Current Vacancies
Vacancies at Great Academies
The Trust is keen to grow its own strong workforce and provide opportunity and career pathways within the Trust and across the Trust partner schools.
HR Administration Assistant
Fixed term (expected up to end of October 2025)
Full time (part time considered)
Band 4, £24,790 – £25,584 per annum (pro rata where appropriate)
We are looking to recruit a talented admin assistant who has experience of working in a HR environment. The post will be based in our head office at Great Academy Ashton, Broadoak Road, Ashton-under-Lyne. The successful candidate needs to:
- Have previous experience of administration work
- Be able to effectively use a range of Microsoft Office packages including Sharepoint as well as other software (training would be provided on specific HR software)
- Have excellent organisational skills and a keen eye for accuracy
- Work on their own initiative with minimal supervision, including being able to organise their own workload
- Be able to communicate clearly and professionally at all times
- Be able to work in a highly confidential environment
- Model the trust values:
Genuine – mutually trusting, open, honest and reflective.
Respect(ful) to all without ego or arrogance.
Excellent at what they do, striving for excellence and intolerant of mediocrity.
Achievement focused- an aspirational understanding that academic excellence is the goal and how we support that in our own areas of work.
Together – believing that we can make the biggest difference when we work as a strong team.
Please see the job description and person specification for full details of the role.
Internal applicants can apply by submitting an expression of interest, detailing why you believe you would be a good fit for the role, of no more than 1000 words, by Thursday 27th June at 3pm to the trust HR Manager. Sandra Cheeseman – scheeseman@gaet.co.uk.
This role is being advertised externally through Bennett Staff Bureau. External candidates should contact Jo Needham jo.needham@bennettstaff.co.uk, 0161 368 5511
Application Process
Here are the stages you can expect from our recruitment process.
We accept applications on either the Great Academies Education Trust application form or via the online TES portal (Times Educational Supplement ).
We cannot accept CVs due to our child safeguarding responsibilities unless otherwise stated. The additional questions asked on the application forms ensure we fulfil those responsibilities.
Top tip: In the section of the application form titled ‘Skills, knowledge and experience’ we want you to tell us how your skills, knowledge and experience closely match the Job Description and Person Specification of the role you’re applying for. It’s tempting to tell us all about your current job and everything you’ve done previously too; but we’re really interested to hear how you meet the criteria for our job – the one you’re applying for.
Your application will be reviewed against the criteria outlined in the Person Specification by a Great Academies Education Trust selection panel; and applicants who best match the criteria will be shortlisted for interview.
Following the selection panel’s shortlisting process, you will receive notification on the outcome of your application.
If you’re shortlisted you’ll be invited to attend an interview with a Great Academies Education Trust selection panel. This may include undertaking any selection tests – for example giving a presentation .
Following the interview you will receive notification on the outcome of your interview and receive feedback on your interview.
If you have been successful, you will receive an email with your conditional offer of employment. Once this is accepted, you can agree your start date.
We’ll carry out the pre-employment screening (including references and other checks, such as DBS, if applicable). Once the checks have been completed, we will issue your contract and onboarding paperwork. These should be returned before your start date .
A formal induction takes place each term; and you will receive full support through your induction and the start of your Great Academies Education Trust journey .
