Personal Assistant

The East Kent Colleges Group; Ashford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Flexible personal leave

Exclusive discounts & perks

Wellbeing and health support

Competitive pension scheme

Job summary

The East Kent Colleges Group is seeking an experienced and highly organised Personal Assistant to the Senior Leadership Team at Canterbury College. You will provide proactive, confidential support to senior leaders and coordinate administrative tasks to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.

You will lead and develop the central administration team, support curriculum initiatives, and uphold high service standards across EKC Group.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Personal Assistant to senior staff.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate administrative support for curriculum initiatives across the College.
• Lead and manage the central administration team.
• Provide proactive, efficient and confidential support to senior leaders.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer service

Organised

Discretion

Job description

Your Efficiency Powers Our Leadership - Join us as Personal Assistant to the Senior Leadership Team EKC Group is seeking an experienced and highly organised Personal Assistant to the Senior Leadership Team at Canterbury College. In this key role, you will provide proactive, efficient and confidential support to senior leaders, ensuring the smooth day-to-day operation of their activities. Alongside this, you will play a central role in coordinating administrative support for curriculum initiatives across the College. You will also lead and manage a dedicated central administration team, driving high standards of service and contributing to the success of this important support function.

We are seeking to appoint a motivated individual who has excellent attention to detail and is able to fully support Senior Colleagues utilise their schedules and work plans. You will have exceptional customer service skills, be able to manage administrative duties in a timely manner, and have a courteous and confidential service to the highest standard. You will motivate your team of staff, embrace individual development and maintain a comprehensive service in the central administration team.

Outstanding Ofsted Provider East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our 'Strong' skills grading by Ofsted. Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles. As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.

Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:

• Generous Annual leave allowance
• Flexible Personal Leave
• Exclusive Discounts & Perks
• Wellbeing and Health Support
• Competitive Pension Scheme