Personal Assistant to School Principal

PA to School Principal.

Start - ASAP

Location - Widnes.

Pay GBP75 - GBP85 per day

The Supply Register are working with Wade Deacon High School who are looking for a PA to the Principal. The school are looking for someone to join them soon. A full list of the responsibilities is detailed below.

Responsibilities:

Act as a first point of contact within the school for staff, governors, parents, and others seeking contact with the Principal. Deal with callers sympathetically and efficiently, redirecting calls where appropriate.
To assist the Principal in organising their administrative workload recommending items to be dealt with in order of priority. Ensure that the Principal responds to particular matters within timescales identified in any agreed priority action list.
Proactively manage the Principal's diary, arranging appointments as appropriate, acting as the 'gatekeeper', receiving visitors, and ensuring that the Principal is adequately briefed on matters to be discussed.
To alert the Principal well in advance of approaching issues and/or events.
Make travel arrangements for the Principal and to provide care for their visitors, including the provision of refreshments.
Assemble and prepare papers required by the Principal to attend meetings, prepare reports, or reply to requests for information.
Handle all confidential correspondence with discretion.
Liaise with senior management concerning priorities, deadlines, policies and procedures. Assist with the development and maintenance of policies and procedures.
Liaise with and support the School Business Manager or equivalent where necessary.
Ensure the maintenance of clear and effective filing, records and other systems and to keep them updated.
Produce staff references when requested.
Arrange meetings and when required, take notes. Ensure that matters arising from meetings are dealt with by the appropriate people within agreed timescales.
If required, to line manage other staff in the administration team.
Sort and prioritise all incoming post, dealing with telephone calls for the Principal, and other school post not individually addressed. Keep a log of communication received and how it has been dealt with.
Maintain the school's main email accounts with the administration team.
Draft well-presented and accurate correspondence, reports and other documentation for the Principal.
Support the Principal and other senior managers in the organisation and detailed planning of special events such as awards evening and certificate evening, or specific programmes such as CPD.
Foster links between the school and the local community.
Maintain the Principal's filing system.
Carry out research for the Principal/senior management as required.
Attend open evenings, prize giving's and other school events as required.
Organise workload and prioritise on a daily basis using own initiative and knowledge of the work, with minimum direct supervision from the Principal.
Cover for absent colleagues in the general office as necessary.
Help with students who are ill or unwell.
Maintain a high degree of confidentiality with regard to issues concerning members of staff and pupils. Respond positively with tact, sensitivity and awareness to pupils and parents in relation to duties undertaken.
Communicate with the Trust, LA, outside agencies, parents and the local community and to make contact with any other individuals who have business with the school.
Participate in training and development activities and programmes, and attend and participate in meetings as required.
Carry out any other duties reasonably requested by the Principal.Why Should You Apply?

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