Compliance Assistant

Spark Education Trust, Stockton-On-Tees, TS17 0RJ

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  10 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, term time plus 10 days (part time considered for an outstanding candidate)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: £23,393.80 to £24,306.98 (Grade F, SCP 7 to 8)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Spark Education Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced candidate to join us as a Compliance Assistant.

This new post will provide administrative and technical support to the Operations Team in matters relating to compliance across GDPR, Health and Safety, and training. You will provide support to ensure the trust remains compliant with all statutory and legislative requirements; also considering best practice.

You will assist in carrying out internal compliance checks and supporting the Data Protection Officer with the process of providing responses to subject access and freedom of information requests.

You will also provide the Director of Estates with administrative support to ensure good practice in records management and retention across the trust - specifically surrounding legionella and asbestos.

Previous experience of working in Health and Safety and GDPR is not required but you must possess excellent communication and organisational skills, enabling you to build effective working relationships with colleagues at all levels. Essential requirements for this role include proven experience in report writing and the professional presentation of information. The ability to work accurately and autonomously, delivering results even under pressure and on your own initiative is also a key requirement.

What the school offers its staff

• A positive and caring ethos and working atmosphere
• Friendly children, eager to learn and achieve
• A committed, enthusiastic and supportive staff team
• Excellent support from the Governing Body, the staff and parents/carers
• Opportunities for career development

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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

Compliance Assistant Candidate Pack - January 2026.pdf - 324 KB (opens in new tab)

About Spark Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: vacancies@sparkeducation.org.uk
• Phone number: 01642 051020
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/vision-academy-learning-trust

About Spark Education Trust.
We are a newly merged Trust comprising 4 secondary and 11 primary schools located across the Tees Valley and we provide opportunities for children and young people to reach their full potential, whatever their starting point. We know that this is best achieved in encouraging environments where mutual and self-respect is promoted. We want to grow confident young people able to work independently and think creatively in a fast-changing world.

We have high expectations for everyone, aspiring to excellence in teaching and achieving impressive standards is all areas of school life. Success beyond the classroom in sport and the arts are features of life across our Trust.

For our staff we provide positive working environments, a commitment to the highest quality professional development, opportunities to collaborate to create excellence and encouragement to forge career success.

Trustees, governors and leaders collaborate closely to ensure excellence in all aspects of Spark Education Trust. Our core values are mutual respect, hearty collaboration and courageous ambition and these drive our work ensuring that Spark schools are wonderful places to work.

Arranging a visit to Spark Education Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@sparkeducation.org.uk.

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