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PA to Principal/Office Manager

PA to Principal/Office Manager

Red House Academy

Sunderland

  • Expired
Salary:
SCP 14-19
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
February 2020
Apply by:
16 October 2019

Job overview

PA to the Principal/Office Manager (Maternity Cover until February 2021)

37 hours per week/41 weeks per year

Red House Academy is seeking to appoint a PA to the Principal & Office Manager. The successful candidate will provide efficient and effective support to the academy's Principal as well as providing excellent administration support to the academy administration office. Candidates must have strong administration experience, ideally within an education environment, excellent IT skills especially with Microsoft Office packages, good communication skills and the ability to organise effectively and meet deadlines.

Red House Academy is part of Northern Education Trust, a nationally recognised and trusted academy sponsor with vast experience of school improvement, and specialised experience in all aspects of education. Trustees are committed to working with local authorities, other agencies and industry to improve the lives and life chances of young people. We want to give our students the opportunity to be economically self-reliant and have the ability to choose their own pathways to success.

We can offer you an excellent opportunity for career progression both within the Academy and the Trust as well as a supportive professional environment with an ambitious leadership team and a clear vision for the Academy.

For further information contact the Business Manager, Rachel McMahon r.mcmahon1@northerneducationtrust.org

Red House Academy is committed to Safer Recruitment. Pre-Employment Checks will be undertaken prior to appointments being confirmed. Positions are subject to Enhanced DBS Checks. We expect all adults who work in our academy to share our commitment to Safeguarding and the Health and Well-Being of our Students.

Please return completed application forms to Rachel McMahon - Business Manager

Email: r.mcmahon1@northerneducationtrust.org

Telephone: 0191 5111930

Please note your letter of application/supporting statement should be no longer than 3 sides of A4.

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About Red House Academy

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+44 191 511 1930

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A welcome from the Principal

Red House Academy is an 11-16 secondary school in the heart of Sunderland. The Academy is committed to creating an outstanding learning community where students are challenged to achieve their full potential. Our aim is to create an academy that understands and ensure that the outcomes of our pupils prepare them for life beyond the academy.

Red House Academy are proud to be part of Northern Education Trust (NET) together with ten secondary schools and nine primary schools across the North of England. Being a part of the NET family allows for us to be able to build relationships and to develop practice through the collaboration with other Trust Academies. We set the highest of expectations for students and staff and we are relentless in striving for the highest possible excellence.

With NET the Academy has aligned itself with the vision of being “Outcomes focused, child centred” and as an Academy we wholeheartedly subscribe to this philosophy. We continue our journey to clearly communicate and embed our core values and be an inclusive academy and trust.

We have worked hard to build excellent links with parents and the community to be able to provide students with the best possible secondary phase of their education.

Our students’ learning is constantly monitored to ensure they have the challenge, support and guidance necessary to achieve the outcomes that they deserve. Red House Academy has a growing enrichment programme in which students are actively encouraged to participate.

Mr Hijab Zaheer
Principal, Red House Academy  


On behalf of the Northern Education Trust Board, welcome to Northern Education Trust Red House Academy.

We are unswerving in our commitment to ensure that the outcomes our young people secure prepare them fully for life beyond school. Our Academies are happy and thriving communities where children both achieve and feel safe and cared for. As an inclusive Trust we strive to help young people overcome any barrier to learning.

We are a caring employer and invest heavily in professional development, allowing our staff opportunities to take the next steps in their career. We hope you find our website holds all the information you need to believe that whether you are a parent or prospective employee, your next steps should be taken with us.

Rob Tarn
Chief Executive 

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