Endeavour - Admin Assistant

Enquire Learning Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Enquire Learning Trust seeks an enthusiastic Admin Assistant for maternity cover at Endeavour Academy. This part-time role requires strong organisational and communication skills, with responsibilities including clerical tasks and customer service in the school office. The candidate should have proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience in administrative roles.

Qualifications

• Recent experience in clerical and administrative work is essential.
• Ability to use Microsoft packages such as Word and Excel is required.
• Understanding of Bromcom (MIS system) and Access Finance is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support within the main school office.
• Act as first point of contact with a friendly manner.
• Work independently and as part of a team.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Closing date for applications: 8 July 2025, 12.00pm

Reference Number: ELTJUN12

Job Advert – Admin Assistant (part time) Maternity Cover

Job Title

Admin Assistant

Job Type

Maternity Cover – 1 Year Contract

Hours

16 hours per week 8:30-12:30

September 2025

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic administrator to provide support within our busy main school office.

The successful candidate will have excellent organisational and time management skills and be able to work independently using their own initiative, as well as working as part of a team. A friendly and helpful manner as first point of contact, and effective communication skills are essential.

Recent experience of clerical and administrative work and the ability to use Microsoft packages such as Word and Excel are essential. Understanding of Bromcom (MIS system) and Access Finance would be an advantage.

The Trust and the school are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks, including references.

Come and join the team – be bothered!

We would love to show you around our school. Please contact Miss Williams – Academy Business Manager on 0161 368 3366 to arrange a visit.

Endeavour Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment: this post requires an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. All ID and qualification checks will be made prior to appointment, as will online searches of candidates (Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023). Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service check and Disqualification by Association Disclosure.

The post-holder will have a responsibility to promote and safeguard the safety and welfare of children in accordance with the school's safeguarding and behaviour management policy.

Closing date for applications :Tuesday 8 th July 12.00pm

Shortlisting : Tuesday 8 th July

DISCLOSURE AND BARRING AND RECRUITMENT CHECKS

The Trust is legally obligated to process an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before making appointments to relevant posts.

The DBS check will reveal both spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings, and any other information held by local police that’s considered relevant to the role. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate.

For posts in regulated activity, the DBS check will include a barred list check.

It is an offence to seek employment in regulated activity if you are on a barred list.

We’ll use the DBS check to ensure we comply with the Childcare Disqualification Regulations. It is an offence to provide or manage childcare covered by these regulations if you are disqualified.

Any data processed as part of the DBS check will be processed in accordance with data protection regulations and the trusts information governance policy which can be found on the website.

Please note this post is in regulated activity and exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS criminal records and barred list check for work with children. An online search may be undertaken as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education .

Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks. Only applicants who have been shortlisted will be asked for a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable for the position. Any convictions that are self-disclosed or listed on a DBS check will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

All documentation will be treated confidentially and processed in accordance with Data Protection regulations.