Admin & Finance Assistant

Newman School, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 3LX

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,403.00 - £27,254.00 Annually (FTE) 26403x195/226.71=£22710(Actual salary )

Admin & Finance Assistant job summary

This role is for 37 hours per week, term time only.

We are seeking to appoint an Admin Assistant at Newman School, based in Rotherham. This is an exciting opportunity to join the school at an important time in its development, following a period of change and its recent move into a multi-academy trust. As part of a newly establishing office team, you will support the smooth running of a busy school office by carrying out a range of day-to-day administrative tasks, helping to coordinate office duties and providing a welcoming and efficient reception service.

Working under the direction of the newly appointed Office Manager, and alongside the Admin Officer and wider school team, you will be organised, approachable and willing to support wherever needed. You will bring a positive, practical approach to routine administration and will be comfortable working in a busy environment where priorities can change quickly.

You will:

Have a can do attitude and a willingness to support a busy school office.

Be confident carrying out routine administrative tasks accurately and efficiently.

Provide a professional, friendly and welcoming reception service for pupils, staff, parents and visitors.

Support the coordination of day-to-day office duties, including messages, records, filing, emails and general enquiries.

Work well with others and contribute positively to a newly developing team.

We can offer you:

A supportive working environment.

A commitment to professional development.

An opportunity to work as part of a newly developing team within the school, and wider within the trust.

The school is a split site (Dinnington and Whiston), and although the role will be based primarily at one site, there is the expectation the role may work between the sites when needed.

For an informal conversation; please contact Lynsey Cook, Director of Operations on lcook@vennacademy.org or Rebecca Broadbent , Director of Finance on rebecca.broadbent@vennacademy.org to make arrangements.

Closing date: Friday 2 October 2026 at 9.00am

The trust reserves the right to close the advert early if enough applications have been received

Our Multi Academy Trust is a group of inspirational and aspirational mainstream and specialist schools in Yorkshire whose main objective is to ensure that all pupils make exceptional progress through the development of outstanding staff.

Venn Academy Trust is committed to achieving fairness and equality in employment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Our Trust is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants

Online searches will be carried out as part of Venn Academy Trust’s recruitment due diligence for all shortlisted candidates, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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 Newman School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• Size: 185 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Newman School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/newman-school-rotherham

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