20 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    7 September 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    18 August 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 22.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday, 39 weeks, term time only

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

£13,320.76 - £13,531.27

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Ability to understand and apply Academy policies related to the Trust

  • General knowledge of office procedures

  • Experience of working within a school setting
  • Ability to work unsupervised and be able to work as a member of a team
  • Ability to relate well to staff, governors and students
  • Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with members of the public, colleagues, students and visitors
  • Understanding of, and ability to provide, best practice in customer care
  • Good organisational skills
  • Excellent ICT skills
  • Willingness to undertake personal development and training
  • Flexible – able to meet deadlines against changing priorities
  • An understanding of, and commitment to, Equal Opportunities
  • Hard working, conscientious and detail orientated
  • Understanding of the importance of confidentiality and discretion

What the school offers its staff

Annual leave

Pension Scheme

Cycle Scheme

Free access to an Employee Assistance Programme

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.

The Joseph Whitaker School is a successful over-subscribed 11-18 school, in Rainworth, a village just outside of Mansfield. It serves the three local villages of Blidworth, Rainworth and Ravenshead and has around 1360 students.

The Governors are seeking to appoint an Attendance and Administration Support who is a good team player to work with the Attendance and Safeguarding team.

The job involves being the first point of contact for attendance calls to the Academy, first day call for absent students. Provide administrative support as required.

We have very high expectations of our students and staff and offer excellent training and professional development opportunities. This position would be ideal for someone looking to broaden their experience.

As a school we offer:

  • a strong team environment that takes staff well-being seriously
  • a dedicated Senior Leadership Team who want to see colleagues progress and flourish in their careers
  • support from the wider Trust including numerous CPD opportunities
  • access to Schools’ Advisory Service, offering mental health and wellbeing support to staff
  • generous employer contribution to Local Government and Teacher Pensions Scheme
  • cycle to work scheme

Please emailheadteacher@josephwhitaker.orgif you would like to arrange a tour of the school prior to application and/or interview.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.

We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About The Joseph Whitaker School

Organisation type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
Size
1361 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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