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Personal Assistant to the Principal

Personal Assistant to the Principal

King Edward VI High School for Girls

Birmingham

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
Mid August 2022
Apply by:
6 June 2022

Job overview

Job title: Personal Assistant to the Principal

Reporting to: Principal

Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 (depending on experience)

Hours: This is a full time, all year position, 37 hours per week, 8.30am to 4.30pm with a 30 minute unpaid lunch; 4.00pm finish on Fridays. A term time position with ‘plus days’ in the school holidays could also be considered for the right candidate.

Benefits: School fee discount, defined contribution pension, lunch in term time, complimentary access to gym facilities and parking

Start date: Mid August 2022


The PA will be the first point of contact for the Principal, managing the complex diary and dealing with a wide range of enquiries and tasks on a daily basis with foresight, professionalism and discretion.

The ability to anticipate and prioritise at pace is essential, and the successful applicant will possess excellent attention to detail and organisational skills, remain calm and collected under pressure, and have the initiative and intelligence to resolve difficult situations, communicating in a personable and friendly manner to all internal and external stakeholders.  

How to apply:

If you wish to be considered for this post, please complete an application form (available for download at: www.kehs.org.uk/useful-information/vacancies) giving full details of your qualifications and experience and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of two referees and send it, together with a letter to the Principal outlining the reasons for your application (maximum 2 sides of A4 please). 

The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 6th June. Early applications are most welcome. Depending on the number of applications received, we reserve the right to bring the deadline forward.

Email applications can be sent to recruitment@kes.bham.sch.uk 

Interview date provisionally Thursday 9th June. 

If you have any queries about the role or would like to discuss it in more detail, please contact recruitment@kes.bham.sch.uk

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About King Edward VI High School for Girls

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+44 121 472 1834

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Founded in 1883, King Edward VI High School for Girls (KEHS) is one of the leading girls’ schools in the country with outstanding academic results and a large and varied programme of co-curricular activity. The School is an independent day school with 650 girls aged 11-18 and is part of the King Edward VI Foundation, which has 13 schools in Birmingham. It is situated on a beautiful 50-acre campus in Edgbaston, which it shares with King Edward’s School (KES).

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