Executive Assistant

Posted 14 January 2025
Salary £50,000
LocationBolton
Job type Permanent
Discipline Central Services
Reference005164
ContactDenver Pollit

Job description

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

We're on a mission to give our colleagues an amazing work/life balance!

Job Title: Executive Assistant to CEO

Location: Bolton

Salary: £50,000 per annum

Hours: 9-5, Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

If you really want to make your mark in a rapidly growing business that is committed to improving the lives of children and young people, we have the role for you!

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Executive Assistant to join our team at OFG.

Job Purpose

You will coordinate and provide high quality, confidential administrative and secretarial support to the Executive Directors and support another as needed. The Executive Directors are based throughout the UK so will be proactive in supporting them from the Bolton Office.

You will manage all communications and diaries as required, including preparing agendas, invites, and action lists.

The EA will support in ensuring the upkeep and maintenance of the premises and equipment, facilitating a safe environment for staff and visitors to the OFG Office at all times, working with an awareness that OFG provides a professional service.

This is a very rare and exciting opportunity to join our exciting & growing company. This role will not only give you an insight into our industry but will develop you professionally by working so closely with our Executive Directors.

Who we are looking for?

We are ideally looking for someone who has experience within a similar role and a proven track record of excellent organisational and planning skills. It is essential that you are an excellent communicator with impeccable attention to detail and the ability to work to tight deadlines.

The successful candidate will have high levels of integrity and discretion as you will provide a confidential and effective point of contact for the Executive Directors. You will be responsible for coordinating and managing diaries, including travel and accommodation, therefore, working on your own initiative is essential and experience with event coordination is desirable. You must be familiar working with systems including Adobe.

Why join Outcomes First Group?

About the Group

Outcomes First Group is the leading provider of specialist education in the UK. We exist to give neurodivergent children and young people access to a great education that caters to their specific needs, abilities and aspirations.

There are three brands in our Outcomes First family: Acorn Education, Options Autism and Momenta Connect. Together, we educate, care for and support children, young people, and adults across the UK, empowering them to be happy and make their way in the world.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Our Vision

We believe that with a great education, every neurodivergent pupil can thrive and make their way in the world.

Our Mission

Every day we improve the lives of our pupils, their families, and local communities through a relentless focus on wellbeing and learning.

Our Promise

*We are kind to ourselves and each other‿We work together‿ and we make things happen.*Our Promise sits alongside our Vision and Mission. It describes the sort of people we are and our commitment to how we treat each other, work together, and behave.

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

  • Life Assurance

  • Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions

  • “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

  • Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

  • A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits

  • 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad

  • Cycle to Work Schemes

  • Electric Car Purchase Scheme

  • Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We're on a mission to give our colleagues an amazing work/life balance!

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.