Office Administrator

The Oval School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B33 8JG

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  13 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 March 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: £23,933.00 - £30,271.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 3, Scale point 9 - 22.

Office Administrator job summary

We will offer you

• A supportive and nurturing Senior Leadership Team.
• The opportunity to make a difference in the lives of disadvantaged
• children.
• The benefit of being part of a multi-academy trust, offering the support of
• experienced colleagues across our schools and greater opportunities for
• career progression.
• Supportive and hardworking colleagues.

DRB Ignite MAT is an ambitious multi-academy trust, which currently comprises of nine schools, and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are made subject to an enhanced DBS check as part of our prevent duty. We are an equal opportunities employer and want our staff profile to reflect the community we serve.

The closing date Friday 13th March 2026 at 12pm.

Please note: In line with Safer Recruitment Practice, a minimum of two references will be sought for shortlisted candidates prior to interview. One reference must be the candidate’s current/most recent employer. The Trust is absolutely committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults through its safer recruitment processes. The Trust expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this post.

We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students.

As part of our due diligence an online search will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

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 Oval School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 645 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Oval School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-oval-school

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