Trust Executive Assistant
Whalley Range 11-18 High School
Manchester
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 8 Points 31-35 (Salary £40,476 - £44,711)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 24 March 2025
Job overview
The Trust is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed individual for the following role, Trust Executive Assistant
Required ASAP
Permanent
All Year Round – 35 Hours per Week (Flexible Working Requests Considered)
Grade 8 Points 31-35 (Salary £40,476 - £44,711)
Greater Manchester Education Trust is committed to enhancing provision and raising standards of education for all cohorts of pupils to promote better outcomes and equitable opportunities in the future. This is defined within the Trust Vision statement:
We provide:
- Great schools, where resilient, happy people flourish
- Great teaching, where creative colleagues inspire and excel
- Great opportunities, where everyone grows and develops: Great futures
To support our progressive and growing Trust, we are looking for an experienced Executive Assistant who can work flexibly to support our schools and the future success of GMET.
The successful candidate will be self-motivated, organised, proactive, and professional. The postholder will report to the Chief Executive Officer, working closely alongside the Chief Finance and Operations Officer to support in effective communication to stakeholders, diary management and planning, administration and management of trust projects.
About you
We are looking for individuals with the right attitude, passion, and commitment who will help us to achieve our vision to ensure that together we create lives of opportunity.
You will have excellent teamworking and interpersonal skills, an awareness of effective organisational cultures and an understanding and implement the principles of confidentiality and trust.
The Greater Manchester Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks.
You will benefit from experience of working for an exciting and people-focused Trust that prides itself on our commitment to our community partners and businesses.
We understand that investing in our staff is the best investment in our students and offer a wide range of strategies to help our teachers and support staff be highly effective in their roles.
Employee benefits include: -
- Health Cash Plan
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Free parking
- Professional Development and Training
- Company sick pay dependent upon service
- Blue Light Card
Further information and application form can be downloaded from the trust website: https://gmetrust.org/careers
Please return your application form to recruitment@gmetrust.org by 12 noon on Monday, 24th March 2025.
Interviews to take place week commencing 31st March 2025.
If you have any questions, please email: recruitment@gmetrust.org
As it is not possible to inform each applicant if they have been selected for interview, if you have not been contacted within 5 working days of the closing date, please be aware that you will not have been successful on this occasion.
Attached documents
About Whalley Range 11-18 High School
- Whalley Range 11-18 High School
- Wilbraham Road, Whalley Range, Manchester
- Lancashire
- M16 8GW
- United Kingdom
Whalley Range 11-18 High School is an all girls’ secondary school with a sixth form in Manchester. The school is part of the Greater Manchester Education Trust along with Levenshulme High School, The East Manchester Academy and Parrswood High School.
Headteacher
Mr M Lea
Values and vision
Our school is a warm and caring community for all students. We celebrate diversity and believe strongly in providing an environment where all young people thrive. We work together with families, our local community, business partners and local universities to enhance our students’ education. Our core purpose is to support students of all abilities to develop high aspirations, believe in themselves and achieve their full potential
Ofsted report
“Trustees, governors and leaders have high expectations of what pupils and students should achieve. All pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language, receive a strong quality of education and they achieve very well.”
“Pupils, and students in the sixth form, benefit from a wide-ranging personal development curriculum. They gain the knowledge and skills they need to live safe and happy lives. Staff go out of their way to offer pupils new and enriching experiences.”
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