Trust Administration & Communications Officer

Sir Christopher Hatton Academy, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4RP

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  13 April 2026

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,749 - £23,187

Trust Administration & Communications Officer job summary

Trust Administration & Communications Officer

Orchard House, 79 Gold Street, Wellingborough, NN8 4EQ

30 hours per week, 52 weeks per year (with generous annual leave allowance)

NJC Scale Point 8 to 12 (£26,824 to £28,598 FTE)

Actual Salary £21,749 to £23,187 per annum

Hatton Academies Trust is searching for someone who thrives on variety, loves solving problems, and brings energy to every task. As our Trust Administration and Communications Officer, you will be right at the heart of our Central Services Team, keeping information flowing, supporting key projects and events, and assisting the Executive Team’s work.

 

If you enjoy a role where you are busy, connected and making a real impact every day, we would love to hear from you.

 

About the Role

 

This position is varied, fast‑paced and central to ensuring smooth operations across the Trust.

 

As the Trust Administration and Communications Officer, you will provide essential day‑to‑day support to the Trust Executive Team. Your work will include managing documents, data and correspondence, coordinating administrative tasks, and helping the office run efficiently.

 

You will also support Trust communications by updating the website and social media channels, preparing staff bulletins, and assisting with the organisation of Trust events.

 

The role includes a range of compliance and governance tasks such as maintaining statutory records, supporting policy reviews, and helping with data protection, FOI requests and company administration.

 

Role Priorities

 

·        Provide reliable administrative support to the Trust Executive Team.

·        Support Trust communications, including website updates, social media activity and preparing staff bulletins.

·        Assist with Trust events and projects, helping to organise logistics, prepare materials and maintain consistent professional standards.

 

About You

We are looking for someone who brings organisational skills, confident communication and a proactive approach to supporting a busy central team. You will need solid office‑based admin experience, good literacy and numeracy, and the ability to use a range of systems including spreadsheets, databases and social media tools. An understanding of data protection and accuracy and confidentiality in handling information are essential.

You will also be someone who works well with others, is flexible, reliable, and committed to delivering a high‑quality service across the Trust.

About the Central Services Team

The team is made up of different roles, functions and strengths, using our expertise to provide coordinated, high‑quality support across the Trust. We enjoy a purposeful, positive and good-humoured working environment, based in an office building in Wellingborough.

 

What We Offer

 

·        Career progression opportunities within a growing multi-academy trust

·        Employee wellbeing support

·        Annual employee wellbeing survey

·        Ongoing project to transform our working culture and prevent workplace conflict

·        Flexible working where possible

About Hatton Academies Trust

We are a family of schools committed to outstanding education and improving life chances for every child. Our culture is rooted in collaboration, integrity, and ambition, with a clear focus on inclusion and high expectations.

How to apply

Please apply online at http://www.hattonacademiestrust.org.uk/working-for-us/vacancies/

The closing date for this vacancy is 9am Monday 23 February 2026

Anticipated date for interviews is Friday 27 February 2026

Our recruitment processes help us understand what you uniquely contribute. Submissions that rely too heavily on AI risk obscuring the very qualities we are looking to discover. If you use AI, let it support your thinking, not replace it.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The successful candidate will undergo an enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

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 Sir Christopher Hatton Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1481 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sir Christopher Hatton Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sir-christopher-hatton-academy

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