Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: Full Time term time only plus 5 inset days, Monday to Friday 8:00am - 3:30pm
Number of Positions: 1
Salary: £26,403 - £28,142, pro rata
Start Date: 1st July 2026

 

North Ridge is an Outstanding specialist high school for pupils with persistent and complex special educational needs, aged 11-19 years.

We are a fast developing school split across two sites, that incorporates a range of student led businesses located at our 6th Form Hub in Cheetham Hill.

Our pupils are truly one-of-a-kind. Each pupil brings their own unique blend of strengths, challenges, and personality. Our pupils have a wide range of learning and associated special educational needs. It’s this diversity that makes our school such a vibrant and special place.  

Your role will be at the heart of their journey. You’ll help shape their future, preparing them for life beyond school so they can thrive, contribute, and lead happy, fulfilled lives within their communities.

Are you looking for an exciting challenge? Do you want to join an enthusiastic truly collaborative team that strives to achieve our goal of excellence? 


The Governors seek to appoint a dynamic and conscientious, hard working individual who has experience of working in a busy, demanding and diverse administrative environment. At North Ridge we work together to support pupils with special educational needs to be able to ”do their best”. 

The successful applicant will benefit from working in a school with a positive, caring, ethos where team work is important. They will have access to a supportive staff development and training programme.

  

Experience and attributes:

  • Possess excellent personal, administrative and organisational skills
  • Have high standards of literacy, numeracy and ICT skills
  • The ability to plan and prioritise own workload, meeting set deadlines
  • Excellent communication skills
  • The ability to maintain a calm, positive and professional manner at all times
  • Be aware of and comply with child protection procedures, code of conduct, health, safety & security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting any concerns to the relevant member of staff.
  • Maintain high standards of health and safety at all times.
  • Maintain good relationships with colleagues and work together as a team.
  • Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
  • Attend relevant meetings and participate in training.
  • Be solution focused and work well as a team

The Governors of the school are committed to safeguarding pupils in the school and this post if subject to enhanced DBS clearance and references.
To discuss the role in more detail please contact Lisa McGinty - Administration Manager on 0161 553 0200. 
 
To apply for this role please download the application form and email it to: hr@northridge.manchester.sch.uk
 

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We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.

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

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Location

, , Manchester, , United Kingdom

Job ID

8080