Admin Assistant

Norden Primary Academy, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 7RQ

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Pending completion of pre-employment checks

• Closing date

  13 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time (Can be done as a job share): 37 hours per week, Job share applicants welcome 39 weeks per year (term time plus 5 days)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Rochdale Grade 3 (SCP 5-6) - £25,583 - £25,989 (pro rata to hours worked)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidates will:

• have welcoming personality and be able to communicate well both with adults and children  

• have experience of using various MS Office packages  

• have experience of undertaking wide range of office-based administration and clerical tasks, including financial procedures and responsibilities 

• be able to prioritise work and respond to the needs of the academy  

• support the business function and Leadership Team in implementing the academy & trust policies and procedures  

• be able to commit to working across multiple location and travel to academies where support is needed, if required

• Initiative to respond to unexpected problems using recognised procedures and policies as a guide 

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you: 

• The opportunity to be part of our team, who are committed to educational excellence    

• Friendly and supportive staff, parents and trustees,    

• A commitment to high quality professional development,    

• a commitment to the Trusts ‘Great Place To Work’ Scheme 

• Opportunity for future career development & progression within the Trust’s portfolio of schools and most importantly    

• The chance to transform the lives of children and really make a difference    

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

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About Norden Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 420 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Norden Primary Academy website
• Email address: htrecruitment@theharmonytrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/norden-primary-academy

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