Executive PA and Administrator

Executive PA and Administrator

Responsible to: Operations Manager

Permanent

Start date: 1st September 2024

Hours and Actual Salary: 

37.5 hours per week across 5 days all year round. SCP 19 - SCP 24 (£24,877 - £28,487) 1 FTE Permanent, 

Or, 

30 hrs per week across 5 days all year around SCP 19 - SCP 24 (£19,901 - £22,789)

Will consider a Term Time only plus 2 weeks (£23,250 - £26,624 based on 37.5 hours per week) for the right candidate

Cathedral Schools Trust is looking for an effective and highly organised Executive PA and Administrator to play a key role in working with the core leadership team of our Multi Academy Trust. The post holder will be crucial in providing organisational and logistical support for the Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Executive as well as wider support for the rest of the core leadership group.

This exciting opportunity will include supporting a variety of operations across the team and assisting in the day to day running of the Trust office, based at St Katherine’s School in Pill, North Somerset. This will be a varied and challenging role, requiring calm efficiency, the ability to prioritise effectively, ensuring no deadline is missed, an eye for detail, good humour and the ability to build strong and positive relationships with colleagues across the Trust. In addition there will be a requirement to support the wider administration of the Trust, at key points in the year, as directed. 

You will be confident to take the initiative and contribute ideas to the development of the operations of the Trust. There will be regular and frequent face to face contact with Heads, staff and members of the public. 

What you will get from Cathedral Schools Trust:

• The chance to join a growing organisation during an extremely exciting time, with the opportunity for development. 
• Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Employees can join our cycle-to-work scheme.
• A 24/7 employee assistance programme which provides counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
• Flexible hybrid working from office/home supported

If you would like to find out more about Cathedral Schools Trust, please visit our website or contact kyeo at cathedralschoolstrust.org

Please note that we will only consider applications through iTrent and will not consider CVs so please ensure that your supporting statement on the application meets the requirements of the person specification. We encourage you to be succinct.

• Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 18th May 2024
• Interview: Thursday 6th May at St Katherine's School, Pill

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Cathedral Schools Trust is an equal opportunities employer and recognises the strength in diversity. Our schools have a wide range of cultural, socio economic and religious influences and we use this to ensure that we broaden our understanding of each other and the world.  

Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.