Personal Assistant

Newfield School; West Wick; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

Newfield School in Blackburn, Lancashire, seeks a proactive PA to the Headteacher/Clerk to the Governors to join the busy Business Services team. The role covers diary management, minute-taking, and coordinating paperwork from multiple stakeholders in a demanding school environment.

The successful candidate will support the Headteacher and SLT, using Arbor and Microsoft Office tools, with a focus on accuracy and a high standard of service.

Qualifications

• Experience in secretarial work is preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience with diary management and minute taking.
• Administration in a busy school environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide admin support to the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team.
• Manage diary and take minutes at meetings.
• Coordinate paperwork from stakeholders and perform day-to-day administration.
• Utilise Arbor and other school packages to support administration.

Skills

Diary management

Minute taking

MS Excel

MS Teams

Admin support

Tools

Arbor

Microsoft 365

Job description

PAto the Headteacher / Clerk to the Governors

Band E – SCP 9-15

37 hours per week - Term timeonly

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

£14.59to £16.08 per hour

NewfieldSchool is an impressive, well-resourced special school in Blackburn,Lancashire, providing high-quality specialist education, care and therapy forchildren and young people aged 4-19 with a wide range of needs, includingautism, PMLD, SLD, complex medical needs, sensory impairments and physicaldisabilities.

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

You willprovide admin support to the Headteacher, wider SLT and the administrationfunction 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 today administration. The role will include the use of Arbor and otherschool packages. Experience of work in a secretarial role is preferred.

This role is ideal for highly organisedpeople who have experience of using Microsoft packages (in particular MicrosoftExcel, MicrosoftTeams) and like variety, multi-tasking and enjoy going theextra mile to help others whilst delivering a great administrative service in abusy and demanding environment.