Executive Assistant to the Headmistress and Executive Team
- Make a real impact supporting respected school leaders
- Step into a role where your contribution truly matters
- Bring structure and calm to a dynamic environment
Welcome to Abbotsleigh, a pre-kindergarten to Year 12 Anglican day and boarding school for girls located in Wahroonga, on Sydney’s North Shore.
‘With education, women can do, or be, anything.’ (Miss Betty Archdale, 6th Headmistress 1958 – 1970)
Term 3 | Permanent full-time | Reports to Headmistress and Executive Team
Abbotsleigh is seeking a highly capable and professional Executive Assistant to partner closely with the Headmistress in a pivotal, high-impact role.
This is a dynamic position suited to an experienced EA who thrives on variety from supporting strategic priorities and leadership activity through to ensuring the smooth delivery of day-to-day operations. You will play a key role in bringing structure, clarity, and momentum to a fast-paced and evolving environment.
Importantly, this is not a traditional “gatekeeper” role. You will work in close partnership with the Headmistress, Executive Team, and broader school community, enabling connection, coordination, and progress.
About the Role
As a trusted partner to the Headmistress, you will:
- Manage a complex and evolving schedule with foresight and sound judgement
- Support both strategic initiatives and the practical, day-to-day needs of the Headmistress’s office
- Prepare and refine high-quality communications and correspondence
- Act as a central point of coordination across the Executive Team
- Oversee planning rhythms and contribute to the whole-school calendar
- Track priorities, actions, and deliverables to ensure momentum is maintained
This role spans both the “big picture” and the detail, from significant whole-school events and leadership coordination to the essential, sometimes routine tasks that keep everything running smoothly.
About You|Essential Knowledge and Experience
You are an experienced Executive Assistant who brings;
- Enjoys the full breadth of the role — from high-level coordination to hands-on administrative support
- Builds strong, collaborative working relationships and operates with warmth and professionalism
- Exercises sound judgement and discretion in a complex environment
- Is highly organised, detail-focused, and proactive
- Communicates with clarity and care, adapting tone as needed
- Brings strong Microsoft Office capability (particularly Outlook and Word)
- Displays flexibility and responsiveness, with a willingness to adapt working hours to support key school priorities
You are someone who takes pride in enabling others to succeed and contributing meaningfully to a positive, high-functioning team.
Why Join Abbotsleigh?
- Work closely with a respected and values-driven leader
- Be part of a high-performing and collaborative Executive Team
- Contribute to a vibrant and purposeful school community
- Enjoy six weeks’ annual leave aligned with the school calendar
Abbotsleighs Commitment to Child Protection
Abbotsleigh is a ‘Child Safe Organisation' committed to ensuring the safety, welfare, and well-being of all children and young people at the School and is dedicated to protecting them from abuse and harm. All children and young people who come to Abbotsleigh have a right to feel and be safe.
Successful applicants will be subject to employment screening processes with the Office of the Children’s Guardian and will need to provide a current Working with Children registration number and undertake any annual training as required
We will review applications as they are received, ideally looking for someone to start Term 3 2026. Closing date is 9 June 2026
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