General Administrator
| Posting date: | 10 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 January 2026 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS7 9BY |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6207db9a-43ff-4de0-91ba-67a1291f89c4 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a highly personable and motivated individual to join our high calibre Operations and Communications team. If you join us, you will undertake a range of finance and H.R administration and reception duties. As such, your role will be varied and you will build relationships across both the professional services team and wider school community.
You are likely to have gained extensive administrative and finance skills through your career or personal experience. You will be proficient in word and excel software and have excellent organisational skills.
To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.
What the school offers its staff
• Continuing Professional and Leadership development
• Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
• Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers
• Onsite parking or easy access via public transport or onsite parking.
• Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies
• All new staff are automatically enrolled in the LGPS Avon Pension Fund.
• Considerable opportunity for career development both within the school and across the Cathedral Schools Trust.
• A commitment to your professional development. As a growing school there is considerable opportunity for career development both within the school and across the Cathedral Schools Trust.
If you join us, you will benefit from:
• Trinity is a ‘Good’ school with ‘Outstanding’ leadership and management and ‘Outstanding‘ Personal Development’ (Ofsted Jan 2024) -“This is an ambitious school that wants the very best for its pupils, both academically and pastorally”.
• The progress of our students is significantly above the national average (P8 +0.53)
• We develop our people
• We have hardworking staff and students who want to do well
Further details about the role
About Us
Cathedral Schools Trust (CST) is a family of schools committed to inspiring learning both in and beyond the classroom. With a strong focus on music and the creative arts, we support every student and staff member in reaching their full potential. If you’re looking for a Trust that values creativity, growth, and meaningful learning, CST could be the perfect place for you.
Cathedral Schools Trust (CST) and Trust in Learning Academies (TiLA) have recently had approval from the Department for Education to merge together as one Trust with a target merger date of 1st March 2026 to become Amplify Education. The aim of the merger is to bring together our shared values and strengths to enhance educational outcomes.
All staff who are employed by Cathedral Schools Trust at the date of the merger including any new employees who join prior to the merger date will transfer into the newly merged Trust (the legal entity that is currently TiLA) in accordance with TUPE regulations (Transfer of Undertakings and Protection of Employment).
We invite you to join our team at Trinity Academy. Trinity is a highly oversubscribed free school that opened in 2019. We are a values based community that focuses on the learning of all students and staff, that cares deeply for our young people and each other and that is committed to co-curricular enrichment. Our stated goal is to be a +1 school for progress and as such, we are looking for an exceptional leader and teacher to join us in our mission.
• To find out more about Cathedral Schools Trust and Trinity Academy please read the attached Recruitment packs or visit our website: www.trinityacademybristol.org or www.cathedralschoolstrust.org/
• Informal enquiries can be made via email to enquiries@trinityacadembristol.org
• School visits are welcomed and can be arranged via email to Alice Thornton-Parr, HR and recruitment officer, athornton-parr@trinityacademybristol.org
How to apply:
We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. If you are excited about this role and can demonstrate many but not all of the requirements on the job description and/or person specification, we would encourage you to apply as you may just be the person we are looking for.
• Please complete our application form by Midnight on Sunday 25th January 2026
• Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview on Wednesday 4th February at Trinity Academy
• All candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application following the closing date
• We reserve the right to appoint before the deadline for an exceptional candidate.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include:
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.
The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. The post is subject to satisfactory completion of all vetting checks including the provision of two strong references and an enhanced DBS check.
We are looking for a highly personable and motivated individual to join our high calibre Operations and Communications team. If you join us, you will undertake a range of finance and H.R administration and reception duties. As such, your role will be varied and you will build relationships across both the professional services team and wider school community.
You are likely to have gained extensive administrative and finance skills through your career or personal experience. You will be proficient in word and excel software and have excellent organisational skills.
To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.
What the school offers its staff
• Continuing Professional and Leadership development
• Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
• Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers
• Onsite parking or easy access via public transport or onsite parking.
• Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies
• All new staff are automatically enrolled in the LGPS Avon Pension Fund.
• Considerable opportunity for career development both within the school and across the Cathedral Schools Trust.
• A commitment to your professional development. As a growing school there is considerable opportunity for career development both within the school and across the Cathedral Schools Trust.
If you join us, you will benefit from:
• Trinity is a ‘Good’ school with ‘Outstanding’ leadership and management and ‘Outstanding‘ Personal Development’ (Ofsted Jan 2024) -“This is an ambitious school that wants the very best for its pupils, both academically and pastorally”.
• The progress of our students is significantly above the national average (P8 +0.53)
• We develop our people
• We have hardworking staff and students who want to do well
Further details about the role
About Us
Cathedral Schools Trust (CST) is a family of schools committed to inspiring learning both in and beyond the classroom. With a strong focus on music and the creative arts, we support every student and staff member in reaching their full potential. If you’re looking for a Trust that values creativity, growth, and meaningful learning, CST could be the perfect place for you.
Cathedral Schools Trust (CST) and Trust in Learning Academies (TiLA) have recently had approval from the Department for Education to merge together as one Trust with a target merger date of 1st March 2026 to become Amplify Education. The aim of the merger is to bring together our shared values and strengths to enhance educational outcomes.
All staff who are employed by Cathedral Schools Trust at the date of the merger including any new employees who join prior to the merger date will transfer into the newly merged Trust (the legal entity that is currently TiLA) in accordance with TUPE regulations (Transfer of Undertakings and Protection of Employment).
We invite you to join our team at Trinity Academy. Trinity is a highly oversubscribed free school that opened in 2019. We are a values based community that focuses on the learning of all students and staff, that cares deeply for our young people and each other and that is committed to co-curricular enrichment. Our stated goal is to be a +1 school for progress and as such, we are looking for an exceptional leader and teacher to join us in our mission.
• To find out more about Cathedral Schools Trust and Trinity Academy please read the attached Recruitment packs or visit our website: www.trinityacademybristol.org or www.cathedralschoolstrust.org/
• Informal enquiries can be made via email to enquiries@trinityacadembristol.org
• School visits are welcomed and can be arranged via email to Alice Thornton-Parr, HR and recruitment officer, athornton-parr@trinityacademybristol.org
How to apply:
We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. If you are excited about this role and can demonstrate many but not all of the requirements on the job description and/or person specification, we would encourage you to apply as you may just be the person we are looking for.
• Please complete our application form by Midnight on Sunday 25th January 2026
• Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview on Wednesday 4th February at Trinity Academy
• All candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application following the closing date
• We reserve the right to appoint before the deadline for an exceptional candidate.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include:
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.
The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. The post is subject to satisfactory completion of all vetting checks including the provision of two strong references and an enhanced DBS check.