Are you looking for a rewarding and challenging role in an educational setting?
Do you have the organisational skills and experience to support a senior leader and some HR functions within a school?
If so, we would love to hear from you!
We are seeking a Head teacher's PA to join the team of this school in the Rossendale area and contribute to the development of a strong, effective educational setting with an emphasis on promoting a culture of excellence, within a caring and secure environment. This position requires the post holder to provide an effective administration service to the Headteacher to ensure they can undertake their role effectively, showing confidentiality and discretion at all times.
The successful candidate for this post will already possess strong proven experience in a similar PA or EA role. You will also have excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills, and you will have the ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders, including staff, parents, governors, and external agencies.
This role is a 37-hour week maternity cover for at least 6 months, working term time only.
- Support the Head teacher with all correspondence and the organisation of their calendar.
- Liaise on a daily basis with the Head teacher regarding the day and follow up on any consequential actions.
- Oversee and maintain the records of SLT meetings, maintaining records and ensuring they are complete.
- Lead the organisation and minuting of meetings on behalf of the Head teacher and the Senior Leadership Team.
- Manage all correspondence and related confidential work for the senior team when appropriate.
- Support the administration and organisation of key events.
- Assist the Head teacher with the advertising, recruitment, interviewing and appointing of staff.
- Lead the processing of recruitment from the preparation and dissemination of letters, application packs and organisation of all vetting following Safer Recruitment guidelines.
- Keep records of staff development and training.
- Maintain the single central record.
- Maintain the school databases for all staff absences and provide data analysis when required, e.g. staff late analysis, absence analysis etc.
- Ensure the school's policies are clearly communicated to and followed by all staff in school.
What we require
- Experience of working in a senior administrative or personal assistant role, ideally within an educational setting.
- Experience of minuting meetings and following up.
- Experience of organising events.
- Strong team work and organisational skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
What you need to do now
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