Executive Assistant

Location: Acton, London. A five-minute walk from Acton Town tube station.

Contract: Full time hours, term time only plus two weeks, permanent contract.

Start Date: ASAP

Salary: Ark Support Scale- Grade 8 Points 19-29 (FTE £34,452 - £40,452) £31,154 - £36,557 pro rata

Closing Date: Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and early applications are advised.

Interview Date: TBC

We are recruiting an Executive Assistant who will also support with HR. We are looking for candidates who are able to demonstrate the highest expectations of student effort and conduct and are able to do so with kindness and warmth.

As the Executive Assistant to the Principal, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the Principal is best equipped to lead the academy. In this role, you will assist with the Principal's top priorities by providing key administrative support, managing the Principal's and SLT diary and being involved in a wide range of other duties.

Supporting the HR lead, you will provide the delivery of a proactive, effective, and efficient day to day HR service for the academy, undertaking duties across a range of HR activities including, data management reporting, compliance, recruitment and selection, performance management, safeguarding casework, HR policy guidance and associated HR administration.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow with the school. They will be supported in their development and preparation for future roles. We will develop every staff member that joins our team, providing one-to- one support, coaching and mentoring and access to extensive network training.

For more information on this vacancy, please use this link arksoane.org/jobs

You will:

• Share the Ark Soane beliefs, vision and mission and be aligned with the Ark six pillars underpinning it
• Be committed to Ark's ethos of high expectations for every student in both academic achievement and personal development
• Manage behaviour effectively to create a positive, calm and purposeful climate for learning
• Have the drive, skills and resilient character required to help develop a new school
• Be reflective about the Academy and committed to securing its continued development
• Value and support practices driving continued progress across the network of Ark schools

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