Personal Assistant to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 27 Tachwedd 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 11 Rhagfyr 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Elland, West Yorkshire, HX5 0QG |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 6b107a87-38d9-4e98-a91b-6512100893c5 |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
Salary: Band F (NJC 16-19) Full time: £30,518 - £32,016 Actual: £27,039 - £28,366
Contract: Permanent, term time only plus 10 days
Hours: 37 hours per week, Core working pattern expected to be 08.00-16.00 Monday – Thursday and 08.00-15.30 Friday - some flexibility will be required for meetings held outside of these core hours
Closing Date: Thursday 11th December 2025 at 9am
Interview: Week commencing 15th December 2025
Start Date: 5th January 2026 (or as soon as possible thereafter)
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
We’re looking for a highly organised, people-focused Personal Assistant to play a key role at the heart of our school. This is an excellent opportunity to use your strong administrative skills to support children, young people and our wider school community.
In this role, you will provide essential support for the effective governance and administration of the Brooksbank School. This includes coordinating organisational tasks, preparing reports, taking minutes and overseeing meeting logistics and maintaining clear, professional communication with key stakeholders.
This is a varied and fast-paced position—ideal for someone with a solid background in professional administration and a warm, proactive, forward-thinking approach.
What the role involves in a nutshell:
• Provide the highest level of confidential support to the Head of School, Governors and Senior Leadership Team (SLT)
• Coordinate and organise SLT, Heads of Department and other Management Meetings as directed by the Headteacher
• Support the Head of School and Assistant Headteacher (Pastoral) with exclusions (including Permanent Exclusion), liaising with Governors as appropriate
• Liaise with SLT and Staff to manage school visits
• Contribute to the overall ethos, vision and aims of the school
• HR administration and recruitment support - organising and coordinating interview days, including obtaining relevant ID and documentation from candidates.
• Manage Single Central Record, ensuring new starters and leavers are added and removed.
What you’ll get in return?
You’ll be joining a school and Trust which is all about putting staff first – with numerous wellbeing initiatives and social events to enjoy each term!
In addition to this you will benefit from:
• Automatic enrolment to the West Yorkshire Pensions Fund
• A Supportive and forward-thinking Leadership Team
• Staff development through appraisal and CPD
• Working as part of a creative and supportive team who want the best for all of our students
• Free Parking
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Additional holidays linked to service
• Eye Care
• Annual Flu Vaccines
• Home & Technology Scheme
• Rewards and discounts
• GP Online and Prescription Service
• Your Care Wellbeing package
• Lifestyle benefits (discount platform)
If our school sounds like a place in which you could really make a difference, then we’d love to hear from you.
See our Job Pack below for more information.
HOW TO APPLY
Could we be a good fit for each other? If you’d like a chat about the role or have any questions ahead of making a formal application, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Nicola Davies our School Business & Compliance Manager via n.davies@brooksbank.TLT.school
If you’re ready to apply, please complete our online application form.
SAFER RECRUITMENT
We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to behave in a way that supports this commitment and are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please be aware that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. If you are shortlisted for interview, we will undertake an online public search in line with guidance from the Department for Education and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.
What the school offers its staff
see above
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.
Salary: Band F (NJC 16-19) Full time: £30,518 - £32,016 Actual: £27,039 - £28,366
Contract: Permanent, term time only plus 10 days
Hours: 37 hours per week, Core working pattern expected to be 08.00-16.00 Monday – Thursday and 08.00-15.30 Friday - some flexibility will be required for meetings held outside of these core hours
Closing Date: Thursday 11th December 2025 at 9am
Interview: Week commencing 15th December 2025
Start Date: 5th January 2026 (or as soon as possible thereafter)
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
We’re looking for a highly organised, people-focused Personal Assistant to play a key role at the heart of our school. This is an excellent opportunity to use your strong administrative skills to support children, young people and our wider school community.
In this role, you will provide essential support for the effective governance and administration of the Brooksbank School. This includes coordinating organisational tasks, preparing reports, taking minutes and overseeing meeting logistics and maintaining clear, professional communication with key stakeholders.
This is a varied and fast-paced position—ideal for someone with a solid background in professional administration and a warm, proactive, forward-thinking approach.
What the role involves in a nutshell:
• Provide the highest level of confidential support to the Head of School, Governors and Senior Leadership Team (SLT)
• Coordinate and organise SLT, Heads of Department and other Management Meetings as directed by the Headteacher
• Support the Head of School and Assistant Headteacher (Pastoral) with exclusions (including Permanent Exclusion), liaising with Governors as appropriate
• Liaise with SLT and Staff to manage school visits
• Contribute to the overall ethos, vision and aims of the school
• HR administration and recruitment support - organising and coordinating interview days, including obtaining relevant ID and documentation from candidates.
• Manage Single Central Record, ensuring new starters and leavers are added and removed.
What you’ll get in return?
You’ll be joining a school and Trust which is all about putting staff first – with numerous wellbeing initiatives and social events to enjoy each term!
In addition to this you will benefit from:
• Automatic enrolment to the West Yorkshire Pensions Fund
• A Supportive and forward-thinking Leadership Team
• Staff development through appraisal and CPD
• Working as part of a creative and supportive team who want the best for all of our students
• Free Parking
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Additional holidays linked to service
• Eye Care
• Annual Flu Vaccines
• Home & Technology Scheme
• Rewards and discounts
• GP Online and Prescription Service
• Your Care Wellbeing package
• Lifestyle benefits (discount platform)
If our school sounds like a place in which you could really make a difference, then we’d love to hear from you.
See our Job Pack below for more information.
HOW TO APPLY
Could we be a good fit for each other? If you’d like a chat about the role or have any questions ahead of making a formal application, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Nicola Davies our School Business & Compliance Manager via n.davies@brooksbank.TLT.school
If you’re ready to apply, please complete our online application form.
SAFER RECRUITMENT
We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to behave in a way that supports this commitment and are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please be aware that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. If you are shortlisted for interview, we will undertake an online public search in line with guidance from the Department for Education and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.
What the school offers its staff
see above
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.