Personal Assistant to the Headteacher

Upton-by-Chester High School, Chester, Cheshire, CH2 1NN

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  31 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,527.00 - £28,776.00 Annually (Actual)

Personal Assistant to the Headteacher job summary

We are seeking an exceptional, highly organised and proactive professional to provide executive support to the Headteacher and play a key role in the smooth running of our school. As the first point of contact for staff, governors, parents and external stakeholders, you will be a confident communicator with excellent organisational skills, the ability to prioritise a varied workload and the discretion to handle highly confidential information with professionalism and sensitivity.

You will manage the Headteacher's office with minimal supervision, using your initiative to organise competing priorities, maintain effective administrative systems and build positive relationships with staff, learners, parents and external agencies. The successful candidate will have excellent ICT skills and be confident using Google Workspace and Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word and Excel, with the ability to quickly learn bespoke systems. Experience of SIMS is desirable. You will also have a sound understanding of school systems, HR policies and procedures, and data protection requirements, including GDPR.

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.

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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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Upton-by-Chester High School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1728 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Upton-by-Chester High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/upton-by-chester-high-school

“This is a good school with an outstanding 6th Form” OFSTED 2019

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