Job Description

Academy:

Jane Austen College

Category:

Administration (School based)

Start Date:

September 2025

Closing Date:

Fri, Jul 4, 2025

Job Weeks:

40 Weeks

Hours:

37 hours per week

Type:

Permanent, Full Time

Job Reference:

JUN20251965

Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale E: 22,865 to 24,371 pro-rata per annum (Actual) (25,584 - 27,269 full time/full year equivalent)

Working Weeks: 40 weeks

Start Date: September 2025

An excellent opportunity has arisen at Jane Austen College for a Senior Administration Assistant to provide administrative and clerical support services. This is an exciting and challenging role for someone looking to work in a fast-paced and progressive environment.

Before applying, please read the attached Recruitment Pack and , for more details about the role. We ask that you read this pack carefully, especially the "Planning your application" section from page 11. This will support your application ensuring you have the opportunity to tell us about your relevant skills, experience and qualifications that relate to the job description and person specification in addition to details of your references covering the last 5 years.

The main responsibility of this role will be:

To provide administrative and clerical support services to a high standard, supporting management, other office staff, teachers and students in an efficient, professional and effective manner


To provide flexibility to enable the Academy to cope with peak workloads and staff absence.


To provide cover for the PA


To provide support in the purchasing of supplies for the school


To undertake reception duties in conjunction with other administrative staff.

The ideal candidate will have:

Good numeracy / literacy skills / GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English


Experience of general clerical or administrative work


The ability to meet deadlines by effective planning and time management


Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, in dealing with a wide range of visitors / stakeholders


An understanding of the support function in an Academy setting and the wider Inspiration Trust setting



Jane Austen College is a school with a unique and exciting history. Set up in 2014 as a flagship free school for the Inspiration Trust, with a specialism in English and Humanities. The college has grown from two-year groups through to a full 11-18 school of over 1000 students. The college has a history of excellent results at both GCSE and A-Level, including STEM A-Levels as part of our unique collaboration with Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form.


In May 2024, Jane Austen College and Sixth Form received an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The report stated that the college provided "exceptional academic education, excellent pastoral support, and a character curriculum for all its students, building life skills to see them succeed in progressing to some of the top universities in the country and into prosperous careers". Ofsted commended the school's dedication to the care and wellbeing of its students, including the prioritising of positive mental health practices. It is true to say that its staff write a narrative of success for all our students, ensuring that they all have access to powerful knowledge and transformative extracurricular experiences regardless of background or disadvantage.


We are part of the Inspiration Trust, twice ranked as the country's top family of comprehensive schools for pupil progress, and strongly believe in the importance of giving the widest educational opportunities to all young people, regardless of their background. We have strong networks across the Trust, with opportunities to work with a diverse range of schools and partners. We are committed to offering excellent professional and learning opportunities for our staff, with a busy programme of continuing professional development courses delivered by some of the country's best educational thinkers and practitioners.


The Inspiration Trust is a Multi Academy Trust, committed to delivering the very best educational experience for the young people of Norfolk and Suffolk, across 17 schools. We are ambitious for our schools and communities and want to create Britain's highest performing federation of 3-19 schools and transform education in the East. Inspiration Trust specialises in transforming schools in disadvantaged areas and taking academies from failing to outstanding.


For information on what it is like to live and work in Norwich, click here.


When you join Inspiration Trust's thriving network of talented teachers, leaders and support staff, you join an organisation that supports you to be the best you can be. The Trust offers a varied professional development programme for employees.


We are committed to offering excellent professional opportunities for our staff, through careful support and personalised CPD. We offer a structured and specific induction programme.

The Trust also offers:

Generous holiday entitlement


Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions


Health Plan and Employee Assistance Programme giving access to a range of services including claim back costs for Eye Care and prescriptions and access to 24/7 virtual GP Service and mental health support (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).


Cycle-to-work scheme


Retail Benefits offering discounts with many shops and suppliers


Corporate membership of the Norwich Theatre Royal


Salary sacrifice schemes, including home technology, smartphones and healthcare plans, including Dental insurance and Gym membership discounts (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).


Free Parking (on most sites)

Some benefits are only available following successfully passing probation

If you would like to know more about this exciting opportunity, then please contact Rowan Haydel, PA to Principal (rowanhaydel@inspirationtrust.org).


To apply for this role please click the Apply button to complete the online application form.

Closing date for applications: 12pm on Friday 4th July 2025

Interview date: Wednesday 16th July 2025

Inspiration Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We are an equal opportunities employer.