Personal Assistant to the Headteacher and the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) at Carterton Community College

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Job Reference #

EDV/2026/CCC/60766

Location

Upavon Way, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 1BU

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Term

Full-Time

Salary

£28,598.00 - £31,022.00 Annually (FTE)
Grade 7 (13-17): £28,598 – £31,022 pro rata

Hours Per Week

Weeks Per Year

Closing Date

Midnight, Sun 12th Jul, 2026

Start Date

31st August 2026

Positions Available

Positions Available 1

About this Role

Are you highly organised, have excellent inter-personal skills and thrive in a busy working environment? We are seeking to recruit an experienced individual to support our leaders and managers within this busy organisation. This is a varied and interesting administrative role ideally suited to someone who has the ability to combine working to a high standard in a confidential environment with being approachable, empathetic and positive.

A full job description and person specification are available, but in summary key aspects of the role will involve:

● Supporting the Headteacher primarily and Senior Leadership Team with general and administrative duties;

● Prioritising work and working systematically;

● Dealing with email and telephone enquiries, visitors and routine correspondence on behalf of the Headteacher in accordance with school policies;

● Dealing with email and telephone enquiries, visitors and transactional HR correspondence on behalf of the Business Manager in accordance with school policies;

● Arranging meetings, taking minutes and providing administrative support;

● Organising, collating and assisting with documents and related materials for meetings, including Governors’ meetings;

● Proof-reading and quality assuring documents and correspondence.

● All recruitment processes – Adverts (through My New Term), Job Descriptions, Arranging interviews, gathering all documentation to comply with safer recruitment

● Writing of contracts

● Contractual changes

● DBS checks

● Sponsorship application

Manage the Single Central Record

In return we offer candidates: friendly and welcoming students; a culture based on shared values; committed and professional colleagues and good professional development opportunities and support.