PA to Headteacher

Pay Scale

Redhill Academy Trust Pay Scale, Band 9

Scale point 41 - 45

Actual salary: £27,832 - £30,233 per annum (FTE: £31,327 - £34,028)

37 hours per week - Permanent / Term Time plus 2 weeks (41 working weeks)

Required To Start September 2026

Now recruiting for a PA to Headteacher to provide a comprehensive, confidential PA administrative service to the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher, undertaking a variety of administrative, clerical and managerial tasks.

• Minimum of 5 GCSEs A* - C including English and Maths.
• Experience of effective management and supervision.
• Strong IT Skills and competent user of Microsoft applications including Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to provide support and guidance to a mix of professional staff and demonstrate effective management skills.
• Strong leadership skills and a strong focus on service delivery.
• Strong performance management skills.
• Ability to deliver through others, managing time and resources effectively.
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and ability to deal sensitively with people and resolve conflict.
• Possess integrity, honesty, and confidentiality.
• Ability to compile documents and write reports.
• Willingness to be flexible in approach.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Positive and “can do” attitude.
• Excellent administrative ability, accuracy of work and clear attention to detail.
• Ability to deal positively with organisational change.

• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement increasing with service, plus statutory holidays
• The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious team/school
• Recognised continuous local government service for annual leave entitlement, Occupational Maternity/Paternity pay
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee benefits platform

As Redhill Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child Barred List checks, candidate online search and successful references.