Overview
Administration Assistant
Start date: as soon as possible.
Contract details: Fixed term to cover sickness absence until 31 December 2025 or when the post holder returns.
* Hours per Week – 22.5
* Weeks per Year – 40
* Grade/Range, Spinal Point – Grade 3 SCP 3 - 4
* Actual Annual Salary - £13,349.93 - £13,866.30
We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.
Pedmore High School is a thriving, inclusive school with a strong commitment to supporting all students in achieving their full potential.
Responsibilities
This role is an excellent opportunity for someone who is highly organised, detail-oriented, passionate about working in education and providing daily support to our students. You will be required to provide daily support to the school office. There are elements of this role that may merge with other roles in the school office such as Attendance Officer.
How to apply / Contact
For an informal discussion about either the school, the post, or to organise a visit, please contact Adele Cherrington via email acherrington@pedmorehighschool.uk
Important dates
Closing date: Wednesday 17th September at 9am. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Interviews date: To be confirmed.
Safeguarding and recruitment
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, and as part of our recruitment process, the Trust will carry out an online search on all shortlisted candidates. This is to help identify any incidents or concerns that are publicly available which may pose a safeguarding risk or bring the Trust into disrepute. Any such findings will be shared with the recruitment manager and may be discussed at interview.
We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All required pre-employment checks will be undertaken, and offers of employment are subject to satisfactory outcomes. These include an enhanced DBS check with Children’s Barred List information, identity checks, online checks, and verification of professional qualifications and references. Further details are available in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025.
This role involves regulated activity and is therefore subject to:
* An Enhanced DBS Check including the Children’s Barred List
* Verification through the DfE’s Check a Teacher’s Record (for applicable roles)
It is a criminal offence to apply for this role if you are barred from working with children.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, as amended). Certain convictions or cautions are considered ‘protected’ and need not be disclosed. Guidance on disclosure is available on the Ministry of Justice website: Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. For information on the filtering of cautions and convictions, visit the DBS Filtering Guidance.
As a Trust, we are committed to ensuring that during all stages of recruitment and selection, no applicant is disadvantaged or discriminated against based on any protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
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