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St Edward’s Church of England Academy

RISE Senior Admin Officer

Contract Hours:  37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year

Salary:  Outer London Scale 4, SP 7-10 (FTE: £30,285 - £31,610 / Actual: £26,614 - £27,778 per annum).

Contract Term:  Part Time/Permanent

Start Date:  March 2026

Join Our Support Team at St Edward’s Church of England Academy.

We are seeking an experienced and organised Senior Administrative Officer to lead our busy school office. This role is pivotal in ensuring smooth operations and includes a key responsibility for managing the administration of the DfE RISE Attendance and Behaviour Hub. 

You will: 

• Provide high-level administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team.
• Coordinate Hub activities, meetings, and reporting.
• Oversee office systems and procedures.
• Act as a point of contact for staff, parents, and external agencies. 

If you are a skilled administrator with excellent organisational and communication abilities, we would love to hear from you. 

We are situated in Romford within easy travel and road links to both London and Essex. If you would like an informal discussion about the post, or you would like to visit the school, please contact the Maria Driscoll (Headteachers PA) on info@steds.org.uk  We look forward to receiving your application. 

Closing date: Friday 23 January 2026 at 5.00pm

Interviews: w/c 26 January 2026

To apply, please visit https://candidate.unitysp-careers.co.uk/300413HSJ

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.

In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs.  Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks. We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.

We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.