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Personal Assistant to the Principal

Sharnbrook Academy, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK44 1JL

This job expired on 19 May 2025 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  19 May 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  6 May 2025

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: £31,067.00 - £34,314.00 Annually (FTE) Term time only plus 5 days

Personal Assistant to the Principal job summary

VACANCY FOR PA to Principal

Sharnbrook Academy

Salary: Support Grade 8 (Meridian Trust), (£31,067-£34,314 full-time equivalent)

Hours of work: 39 weeks per year term-time only plus 5 days

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for a Personal Assistant to the Principal to join the fantastic team at Sharnbrook Academy. Following our very successful recent inspection, this is an incredibly exciting time at Sharnbrook. In September, a newly appointed Principal will lead the school through its next phase of development and the role of the Personal Assistant will be integral to ensuring that they, along with the wider academy team, are well supported to do so.

We are looking for someone with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, an eye for detail, high professional standards and the ability to manage competing demands. Sufficient background experience to understand the nature of the work in schools is essential. Applicants who feel passionately about the importance of education, have strong organisational skills and the ability to understand and enact systems are highly encouraged to apply.

If you are passionate about making a difference and contributing to the success of young lives thriving in education, this is the job for you. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, hardworking individual who possesses strong administration and communication skills to support our Principal. You will provide a solution-based outlook and work proactively to complete multiple tasks within a fast-paced environment.

The Opportunity:

To join a strong, supportive and caring staff body where staff feel valued.

Contributing valuable support to the smooth running of the school and success of the young people who attend Sharnbrook Academy.

The ideal candidate will:

Have a good educational background, including GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths.

Strong administration skills, including solution-based outlook on how to resolve tasks.

Ability to proactively contribute to multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Possess outstanding communication skills and personal integrity.

Be able to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

Be a team player, with a ‘can do’, solution focused, attitude.

Meridian Trust offers a wealth of fantastic benefits for teaching and support staff which are highlighted below but are not limited to -

Apprenticeship and CPD opportunities which allow you to gain specialist knowledge in a role you are passionate about developing in

Opportunity to jump start your career in teaching through our dedicated Initial Teacher Training Team (ITT)

Support for mental health and wellbeing through our Employee Assistance Programme and other resources

Cycle to work scheme

Defined benefit local government or Teacher’s pension scheme

Healthcare benefits including free eye test vouchers and flu vaccinations

Free on-site parking

Discounts on a wide range of benefits from everyday essentials to holidays To explore our full range of benefits, please visit https://www.meridiantrust.co.uk/jobs-and-training/benefits/.

Sharnbrook is an exceptional place to learn and work. We are an ambitious, forward thinking and fully inclusive community school, located in beautiful rural Bedfordshire. Our values guide our decision making, and central to all that we do is our mission is to ensure that all students achieve their academic and personal potential to reach destinations of purpose and choice. Our motto of ‘excellence, care and opportunity for all’ encapsulates our approach towards this aim.

Our students benefit from an ambitious, broad and balanced curriculum taught in impressive, specialist facilities. Students are well taught by highly knowledgeable subject experts, and supported by expert support staff. ‘Team Sharnbrook’ work together, in partnership with families, to ensure that every young person is known, valued and supported to reach their full potential. We expect students to excel, and ensure that they feel safe and happy in school, so that this expectation is realised. We understand the value of students’ personal development, and enable this through access to an extensive range of extra-curricular opportunities and a comprehensive personal development curriculum. We are proud of the education that we offer to our young people, and would be delighted to welcome you to the academy to learn more about us.

Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities.

Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 30 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk

For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.

Closing date for applications is: 19th May 2025

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.

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.

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About Sharnbrook Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1670 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sharnbrook Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sharnbrook-academy

Sharnbrook Academy is a member of the Sharnbrook Academy Federation multi-academy trust. Our academy is set in attractive rural surroundings and provides excellent opportunities for pupils aged 11 to 18. We are proud to be part of an organisation where students thrive in lessons and make significant contributions to the wider life of the school through extracurricular activities, work in the community and by participating in local and national competitions. Student behaviour is exemplary, and the climate for learning is vibrant and inclusive.

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