Office Administrator
The Macclesfield Academy, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8JR7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
5th January 2026
Closing date
11 December 2025 at 8am
Date listed
4 December 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
- £13,798.00 - £14,334.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 4 (SCP5 - SCP6) £25,583 - £25,989 (FTE) / £13,798 - £14,334 (Actual)
Office Administrator job summary
Role: Office Administrator
Salary: Grade 4: £25,583 - £25,989 (FTE) / £13,798 - £14,334 (Actual) - 22 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent, 22 hours per week (Wed 8-4, Thurs 8-4 and Fri 8-3.30), 41 weeks per year (term time plus three weeks)
Reporting to: Office Manager
Start date: January 2026 (or as soon as possible)
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 Office Administrator 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: Thursday 11th December - 9am
Interview Date: Monday 15th December
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
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 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
School location
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