Administrative Assistant (with Marketing)

eTeach UK Limited; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LG Pension Scheme

Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan

Discount ForTeachers Scheme

Free Eye Tests

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Shaw Education Trust's The Westleigh School is hiring an Administrative Assistant with a marketing focus. You will manage the school's social media, update the website, create engaging content and help run communications that reflect the school's identity.

The role combines front-desk administration with marketing duties, requiring digital confidence, content creation, and attention to detail. You will work as part of a busy school team, supporting events, newsletters and campaigns to promote

Qualifications

• Experience creating engaging social media content.
• Ability to update websites via CMS.
• Strong written communication and promotional material design.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop the school's social media presence across platforms.
• Create promotional materials, newsletters and digital content to showcase school life.
• Update and maintain the school's website and back-end CMS to ensure information is current.
• Support development and delivery of marketing and communications activities.

Skills

Social media

Content creation

Website management

Written communication

Graphic design

Organisational skills

Tools

WordPress

Canva

CMS

Job description

Administrative Assistant (with Marketing)

Company:

Are you creative, digitally confident and passionate about marketing and communications? We are seeking a highly organised, proactive and enthusiastic Administration Assistant with a strong marketing focus to join our school team. This is an exciting and varied role for someone who is confident using digital platforms, has a flair for creating engaging content and understands how to use social media effectively to promote an organisation. We are looking for someone who is genuinely marketing savvy, keeps up to date with the latest social media trends and knows how to create content that captures attention and engages an audience. You will play a key role in promoting the school, developing its online presence and ensuring our communications reflect the school's identity, values and achievements.

Key responsibilities will include: Managing and developing the school's social media presence, creating engaging, creative and relevant content across platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and other appropriate channels. Keeping up to date with current social media trends, digital marketing techniques and new ways to increase engagement and reach. Updating and maintaining the school's website, including managing the back-end content management system to ensure information is accurate, current and engaging. Creating high-quality promotional materials, graphics, newsletters and digital content to showcase school life, events, achievements and successes. Producing and coordinating the school's magazine, bringing together articles, photographs, features and news to create an engaging publication. Supporting the development and delivery of the school's marketing and communications activities. Capturing and promoting the positive work taking place across the school, celebrating the achievements of pupils, staff and the wider school community. Providing general administrative support to the main school office, including responding to enquiries, maintaining records and supporting the smooth day-to-day running of the office.

The successful candidate will: Have excellent digital and ICT skills, with a strong understanding of social media platforms and how to use them effectively for marketing and promotion. Be genuinely marketing savvy, with a creative approach and an eye for what makes engaging content. Have experience creating and managing social media content, ideally within an organisation or business environment. Be confident updating websites and using back-end content management systems. Have excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce engaging articles, newsletters and promotional content. Have experience or a flair for designing publications, magazines and marketing materials. Be highly organised, proactive and able to manage competing priorities. Have excellent attention to detail and take pride in producing work to a high standard.

• Be confident working independently, using their initiative and bringing fresh ideas to the role.
• Be approachable, professional and enjoy working as part of a busy school team.

What we are looking for:- Above all, we are looking for someone who can bring our school to life through its marketing and communications. Someone who understands that social media and a school's online presence are more than simply posting updates – they are an opportunity to tell our story, celebrate our successes, engage with our community and showcase everything that makes our school special. If you are creative, digitally confident, full of ideas and have the marketing skills to make a real difference, we would love to hear from you! Our ethos is ‘Aspiring and Achieving Together’. Whilst we are committed to ensuring that every student makes excellent progress, this concept stretches well beyond academic performance. We firmly believe that every aspect of school should equip learners to be successful in all areas of their lives, both now and for their future. Indeed, every single decision or action taken improves the life chances of all our learners. This is underpinned by ensuring The Westleigh school is a safe, nurturing and happy environment: put simply, The Westleigh School is a great place to learn and a great place to work. Uniting with The Shaw Education Trust brings with it new opportunities and a wealth of resources to supplement our mission to improve outcomes for all our students.

Colleagues will have access to a large range of well-established training opportunities, such as a fully funded L5 Instructional Coaching qualification or Accelerated Leadership training, for those aspiring to Middle Leadership. Outstanding teachers will also achieve Trust Professional Advocate designation, which provides exciting opportunities to support colleagues within both The Westleigh School and across other SET schools to share best practice. With this brings the opportunity to engage in the cross-trust peer review and Trust CPD programme. All candidates are required to provide a supporting statement on the formal application forms which states clearly your reasons for applying, skills and experience for this position. At

Shaw Education Trust, we believe every role has the power to transform a life.

Whether you’re supporting behind the scenes, inspiring in the classroom, or leading with vision, you will be part of something truly meaningful. Our values—opportunity, integrity, community, and equity—guide everything we do. Our vision is “Opening doors to the world through the power of learning.” We bring this to life through our mission: working together to inspire communities where every school is valued, every voice matters, and every learner thrives. We are a dynamic and growing family of primary, secondary, and special schools, proudly serving communities from Birmingham to Bury. Shaw Education Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:

An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support

Support Staff only based on working full time,

all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of

employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’

service including Bank Holidays)

Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy

health services designed to support your well-being.

Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support

and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of

discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.

Free Eye Tests

Cycle to work scheme

Access to our Institute of

Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and

flourish in your role and in the Trust. We

know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to

ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding

one. Colleagues

within the Trust benefit from: Access to a full range of courses both in-house and

professionally accredited. These courses include a variety of the National

Professional Qualifications and the Early Carer Teacher Programme delivered by

Shaw Education Trust as a delivery partner for Ambition Institute. Experienced

leadership and subject-specific support. Guidance

from former HMIs and serving Ofsted Inspectors within the Trust. Access

to the Trust’s Institute of Education and SCITT. Opportunities

to work with different schools within the Trust as a Professional Advocate. Participating

to a suite of online courses. Placement

projects within our family of schools.Actual Salary: £26,666 - £29,376

Working hours: 37 hours per week, Term time only plus 20 inset days (Working 42 weeks)