Headteacher's Personal Assistant and Senior Leadership Team Support
St. Thomas More Language College, London, SW3 2QSThis job expired on 13 July 2026 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
13 July 2026 at 8am
Date listed
1 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time, 40 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- SO1 - £36,829.80-£38,274.01
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our ideal candidate will:
- Have at least five GCSEs (including English and Maths)
- Have significant experience in a senior administrative or PA role
- Demonstrate outstanding organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise competing demands
- Be highly professional, discreet and able to manage confidential information with integrity
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Be confident producing high-quality reports, documents and presentations
- Be able to respond calmly and effectively in a busy, high-pressure environment
- Show strong commitment to safeguarding and the welfare of young people
- Be able to work independently and take initiative, while also contributing as part of a team
Experience in a school or education setting, knowledge of governance processes, Human Resources procedures or safeguarding systems is desirable but not essential.
What the school offers its staff
- A supportive and collaborative working environment
- Opportunities for training and professional development
- The chance to work closely with senior leaders and contribute to whole-school improvement
- A Trust committed to staff wellbeing and high-quality education
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
Further information about the job
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 check
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St. Thomas More Language College
- Organisation type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 489 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- hrteam@sjscat.co.uk
- Phone number
- 020 7603 8478
St Thomas More Language College is a thriving Catholic institution which offers a rich and diverse curriculum for its students and a commitment to development opportunities for its staff. The college is a part of the Saint John Southworth Catholic Academy Trust which promotes a collaborative environment, founded on Catholic Social Teaching and the principles of solidarity and subsidiarity, ensuring pupils and staff are supported to grow and succeed.
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