Academy Administrator L3

Dixons Middleton Academy, Manchester, M24 2GT

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  27 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: DAT Level 3, SCP 18-25 (Actual salary £26,101-£30,667)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional Academy Administrator L3 to join our multi-academy trust (MAT) and support our Business Services team through the next phase of growth in Leeds, Bradford, Greater Manchester and Liverpool.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience in a similar role
• Have a strong moral purpose and drive for improvement

What the school offers its staff

Why choose Dixons Academies Trust?

Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage in the North. As a school trust, we are committed to making a difference where it matters most through delivering exceptional education in our schools in Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool and Greater Manchester, which include primaries, secondaries, all-throughs and a standalone sixth form.

• We are values driven: we work hard on the things that matter, with humility; we are good and kind; we are motivated by mastery, autonomy and purpose.
• We have been challenging educational and social disadvantage for over 30 years.
• We have launched a bold flexible working policy to give our teachers more time back.
• We are ambitious for every child and highly inclusive.
• We have an innovative approach to central operations which allows educators to focus on teaching and learning.
• We prioritise the professional development and growth of all our staff; every member of Team Dixons receives regular coaching.
• We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and our staff work collaboratively to share resources and reduce workload.
• We offer hybrid working arrangements and free on-site parking.
• We have a wealth of benefits and salary sacrifice schemes (private health, lifestyle benefits and discounts).

Within our communities, we work together to establish joyful, rigorous, high performing schools which maximise attainment, value diversity, develop character and build cultural capital. By the age of 18, we want every students to have the choice of university or a high-quality apprenticeship.

Visit our OpenSource Youtube channel to learn more about our approaches and culture.

Learn more

Full details of this role can be found in the job description and person specification.

Interviews will take place on 08 December 2026.

Please visit our careers site for more information about our trust, our roles and our benefits or call us on 0161 643 5116 and speak to Nicola Jepson-Swallow, Business Support Administrator, HR, to discuss the role further.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, recruiting a diverse workforce, and creating an inclusive environment for everyone at Dixons. Therefore, we encourage applications from underrepresented communities and irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergent status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible through the recruitment process should this be required.

We are focussed on delivering an ambitious equality, diversity and inclusion strategy. You can read more about this here.

Our trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

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

Appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and references. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Academy-Administrator-L3-PS (1).pdf - 273 KB (opens in new tab)

Academy-Administrator-L3-JD (1).pdf - 189 KB (opens in new tab)

About Dixons Middleton Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1319 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Dixons Middleton Academy website
• Email address: info@dixonsmd.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/middleton-technology-school-manchester

Our school continues to be GOOD as regraded by Ofsted in 2024. Our motto is straightforward: “In pursuit of excellence”. We strive every day to meet this challenge of excellence, and encourage all of our students to do the same, even though we know that this may test their resilience at times.

Arranging a visit to Dixons Middleton Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@dixonsmd.com.

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