Administrative Support Officer

The Hathershaw College; Bardsley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hathershaw College is seeking an Administrative Support Officer to join the Senior Leadership Team on a permanent, full-time basis (36 hours 40 minutes per week). You will provide a broad range of administrative support to ensure the smooth running of day-to-day operations across the academy, with a focus on confidentiality and professional communication.

Key duties include coordinating staff absence and cover with supply agencies, minute taking, and delivering an efficient, responsive

Qualifications

• Experience providing high-quality administrative support to senior leadership.
• Able to manage staff absence and cover arrangements.
• Excellent IT and minute taking skills.
• Strong communication with staff, students, parents and visitors.
• Flexible team player with discreet handling of information.

Responsibilities

• Provide dedicated administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team.
• Coordinate staff absence and cover with supply agencies.
• Maintain accurate absence and other administrative records.
• Support day-to-day operations across the academy and contribute to a calm, efficient workflow.

Skills

Organisational skills

Administrative support

Minute taking

IT skills

Confidentiality

Team player

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Administrative Support Officer

Permanent, Full time, 36 hours 40 minutes per week. Monday-Friday, 7:30am-3:20pm.

Term time plus one week (40 weeks)

Start date: As soon as possible

Salary: Points 12 - 17 of the School Support Staff pay spine, currently £29,542 to £32,046 per annum (actual term time salary £26,372 - £28,607 per annum)

The Role:
This is an excellent opportunity to join a welcoming and forward thinking Academy, working closely with a new Principal who is passionate about driving the school forward.

We are seeking an experienced, highly organised and professional individual to provide dedicated administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team within our secondary academy. You will provide a broad range of administrative support across the school, helping to ensure the smooth running of day to day operations and providing an efficient, responsive service to staff, students, parents and visitors. You will also play a key role in coordinating staff absence and cover arrangements, liaising with supply agencies and ensuring absence records are accurately maintained. This role would suit someone who enjoys a varied workload, works well as part of a team and takes pride in delivering high quality administrative support.

You will be required to work flexibly with other administrative colleagues to ensure continuity of service across the Academy, providing cover for other administrative roles when required and demonstrating a strong commitment to supporting the wider team through collaboration, confidentiality, tact, diplomacy and excellent IT and minute taking skills.

Hathershaw College

The Hathershaw College is a very successful and oversubscribed 11-16 Academy within the Pinnacle

Learning Trust. We are a good school with a group of very talented teachers and staff who set high standards and expectations for our children. We have a strong training and CPD programme (supported by The Pinnacle Learning Trust Research School), which offers opportunities to develop your skills.

We are inclusive and celebrate the diversity and uniqueness of everyone within the College. We care about our young people, with our first priority always being to make sure they are happy and safe so that they are able to learn.

You will see from our Ofsted report published in June 2026, under the new national inspection framework, that our school is recognised as welcoming and inclusive, with a strong culture of respect and high expectations. Inspectors judged the school to have met the Expected Standard in Attendance and Behaviour, Inclusion and Personal Development and Wellbeing, whilst confirming that the school meets the national expected safeguarding standard. The report highlights that “students behave well. Leaders have put in place clear routines… Learning typically continues without disruptions. Attitudes to learning are largely positive”. Inspectors also recognised our inclusive ethos, stating that” This is a community where students experience a positive sense of belonging”. These findings reflect the commitment of our staff, leaders and students to creating a calm, respectful and supportive learning environment, alongside our continued focus on securing the very best outcomes for all our young people. We encourage all prospective applicants to read the report before applying.

Our colleagues underpin our mission and values, sharing high expectations and collaborative opportunities through supportive networks. We care about each other and the real difference we can make to students’ futures, and we want to recruit staff who share our vision.

We are well located with good public transport links and excellent access to the motorway network.

You can get a feel for the passion we have at Hathershaw College through our website, but please do organise to come in and meet us in person. That’s the best way to get a sense of the dynamic and broad education that our students are enjoying and what your future at Hathershaw College can be.

Proud member of The Pinnacle Learning Trust

We are a locally focused, cross-phase Trust, with a rigorous culture of high aspirations and strong academic performance that will improve the life chances of our young people through an understanding of the communities we serve. Our academies provide high quality inclusive education and an ethos whereby our children and young people learn by example and grow morally and socially.

Our vision for our workforce is one in which diverse, dedicated, skilled and high-performing staff are operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment; enabling everyone to feel valued, respected and encouraged in order to contribute their best to support us in achieving our mission.

Our Trust invests in each member of staff, offering them professional development opportunities, as well as the opportunity to contribute to the development of others via our Research School. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging.

We are delighted to be the winners of the MAT Excellence Award for Wellbeing Trust of the Year 2025, and have been recognised by Edurio for a Trust Value Award in 2025 for the second year running. We offer various health and wellbeing benefits, including an Employee Assistance programme offering counselling, GP and nurse services, physiotherapy, etc.

Advert Closing Date: 9am on Monday 21 September 2026
Interview Date: Friday 25 September 2026

Commitment to Safeguarding

Hathershaw College is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment checks. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The Pinnacle Learning Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and ethnic minorities.