Business Administration & Operations Assistant

White Woods Primary Academy Trust, Rotherham, S60 2XJ

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  14 August 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  29 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Scale Point 5-6, Grade D - £25,583 - £25,989. (Pay Award Pending)

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is a varied central-team role providing day-to-day administrative and coordination support. You will often be the person who keeps information organised, confirms the details, follows things up and helps plans run smoothly. The role includes executive diary support, management of the Trust-wide calendar, meeting administration, event coordination, English Hub course bookings and general operational support. You will work with colleagues across the central team, headteachers, school staff, governors, training delegates, visitors, venues and external partners. You will need to communicate warmly and professionally, organise your workload carefully and know when to ask for help.

The successful candidate will:

● Provide accurate, timely and friendly administrative support to the CEO and central team.

● Coordinate diaries, calendars, meetings, bookings and routine communications.

● Administer English Hub events, courses and delegate bookings from enquiry through to evaluation.

● Support Trust-wide professional development, pupil events and other central-team activities.

● Develop strong administrative knowledge and skills through experience, feedback and, where applicable, an apprenticeship programme.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

● Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

● Access to workplace and wellbeing support services.

● A genuine sense of belonging in a family of schools rooted in strong values.

● A comprehensive induction and support programme.

● A culture where curiosity, collaboration, joy and challenge drive professional growth.

● A real commitment to work–life balance: your wellbeing matters to us. We want you to thrive, both at work and beyond.

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.

Interview Day: Friday 21st August 2026

Commitment to safeguarding

White Woods Primary Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at: www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

Our Recruitment Privacy Notice can be found on our Trust website.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Business Admin & Operations Assistant - Job Advert (1).pdf - 2.97 MB (opens in new tab)

Business Administration Operations Assistant - JD PS.pdf - 405 KB (opens in new tab)

About White Woods Primary Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: a.hinchliffe@wwpat.org
• Phone number: 01709 267019
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/white-woods-primary-academy-trust

The Trust was founded September 2013 by three self-converting primary schools and has rapidly grown over the past five years. The Trust was founded on, and is guided by, a strong ethos centred on improving the life chances of ALL children regardless of background or ability. We aim to deliver high standards of teaching and learning through developing a culture of high expectation and high aspiration, providing a rich broad balanced curriculum and ensuring all learners have equality of opportunity.

At the very forefront of our drive for improved educational standards is the determination to work together in partnership to enable the Trust to offer the best possible educational experience to all children in our local communities. It is our aspiration to become a hub of excellence, helping to promote the life chances of all children in our Trust.

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