Administration Assistant
Diverse Academies Trust, Retford, DN22 7GR13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
27 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 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
- £26,433.00 - £26,433.00 Annually (Actual)
Administration Assistant job summary
Do you take pride in keeping things running smoothly and want your work to genuinely make a difference?
This is a hands-on role at the heart of the Trust - ideal for someone who enjoys getting stuck in, keeping things organised and helping others work more efficiently. By supporting our central teams and chief executive leaders, you’ll play an important part in ensuring our academies can focus on what matters most - delivering high-quality education and support for children and young people.
Key responsibilities
Providing proactive administrative support to the corporate operations team, helping to keep tasks, priorities and day-to-day work running smoothly.
Acting as the first point of contact at head office, including meeting and greeting visitors, staff and external partners in a professional, welcoming and helpful manner.
Managing incoming phone calls, emails and post, making sure enquiries are passed to the right people and dealt with promptly.
Supporting collaboration across the Trust by helping to maintain Microsoft Teams and SharePoint areas, alongside other shared digital platforms.
Keeping accurate electronic and paper records, ensuring information is well organised, easy to find and stored securely.
Supporting day-to-day office and reception operations, including ordering supplies and ensuring the office environment is tidy, professional and welcoming.
Co-ordinating room bookings, organising diaries and preparing materials to support effective meetings.
Using a range of digital tools confidently, including proficient with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, Forms and Teams), and learning new systems as needed.
Supporting reporting processes by checking documents for accuracy, clarity and professional presentation.
Being a positive and reliable team member, supporting colleagues and demonstrating the Trust’s values in everything you do.
What you’ll bring
Strong organisational skills and a good eye for detail - you like keeping things accurate, tidy and up to date.
Confidence using digital tools, particularly Microsoft 365, and the curiosity and willingness to learn new systems and ways of working.
A positive, can-do attitude - you don’t wait to be asked and are happy to spot what needs doing and get stuck in.
The ability to work well in a busy environment, manage your time effectively and adapt when priorities change.
Clear and professional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the confidence to interact with a wide range of people.
A genuine sense of pride in your work, with an understanding of the importance of accuracy, confidentiality and doing things properly.
A desire to do a good job and make a difference - taking an interest in how your role supports colleagues, the Trust and, ultimately, children and young people.
Why join Diverse Academies Trust?
Diverse Academies is a multi-academy trust with a vision to inspire, to raise aspirations and to create brighter tomorrows. Across primary, secondary and special settings, we share a common mission to nurture curiosity, develop wellbeing and empower children and young people to go beyond their aspirations. Together, we believe we can make a difference in our diverse communities, and in the lives of those who learn with us and work with us.
Our values shape how we work every day. We empower. We respect. We care.
By joining our corporate operations team, you will be part of a professional, collaborative and supportive environment where your contribution really matters.
Ready to make a difference?
An initial conversation is welcomed and encouraged. Please contact Rebecca Copeland, Corporate Operations Lead, at rcopeland@diverse-ac.org.uk.
Our employee benefits
At Diverse Academies Trust, you’ll find a vibrant, inclusive and supportive workplace, with opportunities to grow, develop and build a fulfilling career. In return for your contribution, you will benefit from the following.
Enrolment into the local government pension scheme with an employer contribution of at least 21.8%.
Operational support holidays of 28 days + 8 bank holidays.
Excellent continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities.
Employee assistance programme and GP helpline.
Health and wellbeing advice and support.
Eyecare vouchers.
Salary sacrifice schemes - including car scheme, cycle to work, home and electronics.
Lifestyle savings and discounts.
Health cash plan (personal or family).
Childcare - breakfast and after school provision.
Applications
Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date should a suitable candidate be identified.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our care. We expect everybody volunteering for the organisation to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances in line with our safeguarding and child protection policy.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding and child protection is of the highest priority to our Trust – and it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure the safety and welfare of all our children and young people.
We have a dedicated strategic lead who works with designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) in all academies to work with leadership teams, governors and trustees to quality assure, advise and develop the highest standards of culture and compliance across our academies and throughout the organisation.
https://www.diverseacademies.org.uk/about-us/how-we-work/safeguarding-and-child-protection/
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Diverse Academies Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
Founded in September 2011, Diverse Academies is a multi-academy trust consisting of 14 academies – six secondary, six primary and two special – across Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.
We have a shared sixth form centre facility in Hucknall, which is managed in partnership with the National Church of England Academy. Queen Elizabeth’s in Mansfield, is a faith academy under the Church of England and is rooted in a Christian ethos. The academy works in partnership with the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham to provide an education that is distinctively Christian, and is inclusive for students from all backgrounds, of the Christian faith, other faiths and no faith.
The Trust Board provides overall support and challenge to academies through the leadership and management and governance structures within the Diverse Academies.
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