Executive Assistant
Salary: BG10 – 37 hours per week, term time + insets + 10 days (actual £31,324 – £34,632)
Closing date: Friday 30 May 2025 by 9am
Interview date: Friday 13 June 2025
Start date: Monday 1 September 2025
Trust in Learning Academies are looking to appoint an Executive Assistant to work in the Trust’s central education team.
You will provide professional, comprehensive and confidential organisational and administrative support to the Director of Education and School Development Team based in our Trust Education Office on the site of Orchard School in north Bristol.
This role involves leading on the communications and business administration of the School Development Team, building effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and working confidentially and discreetly with Directors, Headteachers and other senior personnel.
However, this is much more than an administrative role. You will lead on the organisational elements of:
Quality Assurance with schools, including core visits, SEND and safeguarding audits and reviews
Professional Learning and Development training and events
Stakeholder Voice (pupils, parents and carers, and staff)
Education policies schedules
The successful candidate will be experienced in providing confidential support to senior personnel in an educational environment, and have excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
The role will be varied and busy. You will need to keep up to date with educational change and be prepared to carry out projects from time to time. You may be expected to attend meetings occasionally in other schools across the Trust, and a small amount of evening work may be required.
We offer:
Paid induction and training suited to the role
Confidential access to an Employee Assistance Programme
Free parking
Use of the Cycle Scheme
Paid completion of a DBS check
Flu vaccination vouchers
Free eye tests (where the employee is desk-based)
Where eligible, automatic enrolment to the relevant pension scheme
Honouring of continuous service earned in the Local Authority
Trust in Learning (Academies) is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance. Our policy and practice is in line with the Department for Education’s ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ most recent Guidance. We ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works for the Trust who is likely to be perceived by the children as a safe and trustworthy adult. Safer recruitment practice includes scrutinising applicants, online checks, verifying identity and academic or vocational qualifications, obtaining professional and character references, checking previous employment history and ensuring that a candidate has the health and physical capacity for the job.