Marketing, Communications & Executive Assistant to the Headteacher & SLT

Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 4HN

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  13 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  30 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,578.00 - £36,581.00 Annually (FTE) SCP 18 - 24 (Actual £28,404 - £31,892)

Marketing, Communications & Executive Assistant to the Headteacher & SLT job summary

About this Role

Remember to stay alert and hold firmly to all that you believe. Be mighty and full of courage. Let love and kindness be the motivation behind all that you do.

1 Corinthians 16 v 13-14

At Christ Church Secondary Academy:

We Aspire to be the best person God created us to be. We act with love, kindness and Compassion. We celebrate one another's Strengths and grow together in faith.

Christ Church Secondary Academy opened in September 2021, welcoming the first cohort of students into year 7 and has grown year on year. The vision is for all to flourish together within a Church School community. We are one community: students, parents and carers, staff and governors learning together and serving the community of Yardley Wood and beyond. At Christ Church we aim to provide an exceptional education, supported by excellent pastoral care with an insistence on securing the highest standards in everything we do.

We value each student as an individual, recognising their different talents and needs, and in working together we aspire for each one to be courageous, confident, and successful in all they do.

We are seeking to appoint a person who will be inspired by the Christian vision of Christ Church Secondary Academy and will want to be actively part of the journey as we continue to grow. We reserve the right to close the position before the closing date if there is a strong field of applicants.

Core Purpose This is a key non-teaching role combining high-level executive support with strategic marketing and communications leadership.
The post-holder will:
Provide confidential, efficient and proactive administrative support to the Headteacher Lead and develop the school’s internal and external communications strategy Strengthen the school’s brand, reputation and community engagement Support effective communication with staff, students, parents, governors and external partnersThis is a fast-paced role requiring a highly organised graduate-level professional with excellent communication skills, discretion and creativity.

Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust (BDMAT) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. BDMAT is a Disability Confident employer.

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

Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff 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 Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy

• School type: Free School, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 749 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/christ-church-church-of-england-secondary-academy

Christ Church – Church of England Secondary Academy opened in Yardley Wood, Birmingham, in September 2021. We provide an excellent education rooted in Christian values and built on the rich heritage of the Church of England. This does not mean our staff have to go to church to work at Christ Church Academy, but our policies, values and day-to-day life are based upon Christian faith values and these need to be embraced. We welcome staff and children of all abilities and from all faith backgrounds and none. We believe everyone is of equal value and everyone deserves the best.

“Through valuing every individual, as made in God's image, we will learn, flourish, and celebrate truth.”

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