Job Description

The St Lawrence Academy is a thriving Church Academy that has successfully served its local community since opening in 2008 and provides children with fantastic opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. We are part of St Lawrence Academies Trust which is a new church based Multi-Academy Trust wanting to serve the young people and communities that our schools are set in. It is a mixed multi academy Trust with church and community schools from both the primary to the secondary phase.. Directors of St Lawrence Academies Trust and the Diocese of Lincoln are looking for an inspirational and talented person; one who can lead the academy towards achieving academic excellence for our students and enable them to fully flourish.


The St Lawrence is an-oversubscribed academy for 11-16 year old students of all abilities. Our PAN now stands at 165 per year.


We serve a diverse community in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. We are an inclusive Academy striving to meet the needs of all our learners in our caring environment. Students from all backgrounds and faiths, regardless of ability, are welcome. We are sponsored by the Diocese of Lincoln and have a strong Christian ethos.

We are looking for an ambitious and highly motivated individual to take on the role of:-

Administration Assistant

Required ASAP

This is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant and successful administrative department and you will be part of a fantastic and highly motivated team that is determined to provide the smooth running of the academy for every individual. The role will be part of our Admin team supporting all staff, together with some basic finance processing. The hours of work would be Monday 8am to 4.30pm, Tuesday to Thursday 8am to 4pm and Friday 8am to 3pm. We would consider reasonable flexible requests.

The successful candidate will:

Have a friendly, welcoming and professional manner Be well presented and willing to assist with any queries effectively Preferably have experience of working in a school or customer services environment Demonstrate the ability to multitask and prioritise workload Be passionate about young people, their development and wellbeing Be highly motivated, well organised and hard working with the ability to work on own initiative Have the ability to meet deadlines, whilst remaining calm under pressure Have flexibility in approach, vision and commitment Have the ability to support and communicate effectively at all levels Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to cope with challenging situations Have knowledge of a range of IT packages Desirable experience of processing finance orders, but training will be given

We can offer:

A supportive and experienced administration team An outstanding community of staff and governors who work as a strong team to best support our students An inclusive and inspirational church school environment within wonderful and vibrant new buildings An exciting opportunity to make a real contribution to our high standards and expectations of academic success and care, support and personal development of our students Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme

For further details about The St Lawrence Academy and St Lawrence Academies Trust and an application pack please see our website at http://www.tsla.co.uk


The academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references, including your suitability to work with children. Applications will only be considered from individual applicants on our standard application form, and not via CV alone or agencies.


For an informal discussion about the role please contact Lorna Johnson, PA to the Headteacher on 01724 842447 or email to ljohnson@tsla.co.uk


To apply for this post please apply online.


https://stlawrenceacademiestrust.face-ed.co.uk/Vacancies/Detail?campaignRef=SCH-SLAT-0065


Please see the attached job description and employee specification which you should refer to when completing your application to demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.


Closing Date for applications is 7th November 2025 at 09:00am

Mid year term time adjustment until August 2025


We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values - equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility - in all that we do.