Cummins Mellor are currently supporting a local school to Recruit for a PA to support the Head teacher and Senior leadership team.
This local well known education system has recently curated this role due to a need for organisation and proactive support within the senior leadership team. This is an exciting role for an experienced PA/ EA to continue their development within the public sector.
Job Title: Personal Assistant
Location: Lancaster
Salary: £25,979 - £33,945 DOE
Hours: 37 hours per week over 5 days (42 weeks per year with capacity for extra weeks to support cover)
Key Responsibilities:
- To build and maintain relationships, facilitate communications and co-ordinate activities
- To represent the school, streamline operations and handle public communications
- To effectively manage and schedule operations of the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team
- To work proactively to provide high level confidential and administrative support to the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team
- In addition, other duties of a similar nature and at no higher a responsibility level may be interchanged with/ added to this list at any time.
Experience required:
- Previous experience as a PA/ EA
- NVQ level 4 or equivalent in relevant discipline
- Knowledge or understanding of school procedures & policies
- Discretion and Trustworthiness
- Minute taking experience
- Strong organisational skills and a self starting attitude
Benefits:
- National contractual terms and pay: LGGS adopts the national School Teachers' Pay and Conditions (‘Burgundy Book') for teaching staff, and the National Joint Council (NJC ‘Green Book') terms for support staff.
- Enhanced annual leave allowances for support staff: full-time support staff receive 26 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus 8 statutory bank holidays and 2 extra-statutory days leave.
- Enhanced occupational maternity/ paternity/ adoption leave allowances.
- Employee Assistance Schemes including access to advice and counselling.
- Occupational health support such as physiotherapy.
- Retail discounts via BlackHawk Extras.
- Cycle-to-work purchasing scheme and secure cycle storage on-site.
- On-site gym with discounted membership rate.
- On-site canteen.