Administration Assistant Fixed Term Maternity Cover
| Posting date: | 04 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 October 2025 |
| Location: | Stoke-On-Trent, Not recorded, ST4 2DF |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 3cf26d10-8019-4136-8186-fab2762049eb |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Requirements and prospects Desired skills
• The Administration Assistant will be working within a busy and efficient Multi Academy Trust.
• The role is varied, assisting with coordinating a number of specific operational and administrative processes on a day-to-day basis, to ensure the smooth running of the Trust central function and to support our 21 schools.
• This position requires exceptional administrative and communication skills.
• Have excellent ICT, written and verbal communication skills.
• Have good organisational skills.
• Professional telephone and written communication manner.
• Experience and knowledge of business administration is essential.
• The successful candidate will be self-motivated, confident and an enthusiastic person who enjoys using their own initiative.
• The successful candidate will be able to plan and manage their time effectively and have strong attention to detail.
Personal qualities
What the school offers its staff
SUAT is pleased to offer employees various benefits, inclusive of (but not limited to):
• A friendly and supportive central team
• Further training opportunities
• Enhanced Holiday Entitlement
• Generous Pension
• Once trained, and where appropriate for the role, there may be the opportunity for Hybrid Working to offer a flexible approach to work life balance
• Free Car Parking
• Wellbeing Support
• On Site Catering Facilities
• Trust Laptop
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Requirements and prospects Desired skills
• The Administration Assistant will be working within a busy and efficient Multi Academy Trust.
• The role is varied, assisting with coordinating a number of specific operational and administrative processes on a day-to-day basis, to ensure the smooth running of the Trust central function and to support our 21 schools.
• This position requires exceptional administrative and communication skills.
• Have excellent ICT, written and verbal communication skills.
• Have good organisational skills.
• Professional telephone and written communication manner.
• Experience and knowledge of business administration is essential.
• The successful candidate will be self-motivated, confident and an enthusiastic person who enjoys using their own initiative.
• The successful candidate will be able to plan and manage their time effectively and have strong attention to detail.
Personal qualities
What the school offers its staff
SUAT is pleased to offer employees various benefits, inclusive of (but not limited to):
• A friendly and supportive central team
• Further training opportunities
• Enhanced Holiday Entitlement
• Generous Pension
• Once trained, and where appropriate for the role, there may be the opportunity for Hybrid Working to offer a flexible approach to work life balance
• Free Car Parking
• Wellbeing Support
• On Site Catering Facilities
• Trust Laptop
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.