Academy Administration Assistant

St Mark's Church of England Academy, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 1SF

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  27 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  11 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time (Can be done as a job share)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £30,408.00 - £30,843.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 3, Spine Point 5 -6 - FTE (TTO + 2 weeks)

Academy Administration Assistant job summary

Do you have the highest expectations for every member of the school community and believe in transformational education for all, irrespective of starting points and background?

Are you able to win hearts and minds with your inspirational vision for school improvement, underpinned by the school’s inclusive Christian ethos and values, Love, Hope and Trust?

Are you passionate about high-quality teaching and learning and a life changing quality of education?

Do you have the experience, skills, insights and determination to lead this ambitious school from Good to Outstanding alongside a values driven Principal and Senior Leadership Team?

If you can answer yes to these four questions, we would love to hear from you.

The main school office is the beating heart of our school, and we are seeking an exceptional front of house colleague, who emulates our values of Love, Hope and Trust as the first point of contact for all visitors, students and our wider community.

The successful candidate will be responsible for meeting and greeting visitors and stakeholders, ensuring safeguarding procedures are upheld. Taking and directing phone calls and emails, across the Academy and ensuring they are responded to professionally. The role will provide support to the wider main school office team, under the guidance of the Senior Administration Officer, including, but not limited to, maintaining pupil records, issuing whole school letters and emails, monitoring students Parent Mail accounts.

Full details of the responsibilities can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification for this post.

St Mark's were inspected by Ofsted in May 2024. The Academy was graded as Outstanding in all areas, with particular reference made to expert curriculum design; transformational teaching and learning underpinned by the highest expectations; the extra-curricular offer and staff and pupil wellbeing.

St Mark’s Church of England Academy Our school is proud to be part of Anthem, a multi-academy trust that creates ambitious and successful schools where every child thrives. St Mark’s Church of England Academy is a vibrant and diverse 11 to 18 academy in Mitcham with a strong focus on values, relationships and high standards. St Mark’s Church of England Academy is committed to raising achievement and life chances through an inclusive Christian ethos centred on love, hope and trust, a broad curriculum, and a richly diverse community where every student is valued and supported to succeed.

Benefits

As part of Anthem Schools Trust, staff benefit from a supportive working environment and access to a range of employee benefits, including health and wellbeing support, professional development opportunities and financial benefits.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff, visitors and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, suitable references and other essential checks. Staff involved in recruitment and selection are trained in safer recruitment, and all staff and volunteers undertake child protection training.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Mark's Church of England Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 983 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Mark's Church of England Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mark-s-church-of-england-academy

St Mark’s Church of England Academy is a 11-18 Academy based in the South London borough of Merton. The Academy is rapidly improving as demonstrated by its rapid increase in GCSE headline figures. The Academy is a community founded on our key values of Trust, Hope and Love and these values permeate our school community.

The Academy is located on the outskirts of London and is well served by Mitcham Eastfields train station which runs regular services towards Central London and Sutton and Wimbledon.

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