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This job expired on 7 September 2025

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    7 September 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    3 September 2025

Important

This teaching role is at more than one school in the trust. You can find out more in schools overview.

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time (Can be done as a job share)

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

N4 £26,403 - £27,254 per annum pro rata (Actual salary £22,671 - £23,402)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you an experienced, proactive, and caring individual with a flair for administration? We are looking for two dedicated Administrative and Finance Assistants to join our business services team and support two of our wonderful schools: Central Walker Church of England Primary School and Tyneview Primary School.

As the first point of contact for our school, you will be responsible for a variety of reception, clerical, and administrative tasks. You'll be the friendly face greeting parents, carers, and visitors, while also providing essential support to the Senior Leadership Teams, Business Support Managers, and other staff members across the trust.

We are looking for someone who is:

  • A great communicator, both verbally and in writing.
  • Experienced in a similar administrative role.
  • Educated to a good standard, with strong numeracy and literacy skills.
  • Highly motivated and committed to delivering excellent customer service.

What the school offers its staff

In return we offer:

  • Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across our trust.
  • Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
  • National living Wage, meaning everyone at NEAT Academy Trust receives a minimum hourly wage of £12.60 per hour.
  • Cycle to work scheme offering savings on a range of bikes and safety equipment via salary sacrifice.
  • Access to free eyes tests for DSE users.
  • Opportunities for flexible working. Discounts for large national retailers and local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, insurance and much more.
  • Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
  • Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
  • Family friendly schemes such as maternity, paternity, shared parental and emergency dependent leave.

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.

One position is based at Central Walker Church of England Primary School, a modern, 21st-century school with excellent learning spaces. The other position is at Tyneview Primary School, a popular and welcoming school that is always full. In both schools, you'll be part of a small, supportive Business Support Team dedicated to achieving the best outcomes for all pupils.

We are part of the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools, which includes six primary and two secondary schools. Our mission is to nurture, educate, achieve, and transform the lives of young people across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.

If you're interested in joining our team and feel you could thrive in this role, please read the accompanying Person Specification and Job Description. To apply, complete the application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Sunday 7th September 2025.

NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.

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.

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About the schools

Type
Multi-academy trust
Email address
hr@neatat.org.uk

School Details

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
262 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
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School type
Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
441 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

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