Grade 2 Administrative Assistant (QUE)

Education Impact Academy Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking at all sites

LGPS Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme via BHSF

Staff training days

Discounts via BHSF App

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Education Impact Academy Trust is seeking a Grade 2 Administrative Assistant for maternity cover at Queensbury School in Birmingham. The role involves reception duties, general admin and clerical support to staff, students and visitors.

The successful candidate will be computer literate with excellent organisational skills and may work across sites. Fixed-term, term-time only, start January 2027 with a closing date in November 2026.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a school environment is desirable.
• Applicants must be computer literate with excellent organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Delivering an effective reception service including answering routine telephone and face to face enquiries; signing in visitors and sorting and distributing internal and external mail
• Undertaking administrative duties related to the post such as production of letters, reports and other documents as requested using relevant ICT packages
• Providing administrative support for example, photocopying, filing, emailing, completing routine forms and responding to routine correspondence
• Maintaining manual and computerised records/returns/management information systems
• Maintaining stock and supplies and distributing as required or as directed
• Undertaking other duties appropriate to the grade and role of the post as requested by the line manager
• You may be required to work across either site

Skills

Administrative skills

Reception duties

Job description

Post: Grade 2 Administrative Assistant- Maternity Cover

Salary: Grade 2 - £25,614 - £27,709 FTE (£17,916.34 - £19,381.74Actual)

Allowances: Not Applicable

Hours of work: 29.20 hours (4 x days per week, negotiable)

Contract type: Fixed Term (Maternity Cover). Term Time Only

Start date of role: January 2027

Closing date: 9 November 2026

Interview date: 25 November 2026

Enhanced DBS Check Required: Yes

EIAT is a thriving Multi Academy Trust in North Birmingham incorporating Wilson Stuart School, Mayfield School, Queensbury School, The Hive College, Lime Tree Nursery and Blue Sky Nursery. We strive to share best practice and work in cohesive, collaborative and innovative ways. Our ethos is 'Better Never Ends'.

“These are exciting times at Queensbury School. Caring staff, an ambitious curriculum and new buildings are all driving improvements for pupils. Leaders aim to help pupils ‘unleash their limitless potential’. Staff, parents, carers and pupils are united in making this vision a reality” Ofsted May 2023

About the role:

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Administrative Assistant to join our team on a fixed term Maternity Cover contract up to August 2027. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing effective administrative and organisational processes within the Academy and to provide and effective clerical and reception service to Academy staff, students, and visitors.

Responsibilities include:

• Delivering an effective reception service including answering routine telephone and face to face enquiries; signing in visitors and sorting and distributing internal and external mail
• Undertaking administrative duties related to the post such as production of letters, reports and other documents as requested using relevant ICT packages
• Providing administrative support for example, photocopying, filing, emailing, completing routine forms and responding to routine correspondence
• Maintaining manual and computerised records/returns/management information systems
• Maintaining stock and supplies and distributing as required or as directed
• Undertaking other duties appropriate to the grade and role of the post as requested by the line manager
• You may be required to work across either site
• Experience of working in a school environment is desirable.
• Applicants must be computer literate with excellent organisational skills.

We can offer:

• A collaborative and inclusive culture that values every employee.
• A committed, hardworking team who strive to provide the best education for all students.
• Comprehensive induction and probation support and regular opportunities for professional development and growth.
• 10 staff training days across the academic year; one or two of these days may be aggregated which means completing training outside of normal working hours in twilight sessions.
• An Employee Assistance Programme via the BHSF App – including free totally confidential support, access to a GP 24/7 and counselling.
• Access to discounts and offers at many well-known retailers and other organisations via the BHSF App.
• Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) for Teachers.
• Generous annual leave entitlement for support staff based on length of service, starting at 29 days pro-rata, rising to 32 at 5 years’ plus service and 34 following 10 years’ plus service. Teachers annual leave is in line with Teachers Pay & Conditions.
• Family friendly policies.
• Onsite parking at all sites.

We are the only Trust to provide SEN Allowances to ALL roles who work with students, including Teachers, TA’s, Care Assistants, Pastoral Care, Guides and Drivers.

The Trust is committed tosafeguardingand promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be requiredto providetwo suitable references. An online search (and a prohibition check for teachers) will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. All successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any changes.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and 2023, which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’,so they do not need to be disclosedto employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.