Trust Administrator

Essex Co; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Generous Referral Bonus

Two-week October half term

Employee savings and discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Ongoing training and development

Gifted Service Leave

Health Cash plan with Virtual GP

Job summary

Discovery Educational Trust in Brentwood is seeking a Trust Administrator to join the central team at St Martin's School. The role covers Finance, Estates and IT, providing high-quality administrative support across 37 hours per week, 42 weeks per year, with a salary on the Essex Scale 4.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the wider operations team to ensure processes are followed, meeting regulatory requirements and facilitating smooth operations across the Trust.

Qualifications

• Friendly, organised and proactive administrator.
• Experience in high-volume administration across multiple functions is desirable.
• Professional and approachable manner with ability to build positive relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality administrative support across Finance, Estates and IT.
• Support operational team to ensure processes run smoothly and efficiently.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to promote best practices and regulatory compliance.

Job description

Job Ref No. ECC0-91S Position Type: Administration Pay Range: Essex Schools Pay Scale 4 (Point 8-9)

Position Start Date: Immediate Contract Type: Full-time/Part-time Contract Term: Permanent

Application Close: 09/09/2026 Midnight Date of Interviews: 16 September 2026 Shortlisting Starts: 11/09/2026

Based at St Martin's School, Brentwood, Essex (DET Central Team office)

37 hours per week

42 weeks per year (term-time, plus 4 additional weeks)

Essex Scale 4 (pt 8-9): £27,553 - £27,983* inc. Fringe Allowance (FTE) / Actual salary £25,418 - £25,814* inc. Fringe Allowance(based on 42 working weeks per year/48.1 paid weeks per year)

*based on Essex Schools Pay Scales 2025/26

We are looking for a friendly, organised and proactive member of the team to join us as a Trust Administrator. Working across Finance, Estates and IT, you will provide high-quality administrative support and play an important role in helping these functions run smoothly and efficiently across the Trust.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues across the wider operational team, helping to promote best practice and ensuring that processes and procedures are followed consistently and effectively. The role will require a professional and approachable manner, with a strong commitment to building positive working relationships across the Trust.

You will also support the Trust in meeting its operational and regulatory responsibilities, working in accordance with the Trust's Financial Regulations, the Academy Trust Handbook and the Department for Education's Good Estates Management Guide.

Information about the School

Discovery Educational Trust, formed in 2014, is a successful and established multi-academy trust based in South Essex, comprising just under 4000 pupils and 500 staff, across 5 schools.

Our schools are:

• Chase High School (Westcliff-on-Sea)
• St. Martin's School (Brentwood)
• Hogarth Primary School (Brentwood)
• Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School (Brentwood)
• Larchwood Primary School (Brentwood)

We aim for each of our schools to become the school of choice within the community, offering a broad and exciting range of extracurricular activities to enhance the opportunities within their formal curriculum.

Our vision is that strong and effective leadership places our children and young people at the heart of everything we do.We value relationships, which are open and honest, underpinned by kindness, trustworthiness and compassion.

We offer ongoing training and professional development for all staff in a supportive and collaborative environment.

We offer the following benefits for employees:

• Pension scheme - also automatically includes Life Assurance
• Generous Referral Bonus for employees who refer quality candidates to join Discovery Educational Trust
• Two-week October half term (term time staff)
• Employee savings and discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme – free confidential wellbeing support for employees and dependants
• Mental Health First Aiders – we have qualified MHFA England trainers within the Trust and continue to add to our pool of trained MHFAs
• Ongoing training and professional development in a supportive and collaborative environment
• Gifted Service Leave for long service
• Health Cash plan to support with every day healthcare costs – e.g. dental, optical, physiotherapy. Includes Virtual GP service

As an equal opportunities employer, Discovery Educational Trust is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age; disability; gender re-assignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race (which includes ethnic origin, nationality and ethnic or national origins); religion or belief; sex; and sexual orientation. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Discovery Educational Trust.

Discovery Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding our pupils against radicalisation and extremism and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

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Recruitment Team - HR
St Martin's House, St Martin's School
Hanging Hill Lane
Hutton, Brentwood
Essex, CM13 2HG Telephone: [phone]
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