Executive PA and Administrator

Cathedral Schools Trust, Bristol, BS20 0HU

3 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
30 June 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
14 June 2024

Job details

Job role: Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time, part time, flexible, term time: Full time, 37.5 hours per week across 5 days all year round. Flexibility in hours and weeks worked including on a term time only basis considered for the right candidate. Please indicate your preference in your application.
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: SCP 19 - SCP 24 (£24,877 - £28,487)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Responsible to: Operations Manager

Employment Start date: 1st September 2024

Employment basis: Full time, 37.5 hours per week across 5 days all year round. Flexibility in hours and weeks worked including on a term time only basis considered for the right candidate. Please indicate your preference in your application.

Working pattern: The CST Central team operate on a flexible hybrid working pattern and this role will be based 2 days per week at the Trust office at St Katherine’s in Pill, North Somerset with occasional requirements to work from our schools across Bristol. There will also be the opportunity to work from home when not based in the office. There will be a requirement to attend meetings from 8am at times although not necessarily in person.

Cathedral Schools Trust is looking to appoint an effective and highly organised Executive PA and Administrator to play a key role in working with the core leadership team of our Multi Academy Trust. The post holder will be crucial in providing organisational and logistical support for the Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Executive as well as wider support for the rest of the core leadership group.

This exciting opportunity will include supporting a variety of operations across the team and assisting in the day to day running of the Trust office, based at St Katherine’s School in Pill, North Somerset. This will be a varied and challenging role, requiring calm efficiency, the ability to prioritise effectively, ensuring no deadline is missed, an eye for detail, good humour and the ability to build strong and positive relationships with colleagues across the Trust. In addition there will be a requirement to support the wider administration of the Trust, at key points in the year, as directed.

You will be confident to take the initiative and contribute ideas to the development of the operations of the Trust. There will be regular and frequent face to face contact with Heads, staff and members of the public.

If you would like to find out more about CST, please visit our website: www.cathedralschoolstrust.org or contact kyeo@cathedralschoolstrust.org

Please note that we will only consider applications through iTrent and will not consider CVs so please ensure that your supporting statement on the application meets the requirements of the person specification. We encourage you to be succinct.

Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 30th June 2024

Interview: Thursday 11th July 2024

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Cathedral Schools Trust is an equal opportunities employer and recognises the strength in diversity. Our schools have a wide range of cultural, socio economic and religious influences and we use this to ensure that we broaden our understanding of each other and the world.

Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

What the school offers its staff

Cathedral Schools Trust offer the following package:

The chance to join a growing organisation during an extremely exciting time, with the opportunity for development.
Membership to the competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
Employees can join our cycle-to-work scheme.
A 24/7 employee assistance programme which provides counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
Discounted gym membership (PureGym and Nuffield Health)
Continuing Professional and Leadership development
Free parking onsite at St Katherine’s School
Flexible hybrid working from office/home supported

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.