Personal Assistant to Headteacher

As Orsett Heath Academy continues to grow, we are looking to appoint an experienced, highly organised and professional Personal Assistant to the Headteacher to provide a comprehensive and confidential administrative service within a busy school environment. Working closely with the Headteacher, you will provide high-level personal assistant, administrative, clerking and personnel support, ensuring the effective day‑to‑day operation of the school leadership function. The role is central to the smooth running of the school and requires excellent organisational skills, discretion and the ability to manage competing priorities. Some flexibility with working hours may be required on occasion with this role. We are looking for: -Successful experience of administrative work in a busy school environment -Excellent written and verbal communication skills -Strong IT skills, including word processing, databases and general office systems -Outstanding organisational and time‑management skills, with attention to detail -The ability to work independently and as part of a team -A professional, calm and flexible approach to work -A clear understanding of confidentiality, data protection, safeguarding and health & safety Why Orsett Heath Academy? Orsett Heath is a relatively new thriving mixed 11-16 comprehensive school. As a new school, we opened our doors to welcome our first pupils in 2020. Since then, the school has proved popular with parents and pupils, and we are oversubscribed in all four current year groups. We have created a successful school that pupils and staff are incredibly proud of.   In the summer of 2024, we moved into our new £37m school building adjacent to our previous purpose-built accommodation. When full, the new building will have 1200 pupils and be amongst the largest in Thurrock. We are looking for highly motivated, talented and ambitious staff who share our inclusive ethos and who want to help us grow over the coming years.   Our pupils have a ‘can-do’ attitude, and the school has focused heavily on character education alongside its academic offer since the school first opened.   Why SWECET?   At South West Essex Community Education Trust, we are passionate about providing the best start in life for our pupils. We are united in the belief that every young person needs and deserves an education that will maximise their future life chances.   We place our pupils’ needs at the heart of everything we do and support our colleagues in delivering high-quality education. Our vision is to establish a national reputation for the quality of education we provide.  Our academies are united by the things that make us both similar and unique - the DNA that ties us all together. The SWECET DNA is made up of the following components: Developing our people, Nurturing our differences, and Aspiring for excellence.  We believe that our colleagues are our most precious resource to provide