PA To The Headteacher

Manchester Islamic Educational Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational trust in Manchester is seeking a reliable and dedicated PA to Headteacher. In this full-time role, you will support the Headteacher and ensure the school operates smoothly. Responsibilities include administrative tasks, scheduling, and effective communication with staff. A robust commitment to maintaining a vibrant school atmosphere is essential. The ideal candidate will display reliability and a strong dedication to their work.

Benefits

Additional paid leave for religious observances

Following Manchester City Council school holidays

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative roles, ideally in an educational setting.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support the Headteacher in daily administrative tasks.
• Coordinate and schedule meetings and events.
• Maintain effective communication with staff and stakeholders.

Skills

Reliability

Hardworking

Dedication

Job description

PA to Headteacher

Apply by: Monday 5th January 2026 - 12pm

Job start: January 2026

Salary: MIGSG Pay Scale (Dependent on Experience)

Full Time Role

We are seeking a reliable, hardworking, and dedicated PA to the Headteacher to join our school team. This important role will ensure that our school remains a vibrant, well‑coordinated and supportive place to work and learn, with the PA playing a central part in keeping everything running seamlessly.

Manchester Islamic Grammar School for Girls is an independent all‑girls 11–16 secondary school located in the Fielden Campus, West Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2PQ. West Didsbury is an affluent suburb of South Manchester, offering a vibrant area that balances a cosmopolitan yet village atmosphere. Our school is perfectly situated with easy access to bus and tram routes to Manchester city centre.

We are a relatively small school of approximately 270 students. Alongside our partner schools, KD Grammar School for Boys and Manchester Muslim Preparatory School, we form part of the highly successful Manchester Islamic Educational Trust. We are proud to have been rated Outstanding in our last three Ofsted inspections and have met all standards for Independent School Inspectorate.

Please see attached recruitment pack with further details and personal specification for the job.

Additional Benefits

• We follow the Manchester City Council calendar for term dates and school closures.
• We value our staff and their commitment to our ethos, offering additional paid leave for the following periods (provided they do not fall within the scheduled main school holidays):
• The last five working days of Ramadhan
• Two days at Eid – al – Fitr
• One day for the Day of Arafat
• Two days at Eid – ul – Adha
• Five days’ paid leave is available on a rota basis for staff who travel for Hajj for the first time.

Application Process

Please download our school application form and a full job description/person specification for more details from the school website at https://www.migsg.miet.co.uk.

Please note: only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. If you have not been contacted regarding an interview within four weeks, you have been unsuccessful. We retain the right to close the deadline earlier than advertised due to the volume of applications.

We will only accept completed application forms, which must be returned with a supporting statement (maximum 2 A4 pages) to [e-mail]. Incomplete application forms will not be considered. Please send applications to [e-mail],

We welcome applications from those from any faith or none.

Safeguarding Recruitment Statement

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The successful candidate must be willing to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), including checks with past employers.

Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 requires us to also carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who confirm they will attend an interview.

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant Passport / work permit where necessary. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information and a Certificate of Good Conduct /Police Clearance from the country abroad you worked/ stayed at, in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of all the necessary pre‑employment checks and receipt of satisfactory references.

This post will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 [exceptions] Order 1975 provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain convictions and cautions are considered protected. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers and, if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found in ‘Changes to the Criminal Records System November 2020.docx Page 2’ on the Ministry of Justice Website and the websites of charities NACRO and UNLOCK.

At the shortlisting stage candidates will be required to complete a self‑declaration form regarding their criminal record (unless ‘protected’) and will also be required to submit any information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Any such information will be treated in strictest confidence and used only in consideration of the suitability of the post. Criminal convictions will not automatically exclude you from being considered unless they fall within the threshold of being relevant and unsuitability, and will be considered on a case by case basis or as defined by the Department for Education.

It is an offence to apply for a post engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from working with children. We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes. Please note we will only contact shortlisted applicants.