Personal Assistant to the Headteacher
Henry Beaufort School, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 6JJ13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
23 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time - 37 hours per week, term time plus 3 weeks Hours to be worked daily 8.00 am-4.30pm (4pm Friday)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade D £26,918 - £29,616 FTE (£24,795 - £27,280 actual salary) depending on experience and qualifications.
What skills and experience we're looking for
Do you want to be part of ‘an inclusive school community’ where students have excellent academic outcomes and where all staff ‘have high expectations’ of themselves and our students? [Ofsted 2023]
Then our Headteacher needs your professional support as her Personal Assistant.
The successful candidate will:
Be the principal contact between the Headteacher and all stakeholders, both within and outside the school, with responsibility for line managing the reception area.
Support the Headteacher with marketing the school focusing on open school events and the promotion of the school through our social media platforms.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, approachable professional to join our team. You will need to be able to think strategically, working alongside the Headteacher to prioritise and manage workload to successfully deliver to deadline.
Essential skills:
Good GCSE grades (including English and Mathematics at grade C/4 or above)
The ability to be flexible on occasions with the hours worked.
To have excellent administrative and organisational skills
To have excellent ICT skills
To have a working knowledge of press releases and the power of social media for marketing
An ability to use initiative, be self-motivated and work under pressure
Experience of working in high pressured situations sometimes dealing with complex personnel issues
Good interpersonal and communication skills
A good sense of humour and the ability to work as part of a team
The ability to successfully manage internal and external partners and their expectations
The skills set of punctuality, reliability and loyalty
The postholder will require discretion, diplomacy and be able to uphold confidentiality in all matters.
Desirable skills:
Experience of working in a fast-paced education setting
Experience of line management
Advanced Microsoft Word skills and knowledge of management information systems and databases
This is an excellent opportunity to join a very successful secondary school where students thrive academically and culturally.
Benefits
On site nursery available
Free on-site parking
Local Government pension scheme
Become part of a supportive and sociable team
We provide staff with a range of free access to Education Mutual benefits to support well being
Please visit our website www.beaufort.hants.sch.uk for further details and an application form. If you wish to make an informal enquiry or arrange a visit, please ring Andrea Williams on 01962 880073.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits
On site nursery available
Free on-site parking
Local Government pension scheme
Become part of a supportive and sociable team
We provide staff with a range of free access to Education Mutual benefits to support well being
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. All successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant pre-employment checks. Including an online search for all shortlisted candidates.
All Candidates shortlisted for interview will be subject to an online profile search in line with keeping children safe in education.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Henry Beaufort School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1047 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Henry Beaufort School website
- Email address
- recruitment@beaufort.hants.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01962880073
The Henry Beaufort School is a Comprehensive Secondary School located in Harestock on the fringes of the historic town of Winchester. The school has 1000 students and offers a broad curriculum. The Hampshire Hearing Impaired Resource Base is located within the school and caters for up to 6 students integrated into main stream secondary education.
Arranging a visit to Henry Beaufort School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@beaufort.hants.sch.uk.
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