Personal Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Newfield School in Blackburn, Lancashire, seeks a PA to the Headteacher and Clerk to the Governors. The role is 37 hours per week during term time, with a pro rata salary of £28,153 to £31,015 and hourly rates from £14.59 to £16.08.

You will support the Headteacher, SLT and administration team, using Arbor and MS Office to keep diaries, minutes and documents well organized. The post requires strong admin experience, excellent multi-tasking, and the ability to work in a busy school environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in secretarial or admin roles is preferred.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel and Teams.
• Ability to manage diaries, take minutes and support meetings.

Responsibilities

• Provide admin support to the Headteacher and SLT.
• Manage diary, take minutes at meetings and coordinate paperwork.
• Support day-to-day administration using Arbor and other school packages.

Skills

Diary management

Minute taking

Administrative support

Multi-tasking

Organisational skills

Tools

Arbor

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Teams

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

PA to the Headteacher / Clerk to the Governors

Band E – SCP 9-15

37 hours per week - Term time only

£28,153 to £31,015 salary range pro rata

£14.59 to £16.08 per hour

Newfield School is an impressive, well-resourced special school in Blackburn, Lancashire, providing high-quality specialist education, care and therapy for children and young people aged 4-19 with a wide range of needs, including autism, PMLD, SLD, complex medical needs, sensory impairments and physical disabilities.

We are looking for enthusiastic and committed PA to join our busy, demanding and rewarding school, starting in January 2027.

You will provide admin support to the Headteacher, wider SLT and the administration function in Business Services. The role will include diary management, taking minutes at meetings, supporting the headteacher with meetings, co-ordination of paperwork from a variety of stakeholders and general day to day administration. The role will include the use of Arbor and other school packages. Experience of work in a secretarial role is preferred.

This role is ideal for highly organised people who have experience of using Microsoft packages (in particular Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Teams) and like variety, multi-tasking and enjoy going the extra mile to help others whilst delivering a great administrative service in a busy and demanding environment.

What the school offers its staff

The working pattern of the post is detailed below:

• Proposed hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday with one day finishing at 4.30pm, this can be discussed with the successful candidate
• Actual salary range - £24,215 - £26,677 based on working pattern during term time

Closing Date: Friday 20th November 2026 at 5pm

Selection Process: Monday 30th November 2026

Newfield School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026 an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure and Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.

Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.