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Executive PA to the CEO

Executive PA to the CEO

SHARE Multi Academy Trust

Kirklees

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Salary:
Band I: £41,511 - £44,765
Job type:
Full Time, Maternity Cover
Start date:
May 2025
Apply by:
3 February 2025

Job overview

Maternity cover for 12 months

Full-time, 37 hours per week

We are looking to temporarily recruit an organised, experienced Executive Personal Assistant to provide an efficient PA and administrative service to the Chief Executive Officer of the Trust, whilst the present post holder takes maternity leave for approximately twelve months.

The ideal candidate will possess exceptional organisation and administrative skills, with a strong ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently. This role requires a professional with excellent communication skills and the capability to maintain confidentiality whilst handling sensitive information. A keen eye for detail is required with “know how” of presenting digital content on our websites and social platforms that is consistent in promoting a positive image of the trust.

Starting in May 2025, the post is presently based at the Central Services office at Hub26, Lawrence House in Cleckheaton. However, the successful candidate must have access to private transport and be willing to attend meetings held at academies across the trust as required.  

The ideal candidate will:

  • Exceptionally strong literacy and numeracy skills.
  • Educated to A level standard or equivalent qualification.
  • Exemplary proof-reading and presentation skills.
  • Outstanding knowledge and understanding in the application and efficient use of digital platforms
  • Substantial admin experience, working in a busy, deadline-driven environment.
  • Evidence of awareness of the key issues affecting education, with a willingness to learn and understand the principles of good trust and academy governance.
  • Able to provide an effective interface between the CEO and his internal and external stakeholders, building trust and confidence with a range of senior colleagues, including in relation to confidential and sensitive matters.
  • Strong ICT skills, particularly conversant with suite of office 365 applications

At SHARE MAT, we aim to:

  • Equip our staff to deliver their best every day; our belief is that by Valuing PeopleSupporting Personal Best is the key
  • Encourage all our students to go beyond what they think they can achieve, to enjoy learning, helping them to lead healthy and happy lives
  • Ensure our staff are happy and healthy at work, taking pride in pupils’ progress and development
  • Never stop improving, developing and sharing our practice with others
  • Deliver training and guidance relevant to job role so expectations are understood and staff feel motivated
  • Offer generous benefits, making us the employer of choice, including first-class developmental opportunities for teaching staff led by one of our academies, Shelley College, which is the Teaching School Hub for Kirklees and Calderdale

To apply, please complete an application form via the apply button.

Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 3rd February 2025.

Interview date: w/c 10th February 2025.

SHARE MAT is committed to the Equalities Act 2010 and also to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children and young people, by adhering to “Keeping Children Safe in Education” guidance. All staff and volunteers are regularly trained regarding our expectations in keeping our students safe. An enhanced DBS is required for every post and an online search will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates.

SHARE MAT comprises Woodside Green Primary, Heaton Avenue Primary, Luck Lane Primary, Millbridge Primary, Royds Hall, Shelley College, Whitcliffe Mount School and Thornhill Community Academy. A central team provides operational support.

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About SHARE Multi Academy Trust

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The Trust officially started operating on 1st April 2015 and the members consist of:

  • Heaton Avenue Primary Academy
  • Luck Lane Primary Academy
  • Millbridge Primary Academy
  • Woodside Green Primary Academy
  • Royds Hall Academy
  • Shelley College
  • Thornhill Community Academy
  • Whitcliffe Mount Acadmey
  • Calderdale and Kirklees Teaching School Hub


Our aims

Our overarching aim is to help more pupils, particularly the disadvantaged, achieve highly. Achievement includes academic success and the development of personal qualities and knowledge to lead happy, healthy and successful lives.

Our values

We believe education is all about people. Our success is measured in how we help our children and young people achieve. We can only achieve this success by employing talented, committed staff and working in partnership with parents. In doing so, we will benefit our communities. We have a distinctive way of interpreting this belief. We summarise it as:

“Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best.”

This means we seek for every one of our students and members of staff, to enjoy coming to our schools and for all of us to try our very best in everything we do. We help everybody gain the knowledge, skills and habits that can lead to a happy and successful life, both now and in the future. We believe that helping people feel valued increases the chances of them achieving their personal best, which is the highest standard we can expect anybody to achieve.

Professional development

Our success as a trust depends entirely on our colleagues who are the bedrock of all we do. That’s why we’re determined to recruit and retain the best staff by offering first-class training and support.

Across the trust, we pledge to deliver outstanding professional development and training opportunities that are bespoke for our teaching and support staff. We support colleagues through ongoing training, coaching, and mentoring using the latest evidence-based research, to strengthen their expertise.

Alongside career pathways carved out for our support staff, we similarly offer a variety of progression and promotion routes for teachers. In addition to the traditional progression journey, we deliver a full suite of specialist and leadership National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) through our Teaching School Hub, offer Lead Practitioner positions for those with classroom-based preferences, alongside middle and senior leadership training programmes for new and aspiring leaders. With additional development opportunities for staff including research projects, subject enhancement training, and access to The National College online development platform, we are dedicated to supporting our staff to develop and grow as educators.

We also champion cross-trust collaboration and best practice sharing, maximising the opportunities and expertise available across our schools. All colleagues are encouraged to meet regularly, including through various forums where they can discuss ideas, and share experiences and resources.

We are committed to protecting our staff’s wellbeing by providing the support, guidance, and training needed to achieve the highest standards they are capable of.

Just as we encourage our pupils to achieve their personal best, we want the same for our staff, with colleagues having their own personal development plans.

Location

We are in located in the Huddersfield/Kirklees district, with many of our schools in close proximity to a number of towns and cities including Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield. Due to the excellent road links, journey times are minimal, with many of our staff travelling from these areas on a daily basis.

Benefits

We have committed to offering our colleagues pay and conditions that are at least as good as those available to colleagues in maintained schools. In practice, we often exceed them. We provide a package of flexible employee benefits, including:

  • An attractive and generous pension scheme for both Teaching and Support Staff.
  • Flexible and family-friendly policies, such as flexible working, shared parental leave and enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption entitlement.
  • Incremental pay progression and cost-of-living pay increases.
  • Employee assistance and wellbeing packages.
  • Local and national discount schemes, such as the Cyclescheme and the Techscheme

Recruitment process

Once you have completed and submitted your application form it will be reviewed by the shortlisting panel. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview via email, so please ensure you provide us with your email address and check it regularly after the closing date.

Referees will be contacted via email prior to interviews as references need to be returned to us before any offer of appointment can be made, for safer recruitment purposes. Please ensure you provide a contact email address for both of your referees.

And finally

Good luck in your application!

We look forward to hearing from you.

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