Personal Assistant to The Principal - Islington, United Kingdom - Islington Schools HR Services

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City of London Academy Highgate Hill

Personal Assistant to the Principal

Full time, permanent, 35 hours per week, 39 weeks per year + 5 days during holidays (term time only)

SO2, SCP

Salary:
£40,005 - £41,286 (FTE)

Pro rata salary:
£35,879 - £37,028

Required March 2024

You are an excellent leader; we are a top performing Trust. Together, we can create truly exceptional schools.

About the Role

City of London Academies Trust (COLAT) is seeking to appoint a Personal Assistant to the Principal starting in March 2024.

You will have experience as a Personal Assistant or Executive Assistant in a school environment or similar.

You will be the first point of contact for internal and external stakeholders visiting the Principal by welcoming them to the academy and providing refreshments.

You will be managing and organising the Principal's diary/calendar, setting up important meetings (face to face or virtually), correcting and drafting important documents and letters, minute taking for meetings and general administration duties.

You will also support the local governing body by minute taking, producing and distributing the agenda and other documents to a high standard.

These meetings take place after school.

You will be responsible for editing the content for the school website and managing other social media accounts (LinkedIn and Twitter).

You will also deal with sensitive and confidential letters, documents and information therefore maintaining the highest level of confidentiality at all times.

You will work pro-actively with the Principal, the senior leadership team, teachers, heads of department and the wider support team across a range of activities.

About Us

COLAT is driven by the ambition to be the best. We believe exceptional leaders create exceptional schools; they transform lives and shape the future of every student.

COLAT currently oversees six secondary academies, three primary academies and one sixth form centre all located in north, south and east London.

We combine the heritage and tradition of the Corporation of London with a genuinely innovative, enterprising, and entrepreneurial ethos.

We are also committed to providing training and development to all our staff, plus excellent career advancement opportunities within this evolving Trust.

About you

Normal hours will be between 8.00am - 4.00pm.

You will also need to be available for 5 days in the half term which will be agreed in advance.

It is expected that you would be available to support certain meetings outside of these hours by agreement in advance for which time off in lieu will be accrued.

There are also INSET training days and TWILIGHT evenings throughout the academic year which you are expected to attend.

We plan for interviews to take place week commencing Monday 19 February or Monday 26 February 2024

City of London Academies Trust supports Equal Opportunities Employment.

City of London Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, including enhanced DBS checks and a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the standards which flows from City of London Academies Trust vision and values.

The role is covered by part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

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