About the role
At All Saints Catholic Academy Trust, we are recruiting for a newly created position of Executive Assistant to provide administrative and organisational support to our CEO, and Executive Team. This post also covers the role of Clerk to the Trust Board, which will require flexibility to be available for evening meetings.
37 hours per week, term-time plus 4 weeks
Hay Pay Scale H8 - actual starting salary £31, 385
Interviews are planned for Tuesday 20th May 2025.
The post is effective from September 2025, however an earlier start date may be available to the right candidate.
Job overview
The EA will support, organise and manage administration, support systems and other activities that enable the effective running of the Trust. This will include PA and secretarial support to the Trust CEO and Clerking and Administration support to the Trust Board.
The EA role requires someone with high-organisational and communication skills, good personal skills and above all, someone interested in playing a big part in a central MAT team. To succeed in this role, you will need to have an ability to multi-task different areas of work, together with a keen eye for detail and well-honed IT skills. The postholder will be intuitive with the ability to show initiative and work proactively to support the CEO.
Why join us?
All Saints Catholic Academy Trust is a rapidly growing Catholic Multi Academy Trust based in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, with 11 schools across Watford, St Albans and Dacorum.
Our vision of an 'Outstanding Education for All' comes from a desire to enable all members of school communities to flourish and succeed, and to do all that we can to make our schools places where ambition for all is at the heart of everything that we do.
We welcome applications from all faiths, cultures and backgrounds, however support for the Catholic ethos of the Trust is expected from all staff.
Safeguarding Statement
All Saints Catholic Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to understand and share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, at least two satisfactory references must be provided, and any other safeguarding checks that are required at the time of appointment will be applied to the pre-employment process.
All offers of employment are conditional and subject to safeguarding checks being met successfully. The Trust reserves the right to withdraw an offer of employment should it deem pre-employment checks as unsatisfactory.
Following the shortlisting stage, and prior to making a final decision, the Trust/School will collect and process information publicly available about you by conducting a brief online search using an internet search engine. We do this to ensure that the school acts in accordance with its obligations set out in the latest version of "Keeping Children Safe in Education" (KCSiE)
By submitting the application form I understand that I am giving my consent for the Trust/School to carry out an online search if I am shortlisted for this post. The search would be part of the Trust/School's due diligence in line with the latest KCSiE guidance and would be limited to identifying any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online. I understand that the Trust/School might want to explore any such incidents or issues with me at interview.
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