HR Officer/PA to Headteacher

The Kings of Wessex Academy, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3AQ

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  15 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, term time plus two weeks (worked during the school holidays) Monday and Wednesday 8.00am – 4.00pm, Tuesday 8.30am – 4.00pm, Thursday 8.30am - 5.30pm, Friday 8.30am – 3.30pm
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Grade 11 £32597 - £36363 per annum pro rata, Actual Starting Salary £29272

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a committed and supportive HR Officer/PA to Headteacher to provide a comprehensive and professional service. This includes operational HR support, recruitment and ensuring compliance with employment legislation and Trust policies.

You will have experience of working in a busy environment and working to high standards. You will be proficient at managing diaries, administering meetings, preparing papers, taking minutes, writing publicity material and can handle many projects at the same time.

You will be the first line of contact for the Headteacher, providing a warm welcome to visitors and other contacts whilst operating at the highest professional standards to support the Headteacher.

Experience of working in a confidential environment is paramount to this role, due to the many and varied matters dealt with on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.

Candidates will need to demonstrate the following:

Ability to work in a fast-moving environment, often with conflicting priorities

Excellent written and communication skills

Outstanding interpersonal skills and be able to communicate with staff, students, parents and our community, using tact and discretion to ensure a professional response

Competent at using Microsoft Office suite of applications

Ability to work efficiently under pressure whilst always maintaining calm and professional

What the school offers its staff

Professional induction, training and continued professional development opportunities

Staff benefits including reduced leisure centre membership and cycle to work scheme

A staff assistance programme with specialist provider, PAM who provide a 24/7 free phone helpline, or face-to-face counselling for every employee in the Wessex family

Exciting opportunities as part of a growing multi-academy Trust

As a member of support staff at Kings Academy, employed by the Wessex Learning Trust, you will be enrolled in the Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution, subject to pension eligibility criteria

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Wessex Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding young people and promoting the welfare of children, and all staff appointed will undergo online checks and be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

HR Officer-PA to Headteacher Advert.pdf - 225 KB (opens in new tab)

HR Officer - PA to Headteacher Job Description.pdf - 199 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Kings of Wessex Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 13 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1043 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 13 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Kings of Wessex Academy website
• Email address: jobs@kowessex.co.uk
• Phone number: 01934 742608
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-kings-of-wessex-academy

Kings is a high achieving 13-18 years school. Exam results are consistently high year-on-year, with students making outstanding progress from Key Stage 2 to 4, and after the Sixth Form many students go on to top universities.

Accolades and league tables are important, but there is more to Kings than percentages and statistics.

We believe in every child, and have high expectations for them regardless of their background. We take pride in excellent attendance and behaviour, a positive attitude, and smart uniform. We want every child who attends Kings to be happy in their learning and believe that they can succeed.

Our dedicated and committed staff are here to guide and support students on a daily basis so that they feel loved, cared for and supported.

Kings is very much a community school within the heart of the beautiful Cheddar Valley here in Somerset, and is an Upper School of the family of soon to be 16 First and Middle Schools.

We are part of the Wessex Learning Trust that strives to offer a world class, 21st century education for all young people between the ages of 2 and 18, by providing outstanding learning opportunities and creating centres of educational excellence that meet the needs of all children.

We are passionate that our work in the classroom inspires a love of learning, enquiry and creativity as we strive to develop our young people to prepare them for life and their next steps in our globally competitive world.

As an Upper School, exams are obviously a significant part of our work and goals and, therefore, every lesson and every piece of homework really counts. We encourage students to do their best and take pride in their subjects so that ultimately in the final exams they will realise their true potential.

Students who join Kings at age 13 in Year 9 follow a continuous curriculum, meeting the full suite of subjects, developing their study skills, before embarking fully upon their Key Stage 4 courses for their GCSEs. For the final year of Year 11 each student is assigned a staff Mentor with whom they meet to review progress and extra support and to feel really boosted. Students are also encouraged to attend golden time extra sessions during the year and, as the exam season gets closer, a dedicated programme of revision sessions in the Easter holidays.

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