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Personal Assistant to the Headteacher (Headteacher’s PA)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 08 Mai 2025 |
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| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 21 Mai 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Rochford, Essex, SS4 1TL |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 0cc75ccd-4f15-47fc-bbd7-4ffdac91e724 |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you a PA or aspirant to be a PA? The Role
The Personal Assistant to the Headteacher plays a pivotal role in enabling the Headteacher to operate at a strategic level. This high-trust role demands exceptional organisational, interpersonal, and communication skills. The PA is responsible for managing complex scheduling, facilitating seamless communication, coordinating key school events, and representing the Headteacher in a range of interactions with internal and external stakeholders. This role is suitable for experienced PA’s or those aspirant to be a PA and training would be given as needed.
What We’re Looking For
• Experience in a school administrative or PA/EA role – experience in education is an advantage.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication, writing, and proofreading skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and calendar/email management systems.
• High levels of professionalism, discretion, and emotional intelligence.
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive, anticipatory approach to problem-solving.
• Confidence managing up, liaising with senior stakeholders, and juggling multiple priorities independently.
• Some experience in project management and data analysis would be useful
What the school offers its staff
Why Join King Edmund School?
This is a school with immense potential and a powerful sense of purpose. Under new leadership, we are creating something exceptional—step by step, brick by brick. You will be joining a committed, talented team at a moment of transformation, where your contribution will help shape our school’s success story.
Come and be part of something extraordinary!
The school day lends itself to a good work/life balance with the teaching day ending at 14:10. The school offers an extensive support programme, including mentor/buddy system, Initial Teacher Training support for Early Career Teachers (ECTs) or for those seeking Qualified Teacher Status (QTS / QTLS), a system of twilight training sessions, as well as excellent development opportunities. Staff benefits include free car parking, onsite gymnasium and swimming pool as well as staff recognition schemes.
If you are currently considering a career move, we would very much like to hear from you. Please visit the vacancies section of our website (https://kes.essex.sch.uk/join-our-community/staff-vacancies) and complete the ‘Quick Apply’ application form and submit a copy of your CV. For more about our school and vision please see attached welcome letter from our new Headteacher.
We also welcome and encourage telephone calls on 01702 560904 to register an interest or to find out more about the school and the role. If you wish to arrange an informal conversation or visit to the school prior to interview, we would be delighted to welcome you to KES prior to the closing date, to offer you the opportunity to get a real sense of the school first hand.
To arrange a visit, please email your request to Mrs Andrea Atkins – HR Manager at recruitment@kes.essex.sch.uk and provide your availability, as well as a contact telephone number.
The King Edmund School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment and undergo an enhanced DBS check as part of our Safer Recruitment & Selection Procedures.
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.
Are you a PA or aspirant to be a PA? The Role
The Personal Assistant to the Headteacher plays a pivotal role in enabling the Headteacher to operate at a strategic level. This high-trust role demands exceptional organisational, interpersonal, and communication skills. The PA is responsible for managing complex scheduling, facilitating seamless communication, coordinating key school events, and representing the Headteacher in a range of interactions with internal and external stakeholders. This role is suitable for experienced PA’s or those aspirant to be a PA and training would be given as needed.
What We’re Looking For
• Experience in a school administrative or PA/EA role – experience in education is an advantage.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication, writing, and proofreading skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and calendar/email management systems.
• High levels of professionalism, discretion, and emotional intelligence.
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive, anticipatory approach to problem-solving.
• Confidence managing up, liaising with senior stakeholders, and juggling multiple priorities independently.
• Some experience in project management and data analysis would be useful
What the school offers its staff
Why Join King Edmund School?
This is a school with immense potential and a powerful sense of purpose. Under new leadership, we are creating something exceptional—step by step, brick by brick. You will be joining a committed, talented team at a moment of transformation, where your contribution will help shape our school’s success story.
Come and be part of something extraordinary!
The school day lends itself to a good work/life balance with the teaching day ending at 14:10. The school offers an extensive support programme, including mentor/buddy system, Initial Teacher Training support for Early Career Teachers (ECTs) or for those seeking Qualified Teacher Status (QTS / QTLS), a system of twilight training sessions, as well as excellent development opportunities. Staff benefits include free car parking, onsite gymnasium and swimming pool as well as staff recognition schemes.
If you are currently considering a career move, we would very much like to hear from you. Please visit the vacancies section of our website (https://kes.essex.sch.uk/join-our-community/staff-vacancies) and complete the ‘Quick Apply’ application form and submit a copy of your CV. For more about our school and vision please see attached welcome letter from our new Headteacher.
We also welcome and encourage telephone calls on 01702 560904 to register an interest or to find out more about the school and the role. If you wish to arrange an informal conversation or visit to the school prior to interview, we would be delighted to welcome you to KES prior to the closing date, to offer you the opportunity to get a real sense of the school first hand.
To arrange a visit, please email your request to Mrs Andrea Atkins – HR Manager at recruitment@kes.essex.sch.uk and provide your availability, as well as a contact telephone number.
The King Edmund School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment and undergo an enhanced DBS check as part of our Safer Recruitment & Selection Procedures.
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.