Permanent, full-time, all year roundCompetitive salary, based on candidates skills & experience We have an exciting opportuni.....
Permanent, full-time, all year round
Competitive salary, based on candidates skills & experience
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled Personal Assistant to provide outstanding professional administrative, secretarial, and organisational support to the Headmaster.
This is a diverse and rewarding role that requires a highly organised, trustworthy individual with a can-do attitude and a calm disposition. The successful applicant will be a pro-active solution-finder and accomplished communicator, with strong professional values and skills in handling confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
Key Responsibilities:
• All-round Personal Assistance for the Headmaster.
• Dynamic diary and calendar management.
• Call handling and welcoming visitors, parents, and staff.
• Meeting facilitation including composing agendas and occasional minute-taking.
• Performing a range highly confidential administrative duties relating to the daily running and strategic development of Packwood Haugh School.
• Composition, editing, review and handling of a wide range of correspondence.
• Preparation of reports, papers, and presentations.
• To oversee the Headmaster’s travel arrangements for UK and overseas trips, and
handling expenses.
• Other secretarial duties as required.
Essential Qualities:
• Educated to A-Level or equivalent.
• Demonstrable experience as a professional PA or similar.
• Highly adaptable and flexible, with initiative and the ability to thrive under pressure.
• Excellent at building rapport and positive relationships with a wide range of people.
• Strong typist and pride yourself on your excellent typing skills. At least 50 wpm
plus.
• Excellent written and oral English with attention to detail.
• Fully conversant in Microsoft Office with a formal ICT qualification such as ECDL,
NVQ or equivalent experience and confidence.
•Sympathy with the aims and activities of a thriving leading prep school.
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a generous holiday entitlement, pension,
free car parking, lunch in the dining hall when the kitchens are operational, access to a cycle to work scheme and free use of school facilities when not in use by pupils (golf course, swimming pool, tennis courts, squash courts).
Packwood Haugh School’s recruitment is dealt with centrally through Shrewsbury School.
For a job description, a message from the Headmaster and an application form, please visit www.shrewsbury.org.uk/jobvacancies or alternatively
email recruitment@shrewsbury.org.uk.
Closing date for applications is 12pm, Wednesday 11 September 2024.
Interviews will be held at the school on Tuesday 17 September 2024.
Packwood Haugh School is committed to the promotion of welfare and safeguarding of children. Applicants will undergo thorough child protection screening including checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service.