Educational Support Assistant - Admissions
Swindon Academy, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 1JR13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
21 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 September 2026
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
- £21,196.00 - £21,982.00 Annually (Actual)
Educational Support Assistant - Admissions job summary
Are you looking for a new challenge?
Would you like to work as part of a team in a role where you can make a difference to the lives of children and young people?
An Exciting Opportunity to join Swindon Academy
We are looking to appoint an Educational Support Assistant - Admissions and Parental Communication
School: Swindon Academy
Job Title: Educational Support Assistants - Admissions
Hours: 32.5 hours per week (Mon to Fri)
Contract Type: Perm, term time plus 2 weeks in summer holidays ( around A Level and GCSE results)
Salary: £26,962 - £27,962 FTE per annum (actual £21,196 - £21,982) increasing to maximum of £28,962 FTE per annum (actual £22,768) after 6 months in role & successful probation sign off.
Required: ASAP
Swindon Academy is looking for a hardworking and enthusiastic individual who will provide admin assistance to the academy SLT teams. In addition to providing SLT admin support you will be responsible for the following areas under the direction and leadership of the Educational Support Officer and work as a Team to ensure that all areas are supported as necessary.
In this role you will be:
- Confidential secretary and Personal Assistant to either the Principal or Secondary Head Teacher
- Undertake confidential and non-confidential administration for the Senior Leadership Team.
- Effectively manage internal projects on behalf of the senior leadership team
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders
Admissions & Parental Communications Support Assistant:
- Work with Swindon Borough Council Admissions Team
- Handle all stakeholder and parent enquiries regarding admissions
- Manage all aspects of general admissions to the Academy
- Manage In year admissions to the Academy
- Manage the admission process of year 7 and reception children into the Academy
- Assist in managing student recruitment events
- Liaise with SBC regarding appeals
- Handle complaints that the school may receive from all stakeholders
- Manage all parent communication to the Principal
- Manage all communication from the Principal to parents and stakeholders.
- Ensure that Academy Policies are kept up to date and stored and shared as appropriate
- Manage FoI requests that relate to students.
Why Join Us?
At The Swindon Academy, you'll be part of a committed team making a real difference to the educational experience of young people. We offer:
- A supportive and inclusive working environment
- Opportunities for training and career development
- A varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same
- The chance to contribute to the wider Academy community.
Additional Information
Swindon Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people therefore there is an expectation that all staff and volunteers share this commitment. The successful candidate will require an enhanced DBS disclosure (formerly known as an enhanced CRB disclosure).
Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early in light of a large response.
Due to the high volume of applications received, the School is unable to provide individual feedback on why an application is unsuccessful. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Why choose us
We pride ourselves on a team of staff who are supportive, friendly and dedicated to providing the very best teaching and learning for our students.
Staff across the academies set a culture of high expectations and continuous improvement for students which, in turn, is reflected in the emphasis we place on continuing professional development (CPD) for our staff.
We have made significant, sustained progress at GCSE and are proud to be the top performing school in Swindon for progress over the last six years.
United Learning
Swindon Academy is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.
As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Swindon Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- Education phase
- All through school
- Size
- 1820 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Swindon Academy website
At Swindon Academy, we pride ourselves on a team of staff who are supportive, friendly, and dedicated to providing the very best teaching and learning for our students. Staff across the academy set a culture of high expectations and continuous improvement for students which, in turn, is reflected in the emphasis we place on continuing professional development (CPD) for our staff.
We have made significant, sustained progress at GCSE and are proud to be the top performing school in Swindon for progress over the last six years. Swindon Academy was the first all-though academy to open in the UK and has over 1,900 pupils from the age of 2 to 19.
The school is situated in purpose-built £25 million premises, benefiting from excellent, state-of-the-art facilities, and situated within the beautiful county of Wiltshire, within commuting distance for Bristol, Bath and Oxford. United Learning is a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.
Swindon Academy is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life-changing education to children and young people across England. United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.
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