Executive PA to Principal

Executive Personal Assistant to Principal

• Permanent
• 37 hours per week, all year round
• £28,282 per annum

Are you an organised, proactive, and detail-oriented individual with a passion for making a difference? We are seeking an Executive Personal Assistant to support our academy principal and contribute to the smooth functioning of our exciting work environment.

Academy 360 is a rapidly improving secondary school in Sunderland at the heart of its local community and this role is pivotal to supporting our leaders to take it to the next level.

You will have a real opportunity to make a difference to the lives of our pupils by contributing to our vision and acting as a key point of contact for key stakeholders including governors, parents and staff seeking contact with the principal.

In addition to typical executive assistant duties including diary management and general administration you will provide confidential support across a wide variety of activities including complaints, preparation of confidential reports and documents and other complex enquiries that are directed to the Academy Principal.

You will work with key partners within the academy and across the wider trust including colleagues from central finance and People and Culture teams. You will support recruitment and selection activity so a keen interest in people is a must.

You may have experience as an administrator or have been working as a PA but ready to take on your next challenge. We’re keen to hear from applicants who are ambitious, brave and curious who are keen to genuinely make a difference.

We offer excellent benefits including Local Government Pension scheme, employee healthcare cash plan plus 26 days annual leave (plus 8 days bank holiday) rising to 31 days.

Further details (including job description and person specification) and an application pack can be downloaded from our careers section here:

https://www.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/72/vacancies-1/careers/1562/executive-pa-1

To apply for this role please complete our application form or email your CV and cover letter outlining how you meet the criteria for this role as outlined in the job description and person specification hradmin@academy360.co.uk 

Closing Date: 12 midnight on Sunday 14 April 2024

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates.The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding.

All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks