Senior Administrator

Appleton Academy; Bradford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PD Opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

On-site parking

Pension scheme

Job summary

Appleton Academy is seeking a Senior Administrator to provide high-level administrative support to staff, students and parents as part of a dedicated team in Wyke. The role involves word processing, reception duties, meeting organization and minute taking, while ensuring data accuracy and policy compliance.

You will engage in professional development and help manage HR tasks and recruitment for temporary staff, contributing to a smooth, compliant administrative service across the school.

Qualifications

• Provide high-level administrative support, including word processing, reception duties and minute taking.
• Manage complex data and information while keeping school systems up to date.
• Ensure policies and procedures are followed.
• Assist HR and recruitment processes, including absence management.
• Engage in continuing professional development and training.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level admin support to staff, students and parents.
• Manage visitors, organise meetings and take minutes.
• Maintain critical school records and confidential data.
• Assist HR and recruitment processes for temporary staff.
• Lead and support the administrative team under the Office Manager.

Skills

Problem solving

SLAs & targets

Workload management

Team coordination

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Administrator at Appleton Academy.

The successful candidate will occupy a key role within the school, providing a high level of administrative support to staff, students and parents to help us in our aim of delivering outstanding school support services.

About our School

Appleton Academy is an all-through school providing education to children between the ages of 3 & 16 based in the heart of our community in Wyke. We operate in state of the art facilities in an expansive, modern site. We are part of Exceed Academies Trust and have a diverse, experienced and highly skilled workforce.

If you'd like to know more about our school, please visit our website at www.appletonacademy.co.uk.

The successful candidate will:

• Be confident in solving complex problems and working with colleagues from across a range of roles
• Be familiar with service level agreements, meeting targets and managing their workload to deliver an outstanding service
• Provide a high-level administrative service, including undertaking tasks such as word processing, reception duties, managing visitors, organising and attending meetings and minute taking
• Engage in continuing professional development and training
• Manage complex data and information while ensuring that school systems are kept up to date
• Ensure that policies and procedures are followed
• Plan, review and organise resources and the allocation of tasks to ensure the smooth running of administrative services
• Maintain critical school records and databases, ensuring confidentiality is maintained where necessary, but meeting the school’s statutory responsibilities, including to external organisations such as the DfE
• Assist in managing HR and recruitment processes, including recruitment of temporary and supply members of staff, and absence management procedures
• Assist the Office Manager in leading other staff in the department to ensure that the administrative team deliver an outstanding service to staff, pupils and parents

We can offer;

• A hard-working team dedicated to the success of our students
• Supportive Trust central team, school leadership, governors, staff and parents
• An inclusive approach to learning
• High quality Continuous Professional Development opportunities
• Free access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Secure, on-site parking
• Excellent employer pension contribution scheme

Exceed Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to related online content checks, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check as well as successful completion of a probationary period.

Exceed Academies Trust strives to be an employer of choice. We are an inclusive and diverse multi academy trust and ultimately, our aim is to employ a workforce that reflects the communities it serves. We are committed to achieving a balanced workforce at all levels, whilst ensuring that no individual is disadvantaged or treated less favourably. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnicities and will ensure a fair recruitment process without discrimination, in compliance with the Equality Act 2010

Exceed Academies Trust recognises and promotes the positive use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in certain situations. We would encourage any job applicants, who choose to utilise AI when completing a vacancy application, to thoroughly check the data prior to submission, to ensure it is accurate, factual and demonstrable. Candidate suitability will be assessed at interview, however the recruitment process will reference information contained within the candidate’s application form. Any information contained within application form which is found to be factually inaccurate, may result in a conditional offer of employment being withdrawn.