16 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    19 May 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    2 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Contract type

Fixed term - Apprenticeship

Full-time equivalent salary

Actual Salary £12,741.00

What skills and experience we're looking for

Principal: Mrs R Lee | Required: As Soon as Possible | Apprentice Administration Assistant | 37 Hours Per Week, Actual Salary £12,741 | Fixed Term until the completion of the apprenticeship course.

The Governors of Sneyd Academy are offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, skilled Apprentice Admin Assistant to join our friendly and professional team. This role will be fixed term until the completion of the apprenticeship, with the possibility of securing a permanent position within the Trust at the end of the apprenticeship period.

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public, including staff and students in accurate spoken English is essential for the post, therefore postholders must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English.

Our academy is a large and diverse primary academy with happy children and staff and an exciting curriculum. We ensure that children are shown compassion, understanding and care whilst also providing the very best teaching possible. Everything we do is centred on the children and what would benefit each and every individual. As a result, our children enjoy learning and make good progress academically, but also socially, morally and spiritually.

To create this environment, we need the very best people, who we will support to be outstanding practitioners. Do you want to be a part of this success? If you do, we would love to receive your application.

What the school offers its staff

Our Purpose

Sneyd Academy is committed to “Inspiring children to achieve excellence and be their best.” And we achieve this by following our values:

Respect • Resilience • Friendship • Positivity • Pride

Why Sneyd?

Sneyd Academy is a large inclusive primary academy in the Burslem area of Stoke-on-Trent. It is one of the largest primary academies in the area and has pupils from nursery to year six. The academy dates back to 1901 and whilst it has many modern features, it retains a strong history and pupils benefit from a good Edwardian building. The academy has recently benefited from a significant investment in digital infrastructure. We are fortunate to have large areas of green space, and this has been complimented with the recent addition of an outdoor learning space.

Staff at Sneyd Academy have the highest of expectations for ourselves, for each other, and for our children. This begins with children feeling safe, secure and happy and we pride ourselves on the environment that we

create to allow our children to flourish. We foster a love of learning that should stay with children for the rest of their lives.

The Academy is part of the Alpha Academies Trust which is located in Stoke-on-Trent and consists of two Secondary Schools, four Primary Schools and a Central Team. Alpha Academies Trust has been established to create a network of primary and secondary academies in North Staffordshire. Our purpose is to deliver a first-class education for every child and overcome inequality. This means that we recruit outstanding staff and make their professional development a number one priority.

The Benefits of Working for Our Trust

The Trust offers a benefits package which includes a good pension scheme with a current employer contribution of 25.2%, discounted gym membership for on-site gyms and a 30% discount at Nuffield Health Stoke Fitness & Wellbeing Gym, free on-site parking, subsidised meals and a Cycle scheme.   We also offer an Employee Assistance Programme through Care first including counselling services to ensure that our staff are looked after and supported.

Alpha Academies are committed to staff development and all staff are encouraged to be members of the Chartered College of Teaching. This is financed by the Trust and colleagues are encouraged to access their resources and embark upon their qualifications.

We’re Disability Confident!

Alpha Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Employer which means that it has made commitments to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities. Should you require any reasonable adjustments during any point of the application process, please contact our HR/Recruitment Team at recruitment@alphaacademiestrust.co.uk to discuss.


Further details about the role

How to Apply

We want people who are prepared to make a difference to a child’s life and inspire others.

We want a community that thrives on Ambition, Respect and Resilience in a culture of belonging.

If you have these qualities and want to be part of our team, please come and join us. To apply, simply click on the 'Apply Now' button located at the top of this page, directing you to the Alpha Academies Trust vacancy portal.

If you're already registered, please log in to submit your application. New users can register using the sign-up option and proceed to submit their application. Should you need any further information regarding your application please contact our HR/Recruitment Team by email at recruitment@alphaacademiestrust.co.uk

Visits to our Academy are warmly welcomed, please contact the Academy to arrange a mutually convenient appointment.


Closing Date for this Post: Monday 19th May 2025 at 9:00am

Interview Date: To be confirmed

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 Sneyd Academy

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
596 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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School website
Sneyd Academy website
Phone number
01782882100

Arranging a visit to Sneyd Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Recruitment@alphaacademiestrust.co.uk.

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