date: 19th August 2013
Interviews to be held week commencing 26th August