PA to Primary Head Teachers and Nursery Admin - Swindon, Wiltshire

Posted 24 Mar 2023

United Learning

Swindon, Wiltshire (Admin / Clerical)


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Category:Admin / ClericalRecruiter Reference:878611
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School: Swindon Academy

Job Title: PA to Primary Head Teachers and Nursery Admin

Required: ASAP

Salary: £11,792 - £12,060 per annum

Hours: 24 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time only

Swindon Academy is looking for an enthusiastic PA to Primary Head Teachers and Nursery Admin. In this exciting new role, the successful candidate will provide an effective and efficient administrative support to Head Teachers at both sites (Alton Close and Beech Avenue). They will also provide excellent administration support of key events and school programmes, to support the running of our character education.

The successful candidate will ideally have experience as a personal assistant, have worked in a school environment and have experience in managing multiple projects. This is an interesting and wide-ranging role, which will be suited to an adaptable and detail-oriented individual. Candidates must enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, be flexible to change and be able to manage a diverse, but interesting and enjoyable workload. The successful candidates will be people-focused, have a positive outlook, be able to build strong relationships with stakeholders and is excited to develop this role.

The ideal candidate will:

  • be educated to a good standard and have a minimum of a good GCSE (or equivalent) in maths and English, Level C or above
  • have strong administrative, organisational and creative skills
  • be able to work effectively at all levels, with a wide range of people, both independently and as part of a team
  • be an excellent communicator with strong people skills
  • have a dynamic, positive approach to deliver the Academy’s vision
  • be self-motivated and comfortable taking the initiative
  • have the capacity to be flexible

Please refer to the attached job description for the full list of responsibilities.

Remuneration packages and perks

At United Learning we are committed to ensuring our employees feel valued and appreciated. Because we are a group, we can reward you better than any school could alone, and this includes your employee benefits. We have several core benefits which include competitive rates of pay when compared to the maintained sector; access to the local government defined benefit pension scheme relevant to your role, enhanced parental leave policies to support parents and carers; and tailored Continuous Professional Development (CPD).

We’ve partnered with Perkbox to offer every United Learning employee over 250 exclusive benefits, all through an easy-to-access platform and app. featuring a range of perks including free access to online wellness and workout classes, money off your weekly shop, high street purchases, and meals out.

Why choose us

At Swindon Academy, we pride ourselves on a team of staff who are supportive, friendly and dedicated to providing the very best teaching and learning for our students. Staff across the academy set a culture of high expectations and continuous improvement for students which, in turn, is reflected in the emphasis we place on continuing professional development (CPD) for our staff.

We have made significant, sustained progress at GCSE and are proud to be the top performing school in Swindon for progress over the last six years.

After a visit from Ofsted in June 2022, the academy continues to be a ‘Good’ school in all aspects of the inspection framework. Inspectors who visited the school noted that, “Warm, caring relationships are at the heart of the way that staff work with pupils.”

How to Apply

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