Head of Site Administrator

Ref: 001362

The Trustees are looking to recruit to the post of Head of Site Administrator

Hollinwood Academy

NJC Scale 5 SCP 12 - 17 - £28,598 - £31,022 per annum

(Full time, full year salary)

36 hours 40 minutes per week

Hollinwood Academy is part of the New Bridge Multi Academy Trust. Hollinwood Academy provides a broad and balanced curriculum that enables children and young people from reception to Key Stage 4 to access creative learning opportunities tailored to meet their individual needs. We have worked hard to continue to be at the forefront of successful, innovative curriculum design, with overall breadth and balance, which provides children and young people with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and speech, language, and communication difficulties their full entitlement. As a result, the young people benefit from excellent opportunities in all aspects of our curriculum to achieve and improve their academic achievement, social skills, communication skills, knowledge, understanding, well-being, and physical development.

We invite applications to join our team at Hollinwood Academy. We currently have vacancies for an experienced administrator to join our Hollinwood Academy team based in Hollinwood, Oldham.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate a range of experiences using computer packages from word processing, spreadsheets, databases and emails.

Applicants should also be able to demonstrate how they meet the following essential criteria:

• Experience of working within an administrative/business support capacity
• Experience of undertaking a wide range of office-based administration and clerical tasks
• Experience of undertaking reception duties and providing high levels of customer care
• Experience of team-working to work effectively with others and meet deadlines and goals
• Organisational skills to work under pressure to complete tasks to deadlines, re- prioritising own workload if necessary
• Communication skills to deliver polite, courteous and efficient customer service, in person and over the telephone
• Written communication skills to take accurate messages, passing them on to others and to take accurate minutes
• A hard working, organised and proactive approach to their personal and professional development

Although based initially at our Roman Road site, all staff are employed by the MAT and are expected to work at any site within the New Bridge Group

New Bridge MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must have a commitment to safeguarding young people. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and references will be sought prior to interview.

This post will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. It will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here.

For successful candidates, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Status: Permanent Full Year

Salary: NJC Scale 5 SCP 12 - 17 - £28,598 - £31,022 per annum (Full time, full year salary)

Contracted Hours: 36 hours 40 minutes per week

Based: Hollinwood Academy

Closing Date: 16th March 2026 9am

Shortlisting: TBC

Further Information: Tania Tushingham (School Business Manager) ttushingham@newbridgegroup.org

Completed application forms to recruitment@newbridgegroup.org