Felsted School - Executive Assistant to Senior Deputy Head and Director of Safeguarding

Summary

Felsted School is seeking a highly organised and proactive Executive Assistant to directly support the Senior Deputy Head (SDH) and Director of Safeguarding.

Detail

Competitive salary Permanent | 40 hours per week | Term-time plus four weeks (38 weeks per year)

Felsted School is seeking a highly organised and proactive Executive Assistant to directly support the Senior Deputy Head (SDH) and Director of Safeguarding.

Founded in 1564, Felsted School is a leading co-educational HMC and IAPS boarding and day school, educating circa 900 students aged 3–18. Located in a picturesque rural village in North Essex, the School occupies a stunning 90-acre campus. Felsted prides itself on being a welcoming and grounded school community which plays to the interests and strengths of the individual. Felsted celebrated 50 years of co-education in 2020 and was named ‘Boarding School of the Year’ at the 2023 TES Schools Awards.

This dual-focused role is pivotal in driving efficient operational leadership, robust compliance, and seamless administrative support across both key offices. The successful candidate will be a flexible, self-motivated professional who thrives under pressure, easily manages competing priorities, and takes full ownership of both daily routine tasks and long-term projects.

Applications are welcomed from candidates with exceptional proven interpersonal and communication skills, first class attention to detail and the ability to thrive in a fast faced environment.

This role is a permanent full-time position, working term-time plus four weeks during the school holidays (equating to 38 weeks per annum). The working pattern for the role is Monday to Friday from 8:30am until 5:00pm or 5:45pm. Further information about the role can be found within the job description.

Benefits include free life assurance, parking; a contributory pension scheme; membership availability to the School’s healthcare scheme (via BUPA); free use of the Felsted Gym and pool facilities; subsidised on-site Coffee Shop; and membership to Felsted Connect; an online multi-platform engagement tool where employees have access to hundreds of exclusive discounts and offers from online and high-street retailers. More information on our rewards package can be found on our website felsted.org/employment-opps/rewards.

Further information about Felsted School can be found at www.felsted.org.

The closing date for applications is Friday 2 October 2026 at 2:00pm. Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date. Early applications are encouraged; we reserve the right to close this job vacancy early if a sufficient number of suitable applications are received.

Felsted is committed to equal opportunities and maintaining a safe and secure environment for all pupils and a ‘culture of vigilance’ to safeguard and protect all in its care, and to all aspects of its ‘Safeguarding (Child Protection and Staff Behaviour) Policy’. Please note, it is an offence to apply for this position if barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All employees are subject to pre-employment checks including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.