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Are you a PA who's always wondered what it's like to work in a school?
Keen to find a better work-life balance - and even enjoy 13 weeks off a year?
How about joining a supportive, high-performing team where your skills really matter?
If you're a proactive, people-centred PA who loves keeping things calm, organised and moving, this could be your next move.
I'm working with a central Manchester school to find a PA - the trusted partner who'll keep the SLT perfectly in sync.
This is a special place: a friendly, oversubscribed secondary with excellent outcomes, a warm, inclusive culture, and very low staff turnover. People join roles like this don't open up often.
As PA, you'll be managing diaries, coordinating meetings and papers, planning training days, supporting pastoral and academic admin, and keeping communication crisp, timely, and calm.
It's a brilliant step for a skilled PA or administrator who wants to move into education and find genuine job satisfaction
Contract: Fixed term 15 Dec 2025 - 18 Dec 2026
Pattern: Term-time only, 35 hrs/week (08:15-15:45)
Salary: Grade 5, points 13-19 - £29,064-£32,061 FTE
Actual salary £24,359 - £27,100
Location: Trinity CE High School, M15 6HP (central Manchester)
Pension: Local Government Pension Scheme
Benefits: Health Cash Plan (HSF), Employee Assistance Programme (24/7), free parking, fitness suite, Cycle to Work scheme, great facilities, staff wellbeing fund.
PA - What You'll Be Doing:
Run three Deputy Heads' diaries and priorities so everything clicks into place
Manage communications - inboxes, letters, calls, and follow-ups
Prepare papers and reports for governors' meetings and internal documents
Organise training days, induction programmes and school events
Support pastoral processes - achievements, behaviour, attendance
Coordinate Subject Leader meetings and take minutes when needed
Manage educational visits paperwork and liaise across teams
Ensure data protection and compliance are always spot on
Deputise for the Head's PA when needed and model great teamworkWhat we're looking for:
Proven PA or admin experience in a busy setting
Excellent organiser with strong diary, communication and multitasking skills
Calm, discreet, professional and confident with people at all levels
Tech-savvy with MS Office;
Resilient, adaptable and genuinely supportive team player
Happy to learn school systems and contribute to a positive culturePS: You'll never have two days the same - but you'll always end the day knowing you've made a difference.
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