About The Role

Ark St Alban’s Academy

Administrator

Location:?Ark St Alban’s Academy?

Contract: Permanent?

Working Pattern:?Full Time,?40?hours per week. Monday to Friday,?08:00 – 16:30.??Term time only, plus two weeks

Salary: Ark Support Pay scale, Grade 5 point 5-12?(£25,583?–?£28,598)

Actual salary range: £24,449?– £27,331

Join a team that’s transforming lives through education.

About the role:

At Ark St Alban’s Academy, we believe every young person—regardless of background—deserves access to an exceptional education. As our new Administrator, you’ll be at the heart of this mission.

This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced school environment, loves bringing order to busy systems, and takes pride in delivering outstanding service. You’ll be the friendly face and organised mind that helps our academy run smoothly every single day.

Working within our central admin, data and exams team, you’ll play a key role in supporting students, staff and families, ensuring every interaction reflects the warm, professional ethos of our school. From managing key documents and databases to supporting communications and keeping our operations running seamlessly, your work will make a direct difference to the experience of our young people.

Ark St Alban’s Academy is a high-performing, community-driven school where staff work with determination, optimism and ambition. If you’re organised, proactive and motivated by helping others succeed, this is an opportunity to be part of something truly meaningful. You’ll be joining a team that values collaboration, kindness and excellence—and you’ll be supported to grow your skills along the way.

Who We’re Looking For

Someone who is:

• exceptionally organised and able to juggle multiple priorities
• confident communicating with staff, pupils and visitors
• diligent with data and accurate with detail
• warm, professional and calm under pressure
• eager to contribute to a positive school culture
• committed to safeguarding and supporting young people
• ability to communicate in?additional?community languages (e.g., Arabic, Urdu, Somali) is desirable.?

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits:

• Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
• Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
• Gym discounts – offering up to 40%.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.

Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at careers/why-work-with-us/

About Us

We are committed to addressing educational disadvantage. We consistently guide pupils to GCSE and A-Level outcomes which place our cohorts in the top 10% of schools nationally on many measures, including those for the progress of disadvantaged pupils. Our school serves pupils from central Birmingham. The percentage of our cohort eligible for the Pupil Premium is the eighth highest in the country.

There are very few communities in the UK who need great teachers more than ours. Teachers and leaders at Ark St Alban’s Academy are determined to prove that the background of a young person can be no impediment to their success. Our school prepares pupils to succeed at elite universities, with our alumni proudly representing our community at prestigious destinations including Cambridge University, Durham University and the London School of Economics.

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Diversity and inclusion:

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

Safeguarding statement:

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment – this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.