PA to Headteacher / Office Manager

Park Vale Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 9AZ

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  1 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week (Mon - Thurs 08:00 - 16:00, Fri 08:00 - 15:30) - Permanent / All year round (52 weeks per year)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Redhill Academy Trust Pay Scale, Band 9, Scale point 41 - 45

What skills and experience we're looking for

Now recruiting for a PA to Headteacher / Office Manager to lead the Main School Office in helping the Academy function effectively, whilst providing efficient Personal Assistant to the Headteacher and administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Minimum of 5 GCSE’s A* - C including English and Maths
• Minimum 2 years relevant management experience and/ or PA experience
• Experience of recruitment, staff development and performance management
• Ability to work in and develop, professional partnerships
• Principles of effective management and supervision
• Strong IT Skills and competent user of Microsoft applications including Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to provide support and guidance to a mix of professional staff and ability to demonstrate effective management skills
• Strong leadership skills and a strong focus on service delivery
• Strong performance management skills
• Ability to deliver through others, managing time and resources effectively
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and ability to deal sensitively with people and resolve conflict
• Possess integrity, honesty, and confidentiality
• Ability to compile documents and write reports
• Willingness to be flexible in approach
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Positive and “can do” attitude
• Excellent administrative ability, accuracy of work and clear attention to detail

What the school offers its staff

Park Vale Academy is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The Academy is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such there are excellent CPD opportunities for further information please visit the website.

Benefits

• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement increasing with service, plus statutory holidays
• The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious team/school
• Recognised continuous local government service for annual leave entitlement, Occupational Maternity/ Paternity pay
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee benefits platform

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.

For further details regarding this post please contact Tina Hough, Operations Manager on the Academy number. To apply complete our on-line application form, please use the 'apply now' button.

If you have any questions or queries regarding the application process please contact the HR Team.

As Redhill Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child barred list checks, candidate online search and successful references.

Commitment to safeguarding

As Redhill Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child barred list checks, candidate online search and successful references.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Park Vale Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 898 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Park Vale Academy website
• Email address: hr@redhillacademytrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/park-vale-academy

Park Vale Academy is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The Academy is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such there are excellent CPD opportunities for further information please visit the website.

Arranging a visit to Park Vale Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@redhillacademytrust.org.uk.

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