Executive Personal Assistant to Principal

Castle Mead Academy; Leicester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing secondary school in Leicester is seeking an Executive Personal Assistant to the Principal. The role involves providing comprehensive administrative support, facilitating recruitment processes, and developing marketing resources. Ideal candidates should have a strong commitment to educational excellence and the ability to contribute to a dynamic school culture. The school offers a unique opportunity to be part of a developing institution and make a genuine impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing comprehensive administrative support.
• Ability to facilitate recruitment and selection processes.
• Skills in developing marketing resources.

Responsibilities

• Provide confidential administrative support to the Principal.
• Support the administration of recruitment processes.
• Facilitate and develop marketing avenues for the Academy.

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting for an Executive Personal Assistant to Principal. This is an opportunity for an ambitious Executive Personal Assistant who can:

• Provide full comprehensive and confidential administrative support to the Principal.
• Support with the administration of recruitment and selection processes for the Academy.
• Facilitate and develop marketing avenues and resources for the Academy.
• Continue to our compelling school culture, and take us 'beyond Outstanding'.

Yes, we seek someone who has a genuine moral purpose and belief that everyone is capable of excellence. We seek a colleague to join us to bring a no excuses approach, to ensure every child has the very best offer that they deserve. We know that carefully considering the way we do things and how these impacts on our school culture is of paramount importance.

In August 2019, Castle Mead Academy, a non-selective secondary school, opened its doors and welcomed our first year 7 cohort. Since then, we have never looked back! We are now fully-grown, with over 1200 scholars as part of our school, going about their learning each and every day. Building on the success of Rushey Mead Academy, Castle Mead is making available in the heart of Leicester a standard of education matching the very best schools in the country so that every scholar leaves us with high value academic qualifications and wider positive dispositions to enable them to lead fulfilling lives. The opportunity to work in a growing school, is like no other. When you start a school from scratch like we have, it is a golden opportunity to put in place all of the amazing things you have heard and read about from the best schools in the land - but in one place, here in Leicester! Having moved into our new state-of-the-art school building in 2022, join us and help to build a genuine legacy of your own, alongside colleagues who are aligned in their values. Castle Mead is an Outstanding school, and we seek a colleague with high potential to join our team.

Castle Mead Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.