Senior Administrator

Appleton Academy, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD12 8AL

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Immediate

• Closing date

  23 March 2026 at 4pm

• Date listed

  13 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: £28,142.00 - £31,022.00 Annually (FTE) Band 7, SCP 11 to SCP 17 (actual salary £24,821 - £27,857 per annum), 37 hours per week, TTO +10

Senior Administrator job summary

Together with our community, we can achieve extraordinary things.

Inspire our children and young people to make goals and plans that challenges their potential to be their best.

Develop the knowledge, skills, and “tools” our children and young people need to achieve their goals.

Nurture and empower our children and young people to have the confidence and resilience to achieve their goals and succeed.

Appleton Academy is part of Exceed Academies Trust, which currently consists of fourteen academies; ten primary schools, an all-through primary-to-secondary academy, two alternative provision academies (Primary and Secondary), and a specialist setting for children/young people who suffer from social, emotional and mental health difficulties. The Trust has an excellent reputation within Bradford and beyond, and an outstanding track record of supporting staff in developing their careers through specialist training lead by the Exceed Teaching School Hub and our Outstanding SCITT.

If you'd like to know more about our school, please visit our website at https://appletonacademy.co.uk/

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Administrator to join the Administration Team at Appleton Academy. The successful applicant will occupy a key role within the Academy, providing a high level of administrative support to staff, students and parents to help us in our aim of delivering outstanding school support services;

The successful candidate will;

• Be confident in solving complex problems and working with colleagues from across a range of roles
• Be familiar with service level agreements, meeting targets and managing their workload to deliver an outstanding service
• Provide a high-level administrative service, including undertaking tasks such as word processing, reception duties, managing visitors, organising and attending meetings and minute taking
• Engage in continuing professional development and training
• Manage complex data and information while ensuring that school systems are kept up to date
• Ensure that policies and procedures are followed
• Plan, review and organise resources and the allocation of tasks to ensure the smooth running of administrative services
• Maintain critical school records and databases, ensuring confidentiality is maintained where necessary, but meeting the school’s statutory responsibilities, including to external organisations such as the DfE
• Assist in managing HR and recruitment processes, including recruitment of temporary and supply members of staff, and absence management procedures
• Assist the Office Manager in leading other staff in the department to ensure that the administrative team deliver an outstanding service to staff, pupils and parents

We can offer;

• A hard-working team dedicated to the success of our students
• Supportive Trust central team, school leadership, governors, staff and parents
• An inclusive approach to learning
• High quality Continuous Professional Development opportunities
• Free access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Secure, on-site parking
• Excellent employer pension contribution scheme

We would warmly encourage any interested candidates to visit our school setting. In order to do so, please contact Recruitment on 01274 421053 to make necessary arrangements.

Exceed Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to related online content checks, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check as well as successful completion of a probationary period.

Exceed Academies Trust strives to be an employer of choice. We are an inclusive and diverse multi academy trust and ultimately, our aim is to employ a workforce that reflects the communities it serves. We are committed to achieving a balanced workforce at all levels, whilst ensuring that no individual is disadvantaged or treated less favourably. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnicities and will ensure a fair recruitment process without discrimination, in compliance with the Equality Act 2010

Exceed Academies Trust recognises and promotes the positive use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in certain situations. We would encourage any job applicants, who choose to utilise AI when completing a vacancy application, to thoroughly check the data prior to submission, to ensure it is accurate, factual and demonstrable. Candidate suitability will be assessed at interview, however the recruitment process will reference information contained within the candidate’s application form. Any information contained within application form which is found to be factually inaccurate, may result in a conditional offer of employment being withdrawn.

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 Appleton Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 16
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 1254 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Appleton Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/appleton-academy-bradford

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