Executive Assistant to Headteacher - Strategic Diary & Briefings

Marchant Recruitment; Reading; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive suite facilities

On-site parking

Job summary

Marchant Recruitment is seeking an exceptional Executive Assistant to a Headteacher at a prestigious Reading secondary school. This full-time role provides confidential executive support, complex diary management, and liaison with governors and external stakeholders.

Based in Reading, the successful candidate will draft high-level communications, prepare briefing dossiers, and oversee executive office operations. ASAP start, 52-week or permanent contract options available.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Personal Assistant, Executive Assistant, or Senior Administrator to a Headteacher or Executive Director
• Outstanding shorthand/minute-taking skills and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• Impeccable written English, editorial skills, and executive-level organizational abilities
• Complete discretion, diplomacy, and the ability to work under high pressure with complete confidentiality
• An active enhanced DBS check on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level, confidential executive assistant support to the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team
• Manage the Headteacher’s complex diary, scheduling appointments, panel interviews, and external engagements
• Draft, edit, and proofread high-level correspondence, governor reports, speech notes, and school policies
• Organize and clerk senior leadership team meetings, taking accurate minutes and tracking action items
• Act as a gatekeeper and ambassador for the Headteacher when liaising with parents, inspectors, and local authorities
• Coordinate logistics for school inspection visits (Ofsted), governors' meetings, and leadership conferences

Skills

Diary management

Minute-taking

Executive support

Liaison with stakeholders

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Marchant Recruitment is seeking an exceptional Executive Assistant to a Headteacher at a prestigious Reading secondary school. This full-time role provides confidential executive support, complex diary management, and liaison with governors and external stakeholders.

Based in Reading, the successful candidate will draft high-level communications, prepare briefing dossiers, and oversee executive office operations. ASAP start, 52-week or permanent contract options available.