Administration Assistant - Sixth Form, United Kingdom

Job title and organisation:Administration Assistant -Sixth Form - Allerton Grange High School
Salary:B1 Level 4 to 6 (Pro rata£21,529 rising over time to£22,513)
Hours:37
Contract:Permanent
Location:Allerton Grange School, Talbot Avenue, Leeds, LS17 6SF
Closing Date and Time:Sunday 14 June 2026

ASPIRE, GROW, SUCCEED

• Are you a highly organised and proactive administrator, ready to play a key role in supporting Sixth Form students at a pivotal stage of their education?

• Would you like to thrive in a professional, fast‑paced school environment, working alongside a supportive team committed to excellence and student success?

If so, we would love to hear from you

Allerton Grange School is seeking to appoint an Administration Assistant to support the Sixth Form team. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organised and professional individual to join our school community.

This role is for 37 hours per week, term time only plus 10 additional days.

We are committed to supporting flexible working and for the right candidate will consider requests for part-time/flexible working arrangements.

Our Culture

We are proud to be a school delivering an exceptional quality of education. We are true to our core values and enable our employees to engage in challenging and rewarding work, whilst at the same time supporting them to aspire, grow and succeed. We believe that engaged, motivated and happy staff are the foundation of a successful school community.

Our Values

The Allerton Grange values are the behaviours and qualities that are valued in fellow employees and our staff community. At Allerton Grange, we place particular emphasis on the following values, behaviours and qualities. This means we are looking to recruit and promote people who live these values on a daily basis.

• Integrity
• Compassion
• Community
• Humility
• Emotional Intelligence
• Courage
• Critical Thinker
• Collaborative
• Diligent
• A Role Model

The challenge to us all at Allerton Grange School is to continue to improve and grow as a community. We need to unlock the skill, passion and discretionary effort that undoubtedly exists within our teachers in order to reinforce the status of our wonderful profession as well as promote individual wellbeing. We also want to ensure that our teachers feel able to make the next steps in their career but we also wish to create a culture here at Allerton Grange School that encourages them to stay and grow with us.

The successful post holder will:

• Be a highly organised, reliable administrator with the ability to manage workload effectively and maintain high standards.
• Embrace change and contribute positively to improving systems, processes and outcomes within the Sixth Form and wider admin team.
• Communicate clearly and professionally with students, staff, parents and external partners.
• Demonstrate professional drive, energy and attention to detail, ensuring the Sixth Form runs smoothly on a day‑to‑day basis.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the school and play an active role as part of the wider school administration team, supporting ongoing school improvement.

We will offer:

• A talented, supportive staff team and a culture rooted in professional growth.
• Excellent benefits including a generous pension, enhanced leave, strong wellbeing support, access to a wide range of discounts and initiatives, and a clear commitment to flexible working, with requests for varied working arrangements welcomed as part of our approach to staff wellbeing.
• Outstanding facilities, including free onsite parking with EV charging points, gym access, and a modern, well‑resourced building.
• A strong focus on staff wellbeing and work-life balance, underpinned by a fair workload charter and staff voice framework.
• A Headteacher, Leadership Team and Governing Body dedicated to creating a school of outstanding practice.
• Excellent professional development opportunities, including a subject‑specific CPD model aimed at deepening subject knowledge.
• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people within a diverse, inclusive, truly comprehensive community.

If you share our values, ambition, have a proven track record, and relish a new challenge we look forward to receiving your application.

If you would like to apply for this post please download the application pack from our school website . The pack will include further details about the post, including how to apply.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children's barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read ourrecruitment of ex-offenders policy

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through theSkilled Worker visaroute before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least£41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.

The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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