Admin Clerk

Q3 Academy Tipton, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 7NR

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2025

• Closing date

  27 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 5 (SCP 9-17)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Q3 Academy Tipton works to ensure that all students and staff achieve ‘Incredible things’. Our mission for everybody who works in or with our school is to: Know More, Do More and Achieve More and is supported by our values of: Kindness, Ambition, Resilience and Respect.

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“Expectations are high for every pupil and sixth-form student, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils are becoming motivated and resilient learners who show pride in their achievements. Importantly, pupils say that they now enjoy their learning.” (Ofsted, 2025)

We are seeking a pragmatic, personable, and committed Administrator who has a wider variety of skills and experience in supporting in schools. You are an incredible advocate of young people who is passionate about actively working with students, families and colleagues to support their incredible outcomes. The ideal candidate will have particular skills in the support of pastoral administration and be able to work at ease with data bases and spreadsheets to analyse and communicate information effectively.

We welcome visits from potential candidates at any time.

The Academy is looking for someone who has:

• Ambition for all students to be successful by effectively working as part of an administration team to support effective communication and remove barriers across the school;

• Resilience and kindness in working with the parents and members of the community who may be harder to engage;

• Ambition for your own development and learning;

• Excellent knowledge of appropriate software packages to support your work, including Microsoft Excel and Word.

Your key responsibilities will be determined based on individual strengths within the team but are likely to include:

• Being actively involved in an administrative team, including fulfilling reception duties when required.

• Monitoring communication into the school and disseminating appropriately.

• Providing administrative support to the Attendance and Behaviour teams.

• Supporting in the preparation for and running of school events throughout the year.

• Complying with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person and sharing information with relevant staff as appropriate.

Interviews will be held the week commencing 3rdNovember 2025.

The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• Students who are kind, ambitious, resilient and respectful, working in and with well-established systems;

• A motivated and supportive staff-body who prioritise students’ achievement;

• Regular celebration of achievement for both students and staff;

• A supportive environment which focuses on all members of our community achieving their best;

• Access to Health Care schemes through the Mercian Academy Trust;

• A “birthday day” paid leave of absence to celebrate your special day or use for something else (subject to attendance measures);

• Opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from a wide range of settings including grammar schools and a-typical settings.

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

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
All post holders are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) and satisfactory employment references, as well as identification and qualification checks which will be required before commencing duties.
All appointments are subject to two satisfactory references and online search.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Q3 Academy Tipton

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1558 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Q3 Academy Tipton website
• Email address: lottie.fellows@merciantrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/q3-academy-tipton

Q3 Tipton has high expectations for all students and is one of nine schools in the Mercian Academy Trust. We embed the ethos of the Trust: “To live life to the full in pursuit of that which is good, right and true” and are passionate about social equality within our community. “They want all
pupils to ‘live life to the full in pursuit of what is good, right, and true’. Pupils understand these expectations and appreciate the positive environment. Q3 Tipton has high expectations for all students and is one of nine schools in the Mercian Academy Trust. We embed the ethos of the Trust: “To live life to the full in pursuit of that which is good, right and true” and are passionate about social equality within our community. “Pupils are becoming motivated and resilient learners who show pride in their achievements, they enjoy their learning. Pupils say this is now a place where they feel safe, supported and heard. Teachers treat pupils as individuals, and pupils welcome this” (Ofsted, 2025). Q3 Academy Tipton received 'Good' from their latest Ofsted Inspection, being described as 'committed to improving outcomes for all pupils' (Ofsted, 2025).

We are a large inclusive and diverse 11 – 19 school. Our students come from many backgrounds, speak different languages and follow different faiths. Students are encouraged to join our advocate groups: anti-racism, anti-sexism, pro-LGBTQIA+ and inter-faith. We are fully committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging for all. We are proud that our staff body reflects the diversity of our student community including our middle and senior leaders.

Arranging a visit to Q3 Academy Tipton

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lottie.fellows@merciantrust.org.uk.

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