Office Administrator

The Macclesfield Academy, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8JR

45 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  31 August 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 July 2025

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: £21,389.00 - £22,220.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 4, £21,389 - £21,728 (FTE £24,790 - £25,183) £21,389 - £22,220 (Actual Salary)

Office Administrator job summary

Role: Office Administrator

Salary: Grade 4, £21,389 - £21,728 (FTE £24,790 - £25,183) £21,389 - £22,220 (Actual Salary)

Contract type: Permanent, 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus one week)

Reporting to: Office Manager

Start date: September 2025

About Us

This is an exciting time to be joining our Multi Academy Trust, which collectively educates over 4300 children, and employs over 450 professionals. Each of our good and outstanding academies operates at the heart of their local communities. The Foundation’s central offices are based at Sir John Deane’s Sixth Form College campus set in beautiful grounds.

This role is based at The Macclesfield Academy, where we proudly put ‘Learning Above All’. We know that by ensuring learning is at the heart of everything we do, both for students and staff, we all succeed together. The standards we set ourselves and the students are unapologetically high. We expect and demand the very best from all members of our community every single day.

About the Role

We seek an organised, hardworking Administration Assistant to join our successful secondary academy school of 600 students within a diverse catchment area. The successful candidate will provide a professional administrative service as part of the school office and assist in the day-to-day smooth running of the school office including aspects of administrative organisation and reception duties.

Your Responsibilities

• Please refer to the job description attached.
• The role will include administering first aid and therefore the successful candidate will be required to complete an Emergency Paediatric First Aid qualification.

What we are looking for

A candidate with some previous experience in an administration role who is passionate to work in a school environment

A strong communicator, able to deal with staff, parents and students efficiently and effectively

An upbeat, positive and friendly demeanour

An extremely organised individual with an ability to multitask in a fast-paced school office environment.

Closing Date: 31st August 2025

Interview Date: W/C 1st September

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Office Administrator please complete the application form today! You are strongly encouraged to get your application form submitted at the earliest opportunity, as we reserve the right to close our adverts earlier than advertised where sufficient applications have been received.

We’d love to hear from you!

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant must have enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. The school is an equal opportunities 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

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 The Macclesfield Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 639 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Macclesfield Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-macclesfield-academy-macclesfield

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