Headteacher's PA
Yate Academy, Yate, South Gloucestershire, BS37 4DX2 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
8 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 21.75 hours per week (between 3 - 5 days)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Salary will be calculated in line with NJC pay scale, Grade 8 points 20 to 24 £31,586 - £34,314 per annum FTE (Actual salary £16,526 - £18,107)
What skills and experience we're looking for
If you are looking for your next role as a Personal Assistant, we would love to hear from you!
This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly efficient, organised and dependable individual to support the Headteacher in the day to day management of the Academy.
As the Headteacher's PA your Main Responsibilities will include:
- To provide secretarial and administrative support to the Headteacher.
- To manage diaries and organise meetings and appointments. Servicing these meetings as appropriate.
- Manage the School calendar and weekly communications with staff and parents regarding school events.
- Responsible for the organisation of Open Evenings/Open Mornings/Review Days.
- To Line Manage the Reception, to ensure a first-class service is provided from the front of house.
- Ensure the Headteacher responds to and addresses any complaints or concerns about the school.
- Produce the School Newsletter, organise the school prospectus and other marketing material and the distribution of these.
- Supporting central administration in relation to financial paperwork received by the School.
You will Need:
- At least five GCSE’s or equivalent which must include at least a C/4 grade in Maths and English.
- NVQ Level 3 Business and Administration or equivalent.
- Previous administrative /PA experience.
- Experience of diary management and correspondence management.
- Demonstrable ability to plan, prioritise and deliver to tight deadlines.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
What the school offers its staff
We offer our staff a range of benefits including:
- Professional development and career progression
- Generous pension scheme
- Blue Light Card
- Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass (teaching staff only)
- An Employee Assistance Programme
- Gym Discounts
- Free eye tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Green car scheme
- Being part of a great team and expanding organisation
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Yate Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 816 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Yate Academy website
- Email address
- kpickford@yateacademy.co.uk
At Yate Academy, we have built our ethos on a strong set of core values which underpin everything that we do. Our aim is to give students at Yate Academy a better chance of success than if they attended any other school in the country.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs where our central teams can be based out of. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are ‘Always Learning’.
Arranging a visit to Yate Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kpickford@yateacademy.co.uk.
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