Job Overview Higham Lane North Academy is delighted to welcome applications for the post of School Administrator for an October / November 2025 start. As School Administrator, you will be working in the busy Reception office providing clerical support for a wide range of tasks, operations and functions undertaken by the School. General Duties And Responsibilities Responsibility for others: The post has some impact on the well-being of individuals or groups (i.e. physical, mental, social, health and safety). Responsibility For Staff The post has no or limited direct responsibility for supervising other staff though may be expected to demonstrate tasks or advise/guide new employees, work experience or trainees. Responsibility For Budget The post has no or limited direct responsibility for financial resources other than occasional handling of typically small amounts of cash. Responsibility For Physical Resources The post has some direct responsibility for physical resources, involving the careful, accurate, confidential and secure handling and processing of information. Typical Tasks, Duties And Responsibilities To operate routine administrative systems and procedures to support the operations of the school. Undertake routine clerical activities/duties e.g. photocopying, filing, email and text messages. Deal with routine enquiries, providing general information about the school and its activities in person, by phone and email, text message or other appropriate forms of communication to students, parents/carers and/or staff. Send out routine communications, issue reminders and chase responses. Be a first point of contact for students and/or visitors to the site requiring help/support and referring them to other appropriate staff in school. Undertake word processing, generating standard letters. Receives some or all of parents/carers, contractors or similar, student visitors and deliveries/goods as well as dealing with associated administration (security badges, signing delivery notes). Showing Visitors Around When Required. To collate, record, store and retrieve data and information as required. Use spreadsheets, formulae and data summarising techniques to produce information for other colleagues. Receive calls from parents, passing on messages to students, etc. Liaise with third parties to the school e.g. other schools, suppliers, parents/carers and other bodies/organisations. To organise meetings and events in liaison with other relevant officials and outside agencies / bodies as required. What We Offer At Higham Lane North Academy, our staff are our most precious resource. We are committed to offering you: A supportive, collaborative working environment that places staff workload and wellbeing at the heart of all working practices. A clear behaviour and praise policy that enables all teachers to teach, and all pupils to learn effectively with a highly visible and supportive senior leadership team. This includes a centralized detention system, ensuring that you are fully supported with your practice. A commitment to an ambitious, broad and balanced knowledge curriculum that is highly considerate of teacher workload and wellbeing, particularly around planning, assessment and feedback. Research-based teaching and learning practice and strategies developed with workload and wellbeing in mind. Alongside this you will work within an environment that has a genuine passion and enthusiasm for teaching and learning that will enable you to thrive and flourish within the classroom. Weekly CPD opportunities with a careful balance between whole-school, subject and personal priorities to be even more effective. Opportunities to obtain professional qualifications and develop your career over the coming years in a growing school. We will provide bespoke career stage training such as NPQH and ELP. The opportunity to work with a highly experienced, effective, forward-thinking and ambitious senior leadership and Trust team. A supportive senior leadership and trust team that will regularly seek your feedback to hear your views on what is going well, and how we can be even more effective, giving you control over your work practice and contributions. The opportunity to work collaboratively with other schools within our trust, particularly with Higham Lane School and Oak Wood Primary and Oak Wood Secondary Schools. Employee Support Schemes Subsidised eye care for extended VDU users A Gym Membership Scheme A Cycle to Work Scheme An Employee Assistance Programme, providing practical and emotional support An Employee Benefits Scheme, offering discounts on everyday essentials. A Health Cash Plan benefit, providing reimbursements for various health-related expenses, including dental treatments, optical care, physiotherapy and more How To Apply Please complete the Application Form, as well as the Equality Details Form, that you will find on the school’s website and email them to jobs@hlna.co.uk, indicating in the message title the post you are applying for. If you would like to have a chat about this post, please contact Kirstie Robinson, Headteacher on 024 75106 910. The closing date for applications is midday, Monday 20th October 2025. Please address the following points when completing the ‘Additional Information’ section of the application form: Why you feel your personal qualities and experience make you an excellent candidate for this position.