PA to CEO Principal and Executive Team
Working Pattern - 37 hours per week, Term Time only plus 20 days (to include occasional evening work)
Grade and Scale Point - SO1 - 23 to 25
Annual Salary - £31,041 - £32,780 (actual salary per annum)
Contract Type - Permanent
Closing Date - 02 December 2024 @ 9am
Interviews - from 05 December 2024
Location - Leodis Central Office c/o Blackgates Primary Academy, (with a wider remit to work across all sites within the Trust)
Leodis Academies Trust is a successful Multi Academy Trust with five schools in the South Leeds area. We are looking for a proficient individual who will deliver, as a PA and Administrator, a professional service and effective administration to the CEO Principal and Executive team. Reporting to the CEO Principal you will be integral in providing them and the Executive team support, through co-ordinating and administrating Governance arrangements and delivering a service that is high-quality, personal and confidential.
Who are we looking for?
As an effective PA, you will provide support to the CEO Principal and Executive Team, working proactively to co-ordinate diaries, ensuring meetings are organised and provide a high-quality administrative service of all office duties. Using your prioritisation skills, you will respond to enquiries from a wide range of internal and external contacts. Using your working knowledge of writing reports and researching information, you will collate documentation and draft reports on behalf of the CEO Principal and Executive Team. This is turn will allow you to oversee marketing and promotion of the Trust in conjunction with an external provider.
As an efficient administrator you will ensure the service you provide for the CEO Principal and Executive Team is first-class. You will utilise your skills with Microsoft Office to organise your work effectively, maintaining electronic records, and play a fundamental part in using IT as a vehicle to deliver information and guidance. As a personable individual, you will provide a professional welcome and hospitality to all visitors to the central Trust office.
In supporting Governance, you will work closely with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) to co-ordinate Governance arrangements for the Board of Trustees and Members. With good attention to detail you will ensure accurate record keeping of all Members, Trustees and Governors and accurately record minutes from meetings. Through experience of committee servicing and event management, you will work collaboratively with the Chair, CEO Principal and COO to prepare focused agendas for Governing Board and committee meetings. This will require some evening work, due to the timings of the meeting. In return flexibility in hours will be offered by the Trust.
Exemplifying professional standards and working closely with senior leaders in an evolving and successful Multi Academy Trust, this is a rewarding role for the right candidate.
At Leodis Academies Trust we pride ourselves on our collaborative approach to working together. We look for individuals who can contribute to this and make a difference to the academies that form our Trust. In return for joining us as our PA and Administrator we can offer:
- An opportunity to use your skills and knowledge to make a real difference to our children and the community, whilst working within a Trust that fosters positivity and care.
- Access to an expanding range of lifestyle benefits including Simply Health cash plan, free flu vaccinations and a cycle to work scheme.
- Access to an enhanced Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Free parking on site.
- A wide range of possibilities to develop as a professional, with access to job related learning and development opportunities across the Trust.
All posts are subject to pre-employment checks, two references will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS), medical clearance and provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK and evidence of qualifications.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
For a discussion about the PA and Administrator role please contact Katy Stringer (Chief Operating Officer) on 0113 887 36003
Further information about the role, including a job description and person specification, can be found here:
Application packs can be downloaded here:
If you have any difficulties with this, please contact 0113 887 3608.
