The Role

The Henrietta Barnett School is seeking to appoint a highly-skilled and enthusiastic Personal Assistant to the Head of the School (Head's PA) from September 2026.   

The Head’s PA provides executive support to the Head, managing and co-ordinating their diary and assisting them in the day-to-day running of the School. The Head’s PA also acts as a first point of contact for the Head both within and outside the school and provides administrative and organisational support to the Head, in order to ensure effective leadership and management of the school. In addition, the Head’s PA oversees key recruitment and personnel processes.

The School

The Henrietta Barnett School is a fully selective girls’ grammar school, situated in the beautiful surroundings of Hampstead Garden Suburb. Dame Henrietta Barnett, who was a social reformer, pioneer of education and champion of the poor and needy, founded the school in 1911. Dame Henrietta strongly believed in the power of education to shape people’s lives and founded the school to provide educational opportunities for the highest quality for its students. We were delighted to be awarded the title of State School of the Year 2023 and 2025 for Academic Achievement by The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide for having the best GCSE and A Level results in the country. Over 25 students a year gain places at Oxbridge and the vast majority go on to study at the top universities in the country.

The aim of the school is to encourage and enable all students to make the most of their gifts and talents and to fulfil their academic and personal potential. We offer a challenging academic curriculum with enrichment opportunities throughout the school. We encourage students to enjoy their learning for its own sake and to value their independence of mind. We place great emphasis on high quality teaching & learning and provide regular high quality CPD opportunities for staff. Pastoral care and the well-being of our students and staff is our priority. The environment at HBS is unique; it is an extremely warm, friendly and vibrant school, with a very strong sense of community. We support all of our students and ensure that everyone is well known, valued and encouraged.

About You

The qualities of the successful candidate will include:

• Provide executive level and administrative support to the Head
• Manage and organise the Head’s diary and schedules
• Manage the Head’s communication with all members of the school community and outside individuals and agencies, and representing the Head at all times
• Receive and respond to correspondence on behalf of the Head
• Prepare resources and documents for the Head, including information for Governors,  INSET, staff and parents meetings
• Organise, attend and minute key meetings, both internal and external
• Organise events to support marketing and other school functions as required
• Assist with the organisation of whole school events such as Carol Concerts, Founder’s Day,   
• Year 13 Leavers Day etc. to include liaising with venues such as St. Jude’s Church and the Free Church, caterers and the Site Team as appropriate
• Manage all aspects of staff recruitment processes using relevant recruitment platform
• Manage personnel records and the Single Central Record, in line with both statutory safeguarding guidance and GDPR legislation
• Produce documents, briefing papers, reports and presentations, including using  PowerPoint and other software as relevant
• Work with the Head and Senior Team on HR matters and issues
• Work as part of the Support Staff Team and be responsible for a variety of administrative duties related to the school 
• Assist with the administration of GCSE results and enrolment of Sixth Form students
• Take on other appropriate roles and duties as and when directed by the Head 
• Deputising for the Head in administrative matters, making decisions and delegating work to others in the Head's absence 
• Devise and maintain office systems, including data management, filing, etc.
• Arrange travel and accommodation for the Head, booking conferences etc.
• Support the SLT i/c Careers in administration for the Careers Fair and work experience placements
• Keep staff lists updated and contribute to the production of the annual Staff Handbook
• Oversee the collation of articles for, and editing of the annual school magazine
• Provide ad hoc administrative support for members of Senior Leadership Team, if required 

For a complete Job Description and Person Specification please see the document below.

How to Apply

Applications must be made via the School's My New Term portal.

Your application should include a supporting statement outlining  the skills, qualities and experiences you have which are relevant to the role. 

Closing date: Tuesday, 7th July 2026 at midday.

We have a duty of care to ensure the well-being of our students. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.  As a school, we maintain the highest possible standards during our recruitment and interview processes. Applicants will undergo enhanced DBS and a range of other statutory and online checks. The Henrietta Barnett School values the diversity of our staff and students, and all of our staff are equally valued and respected. Only by doing this can we maintain the quality of the staff we recruit. It is the duty of any post-holder appointed to promote and safeguard the welfare of pupils at the school.

The Henrietta Barnett School values the diversity of our staff and students and all of our staff are equally valued and respected.