Effective administrative support and governance are essential to the success of our Trust, and our team of PAs are crucial in ensuring the Executive Team and Directors can efficiently fulfil their positions. Leigh Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust (MAT) which is currently comprised of primary, secondary and special needs academies across South East London and Kent, educating over 15,000 students on a daily basis.

We have an exciting new vacancy for a PA to Education Director / Governance Officer to join us in June 2019 on a maternity cover basis (until approximately March 2020). As a member of the Trust’s central team, our appointed candidate will be based from our Head Office in Rochester, Kent. The overarching purpose of this role is to provide a high-level of support to the Education Director and to support the Trust office in a positive and proactive way demonstrating a high level of initiative, competence and confidentiality across a broad range of office management activities. The successful candidate must be able to work to a highly professional and organised standard. The successful applicant will also have a genuine interest in school governance, ensuring they keep abreast with current educational developments and legislation affecting schools.

We can offer you:

- An extremely supportive, friendly team and work environment
- Commitment to job-specific training
- Commitment to personal professional development
- The opportunity to be part of Leigh Academies Trust, benefiting from shared resources and support and being part of an innovative governance structure
- 25 days annual leave per annum, in addition to bank holidays


Our ideal candidate will be:

Well organised and have the ability to work to tight deadlines
Flexible and adaptable to suit the needs and requirements of the Trust
Confident in communicating with personnel at all levels and with stakeholders from central and local government, governors, sponsors and a diverse range of individuals and groups within the local community
Able to remain professional when handling confidential material
Knowledgeable on governance procedures and educational legislation and guidance and/or willingness to develop knowledge
Able to demonstrate integrity in all that they do


Diversity at our core: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals we all bring something unique to the role regardless of age, gender, race, beliefs or disabilities which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding children and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the Trust.