Administration and Project Assistant
The Diocese Of Westminster Academy Trust, Pinner, HA5 3EP41 days remaining to apply
Closing date
2 July 2025 at 2pm
Date listed
21 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,521.00 - £28,929.00 Annually (FTE) paid pro-rata for part time employees
Administration and Project Assistant job summary
About this Role
Job Title: Administration and Project Assistant
Salary: £28,521.00 - £28,929.00 (pro-rata for part time employees)
Full-time OR Term-Time Only with hybrid working: Part home/part office working. Office is located in Pinner. Travel to DoWAT schools may be required.
Start Date: 1 September 2025
The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust (DoWAT) is at an exciting stage in our evolution as a leading Catholic MAT. Founded upon the strengths of our 11 original schools, we are consistently amongst the top performing multi-academy trusts in the country. Our DoWAT central team consists of the CEO & Executive team, Company Secretary, Finance team, Project & Administration team, and SEND Team.
You will be supporting the provision of administrative and project support within our trust operational and education functions.
Ideal candidate:
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated, well organised, and reliable Administrative Assistant to support a range of administrative and project tasks related to trust operations. Examples include but are not limited to: Communications & Marketing, Governance, HR, IT, Estates, Health & Safety, Growth and Professionalising DoWAT. The role also involves providing dedicated support to the Director of Primary Education and SEND Team with a range of administrative tasks.
Previous experience in a similar role providing high quality support would be desirable.
You will have outstanding written and verbal communication skills, excellent administrative skills, and be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office. You will be a team player with the ability to build relationships across the business. The ideal candidate will be proactive, adept at multi-tasking, have a flexible can-do attitude and will be willing to take on various ad-hoc tasks as required.
You will be able to work well under pressure to meet deadlines, whilst managing a diverse, demanding workload. You will be able to work across different tasks and projects at the same time. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to play a significant role in the development of Trust Operations and to develop their own skill set and career path.
Job Description
- Support with administration duties and projects relating to the Trust’s operational functions of Communications & Marketing, Governance, HR, IT, Estates, Health & Safety, Growth and Professionalising DoWAT.
- Prepare, collate and analyse documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
- Diary management, assistance, and admin support to key members of the central team.
- Coordinate meetings, school and supplier visits.
- Create engaging content and coordinate the rollout of Trust communications via various channels (for example, social media, website, newsletters, webinars, and surveys).
- Liaise with schools and collate school reporting information.
- The post holder must be committed to their own professional development.
This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the successful candidate is expected to be flexible and proactive in meeting the needs of each school.
Please Note:
DoWAT is a Catholic Multi-Academy Trust. While there is no requirement for the post holder to be Catholic, all employees must support the Catholic aims and ethos of the Trust.
The post holder may need to visit DoWAT schools, therefore an element of travel is likely to be required within the role.
DoWAT is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for this post.
The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint this position ahead of any advertised application closing date, should an appropriate candidate be found. Therefore, it is advisable to submit applications as early as possible. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Benefits of working with DoWAT:
- Hybrid working after sufficient training period has been completed.
- Free Onsite parking available.
- CPD and career development.
- For Full-Time staff: 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays.
- National Joint Council Terms and Conditions.
- Local Government Pension Scheme.
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 are not accepted.
About The Diocese Of Westminster Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
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