Data Protection Admin Officer - Initio Learning Trust

Dorset Council; Wimborne Minster; Hybrid; GBP 9,700 - 9,800; Part time

Job summary

Initio Learning Trust in Dorset is seeking a part-time Data Protection Admin Officer to join its IT Shared Services Team for a fixed-term of one year.

The role offers flexible patterns: 15 hours per week over 41 weeks (term-time) or 13.5 hours per week over 52 weeks, with hybrid working and travel to Broadstone.

Salary is Grade 5: £26,427-£26,847 per annum full-time equivalent; actual salary £9,688-£9,842 pro rata; start around 16 November 2026; closing date 19 October; safeguarding checks apply.

Job description

About the role

Initio Learning Trust has a fantastic opportunity for a part-time Data Protection Admin Officer to join their dedicated IT Shared Services Team.

Contract: This job is offered on a fixed term basis, for the duration of one year.

It is a part time role with flexible working pattern to be agreed - 15 hours p/w over 41 weeks per year (term time contract, plus 2 weeks) or 13.5 hours p/w over 52 weeks per year (or equivalent).

Full time equivalent (FTE) Salary: Grade 5, £26,427 - £26,847 per annum

Actual Salary: £9,688 - £9,842 per annum

Approx Start: 16 November 2026 (or earlier if possible)

Location: You will be required to travel to Broadstone, with a combination of office based and home working.

Closing date: Monday 19th October (midnight)

Interview Date: Tuesday 27th October

Further Information

Initio Trust values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The Trust will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who is not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

About Us

Initio Learning Trust is a multi-academy trust based in Dorset. We are responsible and accountable for the education of over 7000 pupils from 3 to 19 years of age and for the employment and support of over 1000 staff in 19 schools across Dorset, from Bridport in the West of the county to Verwood in the East.

We believe in enabling every person to thrive within their role, and our core values of Ambition, Collaboration and Respect underpin the pride we take in offering genuine professional development opportunities for all our staff; and in our focus on staff wellbeing.