Central Administrator

Discovery Multi Academy Trust, Southway, PL6 6DX

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  29 September 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  12 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,824.00 Annually (FTE)

Central Administrator job summary

Job Purpose: Under the direction of senior staff provide routine administrative support to the Trust Central team.

Decision-Making: The job involves working within recognised procedures using initiative. The work may involve responding independently to unexpected problems and situations. The post-holder generally has access to a senior member of staff for advice and guidance on unusual or difficult problems.

Key Duties and Accountabilities

Personal Assistant

Provide a personal secretarial, organisational and administrative support service to the CEO, including maintaining confidential records and other support to ensure the efficient running of the Trust.

Undertake projects and initiatives as directed by the CEO including leading on small scale projects.

Clerk to the Trustee Board

Provide secretarial and administration assistant to the CEO in work relating to the Trust Board, liaising between the CEO, the Chair of the Board and individual trustees, ensuring an efficient flow of information

Manage induction and training materials for Trustees and Members

Manage and maintain all records relating to Trustees and Members

Distribute and maintain records of minutes and related correspondence of meetings

Manage and support formal Trustee processes

Administration

Maintain the Trust website

Create, update and manage Trust level policies

Manage the online Central Team file area

Act as Company Secretary

Reception duties, answering routine telephone and face to face enquiries

Sort and distribute mail/email

Act as first point of contact for all organisations and persons having business with the Central team, receive visitors on behalf of the Central team and provide refreshments as required.

Assist with checking deliveries

General

Be prepared to undertake training to further enhance your own professional development

Undertaking other duties as directed and commensurate with the grading of the role.

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.

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.

About Discovery Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/discovery-multi-academy-trust

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