Personal Assistant for the Joint Headteachers

LIFE Education Trust

The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls

An 11-18 Academy with Visual Arts Specialism

Brentwood Road, Romford, Essex, RM1 2RR

Executive Headteacher: Mr J. Dutnall LLB, BA, MA, MBA

Personal Assistant for the Joint Headteachers

Required: May 2023

Contract Type: Permanent, 36 hours a week, 41 weeks a year. Scale: SO1.23 – SO1.25

Actual salary: £30,466 - £31,350 per annum

FTA: 91.29%

At LIFE Education our Mission is 'To build great learning communities'. To accomplish our mission, we keep our 3 core beliefs at the heart of everything we do: Courageous Optimism, Boundless Creativity and Heartfelt Compassion. We support our schools to deliver excellent student outcomes, create vibrant, exciting environments and offer rewarding careers for employees.

To help us with this, we are looking to appoint a high-calibre Personal Assistant to provide managerial, secretarial, personnel, administration and clerical support to our Joint Headteachers. There will also be a requirement to line manage other support colleagues.

The successful candidate will have:

• Successful experience of administrative work in a busy school environment
• Working knowledge of general school policies and procedures
• Ability to use Microsoft Office, including; Word, Excel. Power Point, Publisher & Outlook and other IT applications
• Ability to complete detailed reports, forms letters and minutes taking.
• Ability to exchange verbal information clearly and sensitively with children and adults Ability to work with a range of colleagues
• Ability to lead and motivate a team in a positive and successful way and hold others into account when necessary

The successful candidate will become part of an oversubscribed, flourishing school for girls aged 11 to 18, with confident, courteous, articulate students, and an ethos rooted in empowerment. The school is committed to providing the best learning opportunities in a safe, secure and friendly environment with dedicated colleagues who strive for excellence.

In return we can offer you:

• Welcoming and friendly colleagues
• A stimulating and welcoming learning environment with excellent facilities, including our purpose-built Wellbeing Centre, a farm, an art gallery and our own railway
• High quality professional development opportunities An all-inclusive and supportive Multi-Academy Trust
• Strong links with girls' schools in the UK and abroad through the International Coalition of Girls' Schools (ICGS) 24hr confidential wellbeing support package and free flu vaccinations
• A Colleague Support Pack regularly updated with local financial guidance, schemes and support Increased priority in admissions to our school for your child/ren
• Close proximity to the M25, Romford Railway Station (Elizabeth Line) and on a main bus route

Applications

Please forward your completed application form, together with a letter of application and supporting paperwork to recruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com by 9am Monday 17th April 2023. A copy of the School’s Support Colleague Application Form can be found on the school website.

Shortlisting and interviews will take place shortly after. 

The School reserves the right to interview prior to the deadline date

For further information about this role, please contact Vicky Smith, Head of HR via email at recruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com. Visits to the school are welcomed.