Executive Assistant
Abbot's Lea School, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 6EEThis job expired on 10 October 2022
Start date details
When pre-employment is clear
Closing date
10 October 2022 at 9am
Date listed
23 September 2022
Job details
Working pattern
- View all Full timejobs - Full Time, Term Time (plus 10 days)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 5 NJCJE Pt. 17 to 24, between £22,926 - £26,840 (actual salary for term time + 10 days)
Executive Assistant job summary
Due to the retirement of the previous post-holder we are recruiting for an Executive Assistant to support our Headteacher, wider Strategic Leadership Team and Governing Body. Our environment is fast paced and demanding but rewarding.
You will provide a high quality confidential administrative service to the team, taking responsibility for coordination and support of internal and external meetings, internal and external communication with a range of stakeholders from parents to DfE, and will support project work of the team through research and document drafting.
The main responsibilities for the post are to:
- Provide daily administrative support to the Headteacher and wider SLT
- Organise meetings, agendas, take minutes and follow up actions
- Carry out educational research
- Monitor statutory changes and advise on implications
- Manage internal and external communications
- Act as Clerk for the Governing Body
If you are hardworking, with a can-do attitude and a learning mind-set – you will be an ideal candidate for this most rewarding role!
A calm approach with excellent attention to detail is essential, along with high customer service standards and an enquiring mind.
All support, guidance and great future career prospects will be available to the successful candidate.
Previous school experience is not essential and applications are encouraged from those with transferrable skills from other sectors.
For the post advertised, you must:
- Be able to meet key accountabilities set out in Job Description
- Have experience and/or transferrable skills in this area
- Be able to use ICT effectively
- Have excellent organisational skills
- Have excellent communication skills
- Good levels of literacy and numeracy (Level 2 Maths and English or equivalent essential)
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About Abbot's Lea School
- School type
- Special school, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 270 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Abbot's Lea School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@abbotsleaschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01514281161
Abbot’s Lea School is a large and highly successful special school educating nearly 300 students aged 3-19, who, due to their Autism and associated learning differences, require significant specialist support to succeed academically and achieve their full potential.
The school’s mission statement is to be the International Centre of Excellence for Autism.
We ensure outstanding outcomes for all of our students through our unique Philosophy of Education – The ASD Model © which underpins our promotion of:
A – academic progress
S – specialist support
D – development of life skills
We are already an outstanding school (Ofsted, 2016) and now we wish to be the best!
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