Trust Operations Assistant in Hutton

Location: St Martin's School, Brentwood, Essex (DET Central Team office)

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Term: Part-Time

Salary: £18,566.00 - £18,856.00 Annually (Actual) Includes Fringe Allowance

Hours Per Week: 25

Weeks Per Year: 52

Closing Date: Midnight, Wed 2nd Sep, 2026

Start Date: October (or earlier)

Positions Available: 1

About this Role:

We are excited to be growing our central Operations team and we are seeking a motivated and organised individual who can approach challenges with confidence. You will use your expertise to seek out effective solutions and will be driven by the opportunity to contribute positively to the HR, Operations and Governance team. You will play a key role in supporting our schools with their operational processes, maintaining strong working relationships with all internal stakeholders, and contributing to the wider HR, Operations and Governance team. Please note that this is a year-round post (not a term-time position).

Trust Employee Benefits:

• Ongoing training and professional development for all staff in a supportive and collaborative environment.
• 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.
• Bike2Work scheme.
• Gifted Service Leave for long service.
• Health Cash plan to support with everyday healthcare costs - e.g., dental, optical, physiotherapy. Includes Virtual GP service.

Information about the Trust:

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.

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.

The 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. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form; CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre‑employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references.