Assistant Bursar

**Permanent**:
**Full time/Part time (with some flexibility)**:
**For March 2024 (or earlier if available)**:
The Godolphin and Latymer School is one of the country’s leading independent day schools for girls, located on a six acre site in Hammersmith, London. The School’s facilities are excellent, making it an exciting place to learn and work. The students at Godolphin and Latymer receive unrivalled academic and pastoral support and outstanding examination results are achieved.

The Assistant Bursar (Compliance) supports the Bursar in the day-to-day running of the Compliance Office and deputises in her absence. The post-holder will work very closely with the Bursar, the Personal Assistant to the Bursar and their colleagues in both the Finance Office and the HR Office and will oversee the work of the Compliance Assistant.

Key responsibilities include management of all school policies, preparing for school inspections by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, Health, safety and welfare, Premises, HR, Data Protection, Management and Governance. Please refer to the recruitment information booklet for the full job description for the role. Experience of these specific areas within compliance are desirable and, although formal qualifications would be advantageous, they are not a requirement. Experience of working in an independent school is an advantage, as is experience of leading a team.

This is a full-time position and the hours of work are Monday to Friday 8.00am to 5.00pm (4.30pm on Friday and during school holidays). There may be some flexibility around the role being part time or term time plus a few weeks during the school holidays.

When full time, the role attracts 28 days annual leave, to be taken during the school holidays, in addition to Bank Holidays and the Christmas closure of the school (usually for two weeks).

The salary will be commensurate with the post and will depend upon qualifications and experience.

**There is no closing date for this vacancy.**

**Applications will be considered on receipt and interviews may occur at any stage.**
- The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment._
- All staff working in the School during the school day will have some contact with children and will therefore be in regulated activity. In this role you are unlikely to be working with children directly but will regularly interact with pupils who may seek your assistance or otherwise interact with you when moving around the school_
- The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children."_
- The Charity called The Godolphin and Latymer School (charity registration number 312699) is administered by The Godolphin and Latymer School Foundation, a charitable company limited by guarantee (Company number 3598439)._

**_ THE GODOLPHIN AND LATYMER SCHOOL, Iffley Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 0PG._**

**_ HMC/GSA 800 girls, 11-18 (220 in the Sixth Form)._**

**About the School**

Godolphin and Latymer is one of the country’s leading independent day schools for girls. Founded in 1905, it has been both a state grammar school and an independent school in its 113 years. Located in Hammersmith, West London, close to the exciting cultural life of the capital, the school is a dynamic and energetic community of 800 girls, together with approximately 150 teaching and support staff. There are approximately 220 girls are in the Sixth Form, studying for both the IB and A levels. Hammersmith itself is very conveniently situated less than 20 minutes from central London, sitting on a beautiful stretch of the River Thames and with plenty to offer, including several fine restaurants and two of London’s best theatres.

Godolphin and Latymer is an academically selective school and our girls are bright, enthusiastic and inquisitive. They love learning and are increasingly demonstrating their ability to be creative and critical thinkers, keen to solve problems using their own intellectual resources. Teaching here is a most rewarding experience. Girls are motivated and engaged in their learning. Our harmonious community is socially, culturally and ethnically diverse, indicative of the cosmopolitan world of West London. Our catchment area is relatively wide, encompassing all areas of West London, plus a number of areas further afield from which girls are able to commute easily to Hammersmith because of its excellent transport links. (We are a couple of minutes from both of Hammersmith’s tube stations and its bus station.) Relationships between girls and all staff are superb and we place great signific