PA to Principal

PA to Principal

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 28 March 2025
• Hours: Full time
• Closing date: 22 April 2025
• Location: Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 1DD
• Company: Teaching Vacancies
• Job type: Permanent
• Job reference: 75e92365-19b4-4677-afd0-d88c1e5b0a94

Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Qualifications: Good level of education preferably including GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
• Experience:
  • Sound experience of development, management and operation of organisational and administrative procedures (ideally in a school setting)
  • Experience of problem solving and of dealing with and prioritising a wide range of day-to-day tasks
  • Experience of dealing with confidential information
  • Experience of complying with the General Data Protection Regulations
  • Experience of effectively managing stakeholder diaries
• Skills, Knowledge:
  • Able to work on own initiative with minimal supervision in a highly professional and confidential manner
  • Demonstrate competency in resolving complex problems with strong analytical skills
  • Able to build good working relationships with Trust staff and build and retain the confidence of the Principal in managing day to day events on their behalf
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure, trouble-shoot, and to meet short-and long-term deadlines
  • Ability to build good working relationships with a range of Trustees, Academy Committee members, external stakeholders and to be able to deal with difficult, often unexpected, situations as and when they arise in a calm and effective manner
  • Excellent IT skills, including being skilled in the use of Microsoft Office products including Sharepoint, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
  • Ability to work constructively and flexibly as a part of the wider Trust team
  • Effective planning and time management
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, in dealing with a wide range of visitors / stakeholders
  • Proactive and flexible approach with the ability to embrace a fast-paced changing environment
  • Ability to work with tact and diplomacy
  • Displays commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people

What the school offers its staff

The Inspiration Trust offers all staff a range of benefits via our 'my lifestyle' portal. All eligible staff will have access to a range of benefits from salary sacrifice schemes and employee discounts.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), medical, online and social media prohibition from teaching, right to work, satisfactory references, suitability to work with children. You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

• Good level of education preferably including GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
Experience:
• Sound experience of development, management and operation of organisational and administrative procedures (ideally in a school setting) Experience of problem solving and of dealing with and prioritising a wide range of day-to-day tasks Experience of dealing with confidential information Experience of complying with the General Data Protection Regulations Experience of effectively managing stakeholder diaries
Skills, Knowledge:
• Able to work on own initiative with minimal supervision in a highly professional and confidential manner. Demonstrate competency in resolving complex problems with strong analytical skills Able to build good working relationships with Trust staff and build and retain the confidence of the Principal in managing day to day events on their behalf Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure, trouble-shoot, and to meet short-and long-term deadlines Ability to build good working relationships with a range of Trustees, Academy Committee members, external stakeholders and to be able to deal with difficult, often unexpected, situations as and when they arise in a calm and effective manner Excellent IT skills, including being skilled in the use of Microsoft Office products including Sharepoint, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint Ability to work constructively and flexibly as a part of the wider Trust team Effective planning and time management
Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, in dealing with a wide range of visitors / stakeholders
• Proactive and flexible approach with the ability to embrace a fast-paced changing environment Ability to work with tact and diplomacy Displays commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people