Executive Assistant
Pleckgate High School
Blackburn with Darwen
- £31,099 - £34,723 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- NJC Green Book T&C's plus Benefits - Simply Health Cash Back Benefits; Employee Assistance Programme; Cycle to Work Scheme; Green Car Scheme; Local Government Pension; Regular CPD.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2023
- Apply by:
- 7 June 2023
Job overview
Pleckgate High School wishes to appoint a hardworking, enthusiastic and committed Executive Assistant to join their professional and friendly senior leadership team. If you are experienced, enthusiastic, open to new ideas and have a flexible ‘can do’ approach, we would welcome an application from you.
The Job
- To provide a full and high-level administrative support to the Head Teacher and Senior Leadership Team within the school.
- Supporting the Headteacher with Performance Management administration, reports and related HR actions
- Monitoring and coordinating absence management within the school including return to work interviews with staff
- Supporting the administration of all HR matters including contracts of employment, recruitment and onboarding.
- Maintaining the school's management information system in relation to administrative and personnel.
- The delivery of accurate and timely administrative services and functions to the Headteacher, Senior Leadership Team, governing body of the school, parents and carers, and other key stakeholders.
- To organise the daily administration of cover for absent teaching staff as and when required.
What are the job requirements?
- A level or equivalent including maths and English at GCSE.
- Extensive experience as an Executive Assistant to Senior Managers, ideally within the education sector.
- An effective communicator who can deliver complex and clear information or messages, both oral and written.
- MS office proficiency (including working with Google applications).
- Strong team player and ability to undertake a number of issues simultaneously as well as the ability to work under considerable pressure.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
Amongst the many benefits of working within the Trust you will receive:
- Healthcare cash back plan provided free by the Trust includes optical, dental, physio, diagnostics, health assessment, NHS prescription charges, hospital cover, discounted gym memberships plus lots more.
- 6 sessions of free counselling including CBT, wellbeing and bereavement.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Electric Car Scheme (Salary Sacrifice)
- Access to government pension schemes.
- Free parking
- Training and development opportunities
- Personal development and promotion opportunities across the Trust
- Trust wide focus on staff wellbeing
- Trust wide Intranet to share knowledge and resources
For further information or visits to the school, please contact jferguson@pleckgate.com
Closing date: Wednesday 7th June 2023 at 09:00
Interview date: w/c 12th June 2023
Safeguarding Information
Education Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.
Education Partnership Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Attached documents
About Pleckgate High School
Message from the Head Teacher
“Pupils enjoy learning and are kind to each other. They feel happy and safe and part of a caring community and trust staff to support them when they need it”. Ofsted 2023
Dear Candidate,
We are a large secondary school, part of the Education Partnership Trust (EPT), situated on the northern outskirts of Blackburn. Our school community is made up of 1350 students and 180 staff with excellent facilities to benefit both the school and local community. Pleckgate High School is a thriving multicultural community that places the best interests of young people at the heart of everything we do.
At Pleckgate everyone is committed to providing the best educational experiences and opportunities for our students. At the heart of the school's work is a commitment to high quality teaching and learning and achievement for all: for our students to be safe, happy and successful developing as individuals into caring, responsible citizens who participate fully in school life and are proud of their achievements. Every pupil at Pleckgate is encouraged to have ambitious goals and everybody is responsible for creating a culture of high expectations and academic excellence. Our most recent Ofsted report, March 2023, positively reported “Leaders and staff have high expectations & set high standards for staff & pupils’”. A copy of our full report is available from the school website.
We are proud of our achievements - our ambitious curriculum, our examination success, opportunities for pupils' personal development, our charity work and our community involvement. Ofsted also commented, “Subject curriculums are expertly designed with a careful selection of the most important knowledge for pupils”. We are committed to the pursuit of outstanding teaching and learning alongside the highest possible academic, personal and moral standards. This commitment is built upon a shared belief in hard work, self-reflection and a culture of respect and support for others.
We are significantly oversubscribed and pupils achieve positive outcomes at Pleckgate. We are proud of how staff support pupils in achieving success both academically and through sport.
As a staff member of Pleckgate High School, you will be able to take advantage of the staff benefits, available through the EPT, which includes access to both the Simply Health and Discount for Teachers schemes. We also have an Associate member of our Senior Leadership Team whose role is to work with our staff on staff wellbeing, working to ensure you have a balanced home and work life-style.
If you have any questions about our school, or the role itself, please don't hesitate to get in touch and please visit our school website http://www.pleckgate.com to get a flavour of what we have to offer.
Yours sincerely
Aishling McGinty
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