Administrator - School Business in Long Eaton

Grade and Salary: Grade 2: £22,123 - £23,193 actual salary per annum pro rata (£25,185 - £26,403 FTE)

Working pattern: 37 hours per week / 40 weeks per year

Contract term: Permanent

Wilsthorpe School is a high‑performing academy that is well on the path to becoming an outstanding school. Everyone in the school believes in our journey of improvement and shares common goals. Strong relationships exist between students and staff which are open, warm, and friendly and these relationships have led to excellent attitudes to learning.

To provide accurate, timely and efficient administration duties within school liaising with all required stakeholders for the role. The role provides excellent customer service to all our visitors, staff and students as well as administration support to the main office. Experience of working in a busy office environment in a customer facing role coupled with strong ICT skills are pre-requisites for this role.

The successful candidate will be organised with excellent attention to detail and a keen eye for ensuring accuracy. You will demonstrate excellent communication skills with a wide range of people. The successful candidate will have experience of working in a customer service or administrative role and be able to use Microsoft Office packages. You will need to have strong communication skills, an excellent telephone manner and be highly organised.

Benefits:

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• We do not operate appraisal or appraisal related pay progression. All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.
• Entry to a career average pension scheme.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like‑minded professionals.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

Application Deadline: Applications must arrive by: Friday 17 April 2026 at midday. Interviews will be held on: Friday 24 April 2026.

Legal and Safeguarding: It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures. In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment. We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.