PA to Headteacher / Office Manager

Teaching Vacancies; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Nottingham is seeking a PA to Headteacher / Office Manager. The role involves leading the Main School Office and providing administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team. Candidates should have a minimum of 5 GCSEs, relevant experience, and strong IT skills. The school offers a supportive environment and excellent CPD opportunities.

Benefits

Access to Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave entitlement

Cycle to work Scheme

Employee Health and Wellbeing Programme

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years relevant management or PA experience.
• Experience of recruitment, staff development, and performance management.
• Ability to compile documents and write reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead Main School Office to help the Academy function effectively.
• Provide efficient personal assistant support to the Headteacher.
• Support the Senior Leadership Team administratively.

Skills

Strong IT Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Strong leadership skills

Organizational and time management skills

Performance management skills

Education

Minimum of 5 GCSE’s A*-C including English and Maths

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

What skills and experience we're looking for

Now recruiting for a PA to Headteacher / Office Manager to lead the Main School Office in helping the Academy function effectively, whilst providing efficient Personal Assistant to the Headteacher and administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team.

Responsibilities and requirements

• Minimum of 5 GCSE’s A*-C including English and Maths
• Minimum 2 years relevant management experience and/ or PA experience
• Experience of recruitment, staff development and performance management
• Ability to work in and develop, professional partnerships
• Principles of effective management and supervision
• Strong IT Skills and competent user of Microsoft applications including Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to provide support and guidance to a mix of professional staff and ability to demonstrate effective management skills
• Strong leadership skills and a strong focus on service delivery
• Strong performance management skills
• Ability to deliver through others, managing time and resources effectively
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and ability to deal sensitively with people and resolve conflict
• Possess integrity, honesty, and confidentiality
• Ability to compile documents and write reports
• Willingness to be flexible in approach
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Positive and “can do” attitude
• Excellent administrative ability, accuracy of work and clear attention to detail

What the school offers its staff

Park Vale Academy is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The Academy is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such there are excellent CPD opportunities for further information please visit the website.

Benefits

• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement increasing with service, plus statutory holidays
• The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious team/school
• Recognised continuous local government service for annual leave entitlement, Occupational Maternity/ Paternity pay
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee benefits platform

Further details about the role

For further details regarding this post please contact Tina Hough, Operations Manager on the Academy number. To apply complete our on-line application form, please use the 'apply now' button.

If you have any questions or queries regarding the application process please contact the HR Team.

As Redhill Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child barred list checks, candidate online search and successful references.

Commitment to safeguarding

As Redhill Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child barred list checks, candidate online search and successful references.