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Head of Site Administrator

Heywood Academy

Rochdale
Permanent
£28,598 - £31,022
Term Time
On-site
Expires 01/06/2026

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Heywood Academy is one of the latest new schools in the New Bridge Multi-Academy Trust when it opened its doors to students in September 2025. We are a 75-placement school that offers tailored educational support for young people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and/or who may experience Speech, Language, and Communication Needs (SLCN) associated with ASC.

Heywood Academy provides a broad and balanced curriculum that enables students from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 5 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 students with ASC and SLCN 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.

The school is part of the New Bridge Multi-Academy Trust, a vibrant, aspirational and inclusive multi-academy trust of eight special schools and two specialist post-16 provisions across Oldham, Tameside and Rochdale. As part of the wider New Bridge Group there are also two post-19 provisions. All of the children and young people have an EHCP with the Trust supporting a wide spectrum of needs from age 4-19 and beyond. The Trust is proud to be national leaders in Special Education and has a culture of creating outstanding opportunities for all. While each setting operates discreetly, they have a shared passion to improve the life opportunities available to the children and young people once they leave school. They work very closely together to achieve this and ensure that together they best meet the needs of individual students. A culture of mutual support and teamwork permeates the organisation.

This is an exciting time for the school as it continues to develop and enhance all aspects of its provision as the student numbers increase year on year. If you share our drive, determination and ambition, it offers an outstanding opportunity to develop in a forward-thinking and outward-looking organisation.

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

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 Heywood 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

Salary: NJC Scale 5 Scale Point 12 - 17 - £28,598.00 - £31,022.00 per annum (Full time equivalent)

Actual salary: £24,459.00 - £26,532.00 per annum

Contracted hours: 36 hours 40 minutes per week (Term Time + 5 days 195 days)

Based: Heywood Academy

Closing Date: Monday 1^st June, 9am.

Interviews: w/c 8^th June 2026

Further information: Emma McManus Head of School emma.mcmanus@newbridgegroup.org

Apply using link- https://www.newbridgegroup.org/About_Our_Trust/Vacancies/

Completed application forms to recruitment@newbridgegroup.org