Administration Lead
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School:
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust -
Location:
Sunderland -
Salary:
Grade G, SCP 19-23 (£32,061 - £34,434 per annum, pro rata) -
Hours:
37 hours per week, Fixed Term until 31st August 2026, Term Time Only plus 10 days (40 weeks) -
Contractual Status:
Fixed term -
Closing Date:
12th Oct 2025
Location: St Robert of Newminster Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Grade: Grade G, SCP 19-23 (£32,061 – £34,434 pro rata)
Hours: 37 hours per week, fixed term until 31st August 2026 (TTO plus 10 days)
We are proud to be part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, a family of secondary, middle, primary and first schools in Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland and Sunderland. Bishop Wilkinson is the largest catholic education trust in the North East of England and will have a total of 48 schools. This is an exciting time to join our supportive, and growing team.
We are seeking an individual to:
- To provide administrative support for the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team.
- To be responsible for the effective and efficient running of the school office, ensuring correct staffing and customer and working relationships are maintained.
- To facilitate the smooth running of the school administrative processes e.g., student admissions and records, recruitment and staffing paperwork, ensuring cover for absent staff, etc
- To ensure all duties undertaken are maintained in a professional manner.
- To contribute to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children and young people regarding Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The successful candidate will have:
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent or relevant experience of working in a similar role.
- Experience of working in an office environment, providing high level administrative support
- Ability to plan and develop effective administrative functions
- Competence of Microsoft (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, etc)
- It would be advantageous if the successful candidate has some experience of GDPR, subject access requests and freedom of information requests.
For an application form and further details about this vacancy please visit our website http://bwcet.com/vacancies/ where applications can be completed online.
Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 12th October 2025
Shortlisting Date: w/c 13th October 2025
Interview Date: TBC
The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an enhanced DBS check. An online search will be completed for all shortlisted candidates.
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, formerly The Trinity Catholic Multi Academy Trust was set up on 1 February 2012. Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead was the first school in the trust.
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, is currently a family of 5 secondary schools and 21 primary schools from across Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham and Northumberland, in the west of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. The Trust is expanding rapidly and will reach a total of 48 schools by Summer 2022.
We feel very privileged to be able to work with our wonderful children and the amazingly gifted and dedicated staff and leaders across all of our schools. Our motivation and general philosophy are built on ever improving standards of discipline, nurture and care, teaching and learning and quality of leadership. Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust will be a partnership that affirms the dignity of the individual. The person is at the heart of Christ’s teaching: this is why the promotion of the human person is the goal of our Trust.
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