PA to Headteacher

PA to Headteacher

Job Type:  Permanent

Hours of work: 37 hpw x 40 weeks per year (Term time plus 2 weeks)

Salary: Grade scale pt 5 - 7 (£23,500 - £24,293 FTE) 

Actual salary £20,760 – £21,460 pro rata

We are recruiting to appoint an exceptional PA who will provide efficient, effective and confidential support to the Headteacher and our Senior Leadership Team. The successful candidate must be able to form effective relationships with pupils, parents/carers and staff. They will be a self-motivated, experienced administrator with excellent organisational, time management, IT and literacy skills which they can apply across a wide range of tasks. They should have a friendly, calm and professional manner with the ability to be adaptable and resilient in this busy, rewarding role.

Main duties and responsibilities

● To manage the Headteacher’s diary and electronic diary, arranging meetings, appointments, organising meetings and venues, arranging hospitality and undertaking follow-up action as necessary. 

● To act as the first point of contact for visitors to the Headteacher with diplomacy, professionalism and courtesy, providing refreshments as required.

● To open, prioritise, deal with and distribute all correspondence addressed to the Headteacher and to deal with other unspecified school mail as required. 

● To produce documentation required by the Headteacher, working to short deadlines and ensuring that all documents are fully and accurately completed. 

● To compose and send out routine letters as directed by the Headteacher and respond on the Headteacher’s behalf to all other correspondence. 

● To maintain a helpful, professional demeanour at all times and receive queries and complaints in a calm, positive and reassuring manner.

● To co-ordinate arrangements for a variety of meetings and assemble materials and prepare papers as may be required for meetings and appointments. 

● To be responsible for all paperwork in connection with Exclusions of Students both internal and external.

● To undertake other duties pertinent to the scope of the position, as required by the Headteacher.

These responsibilities may be varied from time to time to meet the changing needs of the college.

Stoke Damerel Community College & Scott Medical and Healthcare College are a vibrant and aspirational community of teachers and learners. We have an excellent teaching and support staff team who demonstrate and encourage a lifelong love of learning, within and beyond our curriculum.

The successful candidate will work across Stoke Damerel Community College and Scott Medical & Healthcare College. No additional travel is required as the sites are next door to each other.

Our campus is based in the heart of the city of Plymouth with stunning view of the Plymouth Sound and easy walking distance of the most accessible city waterfront. We encourage all young people to work hard and make the most of the opportunities they are given. Our amazing team of teachers and support staff themselves demonstrate and encourage a lifelong love of learning, both within and beyond our curriculum.

We are proud members of the Greenshaw Learning Trust, a ‘family’ of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing our own distinctive character. The Trust is a vibrant and forward-thinking community of teachers, support staff and learners committed to educating the ‘whole child’ to improve life chances, whilst securing the best possible outcomes for students.

For further information on this vacancy, please register for an online account to complete the application form. Please visit our website www.greenshawlearningtrust.co.uk/join-us/staff 

Close date: 11:59pm on Monday 21st October 2024

Greenshaw Learning 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 teaching and support members of staff must undertake the required pre-employment checks which include the uptake of references both professional and personal and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.