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Senior Administration Assistant

Hethersett Academy, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 3DB

This job expired on 7 July 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  7 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Part Time: 29.5 hours per week over 5 days (Monday to Friday)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale E: £18,230 to £19,431 pro-rata per annum (Actual) (£25,584 - £27,269 full time/full year equivalent)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications: • Good numeracy/literacy skills/GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English

Experience: • General clerical or administrative work • Fully competent at using ICT

Skills & Attributes: • Ability to work on own initiative • Able to build good working relationships with stakeholders, working well with children and adults • Ability to work constructively and flexibly as part of a team • Ability to work well under pressure • Can meet deadlines by effective planning and time management • Calm and courteous approach • Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, inn dealing with a wide range of visitors / stakeholders • Participate in development and training opportunities • Ability to work with tact and diplomacy • Proactive and flexible approach with ability to embrace a fast-paced changing environment

Knowledge and Understanding: • An understanding of Academy roles and responsibilities • An understanding of the support function in an Academy setting and the wider Inspiration Trust setting • Knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice/legislation • Good understanding and ability to use relevant technology eg photocopier, emails etc

What the school offers its staff

The Inspiration Trust offers all staff a range of benefits via our ‘my lifestyle' portal. All eligible staff will have access to a range of benefits from salary sacrifice schemes and employee discounts.

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.

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About Hethersett Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1209 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hethersett Academy website
• Email address: recruitment@inspirationtrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hethersett-academy

Hethersett Academy is one of East Anglia's top performing schools - recording the highest Progress 8 score in East Anglia in 2017 - and is rated Outstanding by Ofsted in all areas. We are proud of our strong academic approach, without neglecting the richness that comes from experiencing and enjoying sport and culture.

We are a National Teaching School, and part of the Inspiration Trust family of schools, dedicated to ensuring that our young people have the greatest possible opportunities regardless of their background.

Arranging a visit to Hethersett Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@inspirationtrust.org.

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