Executive Personal Assistant (Maternity Cover)

eTeach UK Limited; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A newly established secondary school in Leicester seeks an Executive Personal Assistant to support the Principal and ensure operational effectiveness. This full-time role offers structured professional growth within a supportive team environment. The position entails managing workloads and contributing to a positive school culture focused on academic success and personal development.

Benefits

Opportunity for professional growth

Employee support via VIVUP

Supportive and sociable team environment

Responsibilities

• Work with the Principal to enable support and operational functions.
• Ensure the thriving of school, staff, and scholars.
• Support staff wellbeing and monitor workloads.

Job description

Overview

A compelling and distinctive opportunity to join the founding staff team at Brook Mead Academy: help shape the future of Leicester’s newest secondary school.

Executive Personal Assistant (Maternity Cover)

The Mead Educational Trust (TMET) is a family of fifteen schools all based in Leicester and Leicestershire. Together, we seek to Make A Positive Difference to the lives of the children attending our schools. Brook Mead Academy is the newest school in TMET, following on from the successful opening of Castle Mead Academy in September 2019. Brook Mead builds on the outstanding provision enjoyed at our flagship secondary school, Rushey Mead Academy, which far exceeds national averages for progress and attainment, placing it year after year in the top 5% of schools nationally.

We know that education has the power to transform lives. At Brook Mead, we will be Building Better Futures Together! Staff and pupils are united in a mission to excel and secure the best possible future for each scholar by laying the foundations for high academic achievement and all-round personal development.

We believe that knowledge is power and access to powerful knowledge is the right of every child. We want to ensure our scholars leave with a treasure trove of knowledge and skills which will be theirs forever to use for the betterment of themselves and the world. We are looking for an Executive Personal Assistant who will join our team and work with the Principal to ensure that all our support and operational functions enable our school, staff and scholars to thrive.

• This is a unique opportunity to join a committed and talented team in a brand-new school which has moved to a state-of-the-art new building in 2025.
• Our school was judged outstanding by Ofsted in March 2024.
• Staff wellbeing is a priority with constant vigilance around workloads.
• As part of The Mead Educational Trust, you are able to work with esteemed colleagues at Castle Mead, Rushey Mead, Kibworth Mead, Brookvale Groby and Orchard Mead, as well as colleagues in our primary schools.
• All staff benefit from employee support via VIVUP.
• We are a friendly, supportive and sociable team.
• There is opportunity for professional growth with structured conversations throughout the year.

Join us to be build better futures!

Details

• Closing Date: Wednesday 8th October 2025 at 9am
• Interviews: October 2025
• Salary: LG Band 6
• Hours of work: 37 hours per week, 52 week per week fixed term contract until 31st July 2026
• Mon to Thurs 8.30am to 4.30pm with 30min lunch, Fri – 8.30am to 4.00pm with 30min lunch
• Supporting documents: Applicant Information Pack and job description/person specification, Executive Personal Assistant, Brook Mead Academy

The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure check.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

Brook Mead Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.