Administration Assistant
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 6HN8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
5 January 2026
Closing date
3 December 2025 at 8am
Date listed
14 November 2025
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
- £22,415.00 - £23,506.00 Annually (Actual) £25989 - £27254 FTE
Administration Assistant job summary
Administration Assistant
Employer: St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Location: St Paul's Catholic School
Hours: 37 hours per week
Position: Permanent/Term Time Only (39 weeks per year)
Salary: £22,415 - £23, 506 Annually (Actual)
£25989 - £27254 FTE
Grade: Band 3 (Points 6 - 9)
Start Date: Monday 5th January 2026
Closing date: 0900 am Monday 3rd December 2025
Interview Date: To Be confirmed
We are seeking a forward thinking and dynamic Administration Assistant, to join a well established and supportive office/administration team.
St Paul’s is a popular and successful 11-18 Catholic School. There are 1140 students on roll from a variety of backgrounds and faiths. The 2023 inspection report says "there is a strong family atmosphere in this inclusive school" and that pupils feel happy and safe. Staff are committed and ambitious for all students and have high expectations. Staff and students are motivated and inspired by the school motto to "let your light shine before others" as well the school prayer.
Your Role:
To support the school in achieving and maintaining positive and effective lines of communication with all customer and supplier groups.
To ensure accuracy and confidentiality in dealing with requests and maintaining records.
To ensure that the school’s standards of customer care are achieved.
To comply with the appropriate Government, CMAT and the schools policies, procedures and systems.
To provide full and efficient reprographic support to all teaching and support staff and manages and oversees the Reprographics office. To fulfil all requests for printing and copying submitted by staff in a timely manner to meet any deadlines or service level agreements set. In addition, ensuring that equipment in the Reprographics Room is maintained in a good working order, including arranging for any necessary repairs to be undertaken by specialist contractors, and managing the supply and stock levels of all consumables required for printing and copying.
To provide first aid (if not already qualified, training will be provided as a mandatory requirement) to support in the facilitation of the school’s first aid service. Maintaining accurate records and stock levels of first aid equipment.
We will offer the successful applicants a happy, welcoming and supportive team where everyone is committed to staff development and raising standards for all in an enjoyable and purposeful environment.
How to apply
To apply for this role please submit your application no later than the closing date stated above. You will receive an automated response from our vacancies inbox to confirm your application has been received. We warmly encourage applicants to visit our schools. Please contact the school offices to arrange an appointment on 0116 241 4057.
Why work for the St Thomas Aquinas Multi Academy Trust?
Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 23 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.
Pension - automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with 28.68% employer contributions, or to the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.
Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.
Childcare - If you have children that attend before/after school at one of the 23 schools in our Trust, that provide their own provision, as an employee you will be able to access this resource for free.
About St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Our school is part of the St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi-Academy Trust which brings together the 23 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Leicester City, Rutland and Leicestershire. Our priority is to ensure the very best Catholic Education for all young people in our community, whatever their circumstances. We will achieve this together, through a strategic approach to sharing best practice, effective challenge and support from a central standards and performance team and opportunities for high quality Continuing Professional Development.
The Trust and all our schools within our Trust committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check, online check and other pre-employment checks are required for successful applicants. The Trust will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.
Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.
Learn more about us on our socials:
Instagram: @StThomasAquinasCMAT
Facebook: @StThomasAquinasCMAT
LinkedIn: @st-thomas-aquinas-catholic-multi-academy-trust
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1144 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy website
School location
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