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Administration Manager

Whitcliffe Mount School

West Yorkshire

  • £35,010.92 - £37,352.91 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
Band H SCP 28 -31: Actual Salary £35,010.92 to £37,352.91 per annum
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
23 February 2026

Job overview

We are looking to recruit an Administration Manager who will play a pivotal role in leading our administration team and ensuring the smooth, efficient and professional running of all academy administration functions. This role provides essential support to the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team, working closely with colleagues across the academy and the wider trust to deliver a high-quality, customer-focused service.

Hours: 37 hours per week, term time plus 3 weeks.

The ideal candidate will:

  • Have ability to build warm, positive but professional working relationships with a wide range of colleagues.

  • Be familiar with school-specific HR guidance, such as pre-employment checks and DBS.

  • Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

  • Be able to work well in multi-disciplinary teams.

  • Be well-organised, able to implement and check effective, confidential HR record keeping.

Full details about the role can be found in the Application Pack.

At SHARE MAT, we aim to:

  • Equip our staff to deliver their best every day; our belief is that by Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best is the key;

  • Encourage all our pupils to go beyond what they think they can achieve and to enjoy learning, helping them to lead healthy and happy lives;

  • Ensure our staff are happy at work, taking pride in pupils’ progress and development;

  • Never stop improving, developing and sharing our practice with others;

  • Deliver training and guidance relevant to the job role so expectations are understood, and staff feel motivated;

  • Offer great benefits, making us the employer of choice, including first-class developmental opportunities for teaching staff led by one of our academies, Shelley College, which is the Teaching School Hub for Kirklees and Calderdale.

Whitcliffe Mount School is one of nine academies within our trust and is part of a close-knit community well located for commuting from Leeds, Huddersfield and Wakefield. Please do make arrangements to visit the academy if you wish to learn more before you apply; you will find it:

  • It is a vibrant place of learning and encouragement where children/young people are happy, settled and confident;

  • Has a broad and balanced curriculum that provides a memorable educational experience for all of its pupils;

  • Aims to equip pupils with the attributes and attitude they need for their next stage of education.

Candidates are welcome to contact the academy to discuss the role further. Please contact Sarah Brierley, PA to the Headteacher, via email: sarah.brierley@sharemat.co.uk

Please note that CVs will not be accepted. To apply, please complete an application form via the Apply button.

Closing date: Midday on Monday, 23rd February 2026.

Interview date: Friday, 27th February 2026.

SHARE MAT is committed to the Equality Act 2010 and also to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children and young people by adhering to “Keeping Children Safe in Education” guidance. All staff and volunteers are regularly trained regarding our expectations in keeping our students safe. An enhanced DBS is required for every post.

SHARE MAT comprises Woodside Green Primary, Heaton Avenue Primary, Luck Lane Primary, Millbridge Primary, Royds Hall, Shelley College, Whitcliffe Mount School and Thornhill Community Academy. A central team provides operational support.

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About Whitcliffe Mount School

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Whitcliffe Mount Academy is a large secondary academy in Cleckheaton, within close commuter distance of Huddersfield, Bradford, and Leeds. The academy is committed to supporting all pupils to achieve, develop and thrive so that they can be happy and successful.

The academy is a proud partner of the well-regarded and high-performing SHARE Multi-Academy Trust and is part of the Teaching School Hub for Kirklees and Calderdale. Whitcliffe Mount provides staff with a wealth of support and a wide range of opportunities to collaborate, network, and share best practice.

Whitcliffe Mount has a wonderful academy community and is a great place to work, where all team members play a vital role in making a positive impact on the life chances of others.

The academy is proud to offer:

  • A supportive and ambitious environment where all students are encouraged to go beyond what they think they can achieve and to enjoy learning, helping them to lead successful, healthy and happy lives.
  • A vibrant place to work which equips staff to deliver their best every day, under the strong belief that Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best is the key.
  • A commitment that staff are happy, engaged and well supported at work, taking pride in students’ attendance, behaviour, progress and development as well as their own.
  • Excellent training and guidance relevant to individual job roles, so expectations are understood and staff are motivated.
  • Great benefits, as an employer of choice, including outstanding CPD, supportive line management, and meaningful networking opportunities across the trust to aid personal development.
  • Supportive leadership, encouraging healthy work-life balance.
  • A high-quality teaching and learning environment, alongside good facilities.
  • A culture where children are happy, settled and confident, accessing a broad and balanced curriculum which provides a memorable educational experience for pupils and staff.

The Trust

SHARE Multi Academy Trust currently consists of Shelley College, Thornhill Community Academy, Royds Hall Academy, Whitcliffe Mount Academy, Todmorden High School, Heaton Avenue Primary School, Millbridge Primary School, Luck Lane Primary School, Woodside Green Primary School and Calderdale and Kirklees Teaching School Hub.

Our aims

Our overarching aim is to help more pupils, particularly the disadvantaged, achieve highly. Achievement includes academic success and the development of personal qualities and knowledge to lead happy, healthy and successful lives.

Our values

We believe education is all about people. Our success is measured in how we help our children and young people achieve. We can only achieve this success by employing talented, committed staff and working in partnership with parents. In doing so, we will benefit our communities. We have a distinctive way of interpreting this belief. We summarise it as:

“Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best.”

This means we seek for every one of our students and members of staff, to enjoy coming to our schools and for all of us to try our very best in everything we do. We help everybody gain the knowledge, skills and habits that can lead to a happy and successful life, both now and in the future. We believe that helping people feel valued increases the chances of them achieving their personal best, which is the highest standard we can expect anybody to achieve.

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