School Administrator

Ref: SCH-RET-0167 15 day(s) remaining
Establishment: Denewood Academy Location: Nottingham Salary: 21,657-23,451 Department: Support Staff Job Type: Full Time
Closing Date: 23/06/2025 09:00 Interview Date: 02/07/2025 Start Date: ASAP

Additional Information

Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: TTO - Term time only Hours per Week: 37.00 Weeks per Year: 44.849 Pay Grade: Suport Staff Pay Scale | 6 - 11

The Role

The role in a nutshell

As the School Administrator, you will work closely with the Senior Administrator to provide high-quality administrative support across the academy. Your role will be key to ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of daily school activities.

 

Why the Raleigh Education Trust needs this role

The School Administrator will act as a positive professional supporting and bringing capacity to the Business Support Services Team.

 

The right candidate will:

  • Have a 'can do' attitude to all tasks and challenges
  • Be committed to our shared passion for children and young people
  • Be proficient in Microsoft Office, coupled with a determination to learn new skills quickly. For example, the successful candidate will ensure websites are up to date by utilising WordPress and similarly with social media/ digital marketing tools, including but not limited to LinkedIn and Twitter
  • Be an effective multitasker - someone who can prioritise tasks against set deadlines with ease
  • Have excellent and well-developed time management and organisational skills to sustain the varied workflow within a small, vibrant and happy team
  • Have a strong track record of excellent attendance to work and a great attitude to 'getting the job done
  • Have brilliant verbal and written communication skills and a remarkable ability to translate plans into action

 

The opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is highly competent and an experienced administrator who would enjoy working in a friendly, fast-paced and dynamic office environment. The successful post holder will be highly organised and provide first class administrative duties. The role is varied and interesting and requires high levels of organisation, professionalism, discretion and sensitivity.


Reports to Senior Administrator 

Salary range Grade GLPC-D Points 6-11 - £25,183 - £27,269 (Pro rata £21,657 to £23,451)

Contract Type Permanent – 37 hours per week – Term time only


The Trust

Purpose

The core purpose of the Raleigh Education Trust is to ensure all children and young people are equipped for early adulthood, ensuring they can function successfully in the world outside.

 

Mission

Our aim is that children and young people will learn and develop the skills and character required to foster confidence, curiosity, creativity and empathy. We believe they will then progress with the confidence necessary to embrace life’s challenges.

 

We believe they will progress with the confidence and character necessary to embrace life’s challenges.

 

Vision for learning

 

Vision for learning: our values influence everything that we plan, teach and our children learn – confidence, challenge, curiosity, character and creativity. Academy staff are expected to support children and young people to embody these values through their experiences in our academies.


About your benefits

The position attracts an excellent remuneration package including a competitive salary, pension, health assured programme and the Cyclescheme. Participation in annual training and development is expected and training bursaries are available on request. Out of pocket expenses are claimable through the Trust Expenses Policy. 




Benefits

Other
Competitive Salary
Cycle to Work Scheme
Health Assured EAP

Skills

Qualifications
Administrative or Business qualification
Desirable
Evidence of accredited professional development within a field relevant to the post
Essential
Educated to degree level
Desirable
Experience
2+ years’ experience of working as an administrator in a busy, fast paced environment
Desirable
Evidence of similar experience in multiple organisations and diverse settings. Including the private sector.
Essential
Experience of working in an educational environment
Desirable
Experience of minute taking
Desirable
Experience/Knowledge
Excellent administrative and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines under pressure
Essential
Highly competent literacy ability and highly competent with a wide-range of business administrative software packages.
Essential
Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, both written and verbal
Essential
Ability to work on own and act on own initiative, identifying problems and providing solutions
Essential
An understanding of confidentiality and sensitivity
Essential
Accuracy and strong attention to detail
Essential
Ability to build and maintain effective relationships whilst showing tact, diplomacy, empathy and professionalism at all time
Essential
Strong time management ability
Essential
Personal Attributes
A genuine commitment to safeguarding children and young people
Essential
Willingness to work flexibly and respond to changing priorities
Essential
Welcoming, professional and calm manner
Essential
Hard working, with a desire to deliver high standards
Essential
Ability to be flexible to the needs of the business (core and non-core hours)
Essential

Related Documents

School Administrator Campaign Pack School Administrator Campaign Pack.pdf Download

Safeguarding Information

The Raleigh Education Trust (the “Trust”) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Creating a culture of safety and vigilance for our pupils is of paramount importance, we aim to:

(a) create and maintain a safe environment

(b) manage situations should child welfare concerns arise

(c) create an atmosphere of trust in which pupils feel confident to confide any concern

(d) help young people to understand the difference between acceptable and non - acceptable behaviour

(e) teach pupils to stay safe from harm


Pupils are taught about safeguarding, including E-safety as part of a broad and balanced curriculum. All staff within the Trust take welfare concerns seriously and encourage children and young people to talk about anything that worries them.

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Denewood Academy

Forest Road West
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG7 4ES

Mark Clifford

https://denewood.raleightrust.org/
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