Personal Assistant to the Principal and SLT

Star Academies; Bradford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A multi-academy trust in Bradford is seeking a dedicated individual for a business support role, aiming to enhance educational delivery. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational and interpersonal skills, along with experience in senior administration. This position offers professional development opportunities within an ambitious environment committed to improving students' futures. Join a passionate team focused on providing the best education for young people in a thriving school community.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Mentoring programs

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs including English and Maths at grade 9-4/A*- C.
• Experience in a senior administrative role.
• Skill in minuting meetings and following up actions.
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders effectively.
• Strong interpersonal and team-working skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional business support to pupils, teachers, and stakeholders.
• Deliver an outstanding learning environment for young people.
• Support the school’s business support team.

Skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Team-working skills

Education

5 GCSEs including English and Maths at grade 9-4/A*- C

Job description

Do you have the drive, passion and commitment to deliver outstanding support to help young people in a disadvantaged community? If so, joining the Star support team might just be the best career move you ever make. This is your opportunity to join a dedicated team of support staff who are committed to providing the best possible education for our pupils.

About Tong Leadership Academy

is a state-of-the-art secondary school in Bradford. We joined Star Academies in 2016 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.

We are a rapidly improving school with high ambitions and expectations for all of our pupils. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader. We were graded as ‘Good’ in all areas by Ofsted during our most recent inspection in October 2023.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a talented individual to provide an exceptional business support service to our pupils, teachers and wider stakeholders. As a key member of our school’s business support team, your expertise will help to deliver an outstanding learning environment for our young people.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and specialist technical skills. You will have extensive experience of delivering outstanding customer service and possess the ability to develop relationships across our school and the Star community.

You will have:

• 5 GCSEs including English and Maths at grade 9-4/A*- C.
• Experience of working in a senior administrative role.
• Experience of minuting meetings and undertaking follow up actions.
• The ability to work with a variety of partners and key stakeholders in an effective manner.
• Strong interpersonal and team-working skills.

About Star Academies

is a high-performing multi-academy trust that runs more than 30 primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Every single day you’ll be rewarded with the opportunity to shape a young person’s future - our embody what we believe is needed to succeed.

Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we continually invest in our employees through our professional development hub, . With a wealth of training, mentoring and progression opportunities across a large, growing group of academies, joining our team of leading education experts could propel your career to the next level.