Personal Assistant to the Executive Team

Creative Support; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization based in Stockport seeks a Personal Assistant to support senior team members with a variety of tasks. The role includes diary management, organizing meetings, and ensuring confidentiality. Full-time (37.5 hours) and part-time (minimum of 22.5 hours) applications are welcomed, with a flexible work schedule required. Candidates must possess excellent communication skills and the ability to handle confidential information due to the sensitive nature of the role. Benefits and a structured development pathway are included.

Benefits

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days leave

Enhanced DBS check

Qualifications

• Proven ability to handle confidential information.
• Experience in supporting senior staff.
• Flexibility to manage varying workloads and cover for colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Arrange and support meetings and minute them.
• Manage diaries for senior staff.
• Organise virtual meetings and ensure accurate records.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to plan and prioritise tasks

Professional discretion and confidentiality

Teamwork

Diary management

Job description

Creative Support has an established Head Office based in Stockport City Centre. We have over thirty years in successful operations supporting over 6,500 vulnerable people nationally. We have ambitious plans to continue our successful, and person‑centred services. The successful post holder will support one or two senior team members including directors or head of departments based at head office and the CEO with a range of PA tasks.

The post holder must be able to plan and prioritise a varied workload, exercising appropriate judgement and responding promptly and appropriately to all enquiries. The post holder will be required to handle information of a confidential nature and must observe the highest standards of professionalism, discretion and confidentiality. The post holder will demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise professionally with service users, staff and external stakeholders.

You will also form part of the Head Office PA team. The spirit of the PA department is very much a team approach and a high degree of flexibility will be required to deputise for colleagues in their absence and support with peaks in workload. As part of your responsibilities it is required that holiday periods are coordinated to ensure that there is sufficient PA cover to meet corporate requirements. Several of the PA also have specialise lead in areas of the business, which will be considered for this post as it develops. The role is progressive and diverse.

Main duties include:

• Arranging and supporting meetings, minuting meetings and ensuring accurate records are kept.
• Diary management for senior staff.
• Support to organise meetings virtually and minute take some of the board meetings which will be on a scheduled basis in the evenings periodically.

Full time hours are 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Hours of work are generally 9am – 5pm, to be worked flexibly, dependent upon the requirements of the organisation and the trustees. Some evenings and occasional weekend working is required.

Part time applications will be considered, subject to a minimum of 3 days (22.5 hours per week).

The role is largely office based, with some travel to meetings and home working when managing reports or minutes as agreed in advance.

Vacancy Reference Number: 84283

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.

Development Pathway

Creative Support’s Development Pathway offers a structured induction and values‑led training to help staff grow from entry‑level to leadership roles. It empowers career progression through tailored learning aligned with national strategies and the WE CARE framework.

Benefits

Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

Values and Inclusion

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti‑racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.