Office Manager

Ref: SCH-ATCT-0426 1 day(s) remaining
Establishment: Witton Park Academy Location: Blackburn Salary: 29572.00 - 33366.00 Department: Admin Job Type: Part Time
Closing Date: 07/07/2025 09:00 Interview Date: W/C 7th July 2025 Start Date: 01/09/2025

Additional Information

Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: TTO Plus - Term time only plus weeks Hours per Week: 37.00 Weeks per Year: 45.250 Pay Grade: NJC Payscale | SCP16 - SCP23 Scale Point: SCP16-SCPSCP23

The Role

Required for September 2025


Salary: Grade F - (SCP 16 - 23) FTE £29,575 to £33,366 (Pro rata salary £25,665 - £28,955)


Contract: Permanent, 37 hours per week, term time plus five days to be worked flexibly


Closing date: 9 am, Monday 7th July 2025

Interview Date: W/C 7th July 2025


Witton Park Academy is part of Achievement through Collaboration Trust - an ambitious and supportive Trust, where children come first and staff and our schools achieve, belong and collaborate for the benefit of our pupils and their families. We empower and inspire our pupils to thrive and have high expectations of our school community.


To strengthen our team we are seeking to appoint an Office Manager to provide a high quality and professional service to the school and our Senior Leadership Team.


Candidates should have experience of leading a successful team and of having worked in a support service role, be confident communicators and able to create effective working relationships across the organisation. The successful candidate will be managing our hardworking school office team and will need to be highly organised and be able to work under pressure in a busy environment. Well-developed secretarial/administration and communication skills are essential as the role involves a variety of managerial and administration tasks.


Applications are welcome from motivated and inspirational people who wish to further develop and utilise their skills in a school environment. 


Candidates are also welcome to visit the Academy. Please contact us on 01254 264551 or by email at: sbandarkar@wittonpark.org.uk if you would like this opportunity. 


Closing date for applications:  9:00am Friday 7th July.


Interview: w.c 7 July 2025




About the School


We are extremely proud of our school; the achievements of our pupils, the expertise, the dedication of our staff, our outstanding facilities and our reputation as a centre of excellence. Our ultra-modern school buildings allow our pupils to flourish in facilities for learning that truly does enable us to trail blaze innovative learning – from the bright and attractive classrooms to the fully equipped outside play areas, the facilities allow our pupils to fully explore their talents and to shine in those areas that they most enjoy.


A building, however, is only as good as the people working within; we believe we have some of the best students and teachers in the world. Staff and pupils benefit from the investment we place in their development: as well as playing a key part in supporting other schools through the Achievement through Collaboration Trust, we have a variety of external partners from Google, The Schools, Students and Teacher Network, and with University College London. Partnerships like these create opportunities for all members of our team.



About the Trust


Achievement through Collaboration is a Trust with a purpose! We want our children, our staff and our schools to Achieve, Belong and Collaborate.  


To achieve our purpose, we know there are things we need to get right!


Through a clear definition and articulation of the values and beliefs of Achievement through Collaboration, we’ve built an organisation with children at the heart of everything we do. Our schools have the individuality to make the right choices for their pupils, staff and communities within a culture of collaboration.  


Our Trust Board owns the strategic plan, holding the executive team to account to deliver it whilst delegating the correct things to the Local Governing Bodies. LGBs are supported to build their role around the children, parents and staff of their individual school whilst expressing the “we” of the Trust. 


Key to maintaining our successful educational standards is a clear trust wide school improvement strategy/plan that meets the needs of every school wherever they are on their journey. Our Trust Wide strategy for capturing the most effective practice and transmitting it between more classrooms is in place and underpinned by a workforce talent management strategy that facilitates staff development and deployment.  


A strong central team connects the academies enabling leaders and teachers to concentrate on educational delivery. Achievement through Collaboration is financially stable which enables the strategic allocation of resources that enables standards to be maintained and improvements to be achieved.


We believe that all children, staff and schools benefit from belonging to a family of schools within a strong collaborative multi-academy trust. We are an outward organisation, we embrace innovation and opportunities that benefit our pupils. AtC has invested in staff to build capacity to collaborate with other schools and we are now actively looking to grow further.


If you share our values and are committed to ensuring that our children at Witton children have the opportunity to acquire the knowledge, skills and character to shape future success for themselves and their world, we look forward to hearing from you.


Jane Chambers 

Chief Executive Officer



Safeguarding Information


AtC Trust and its Schools are committed to safeguarding children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service which will require you to disclose all unspent/unfiltered criminal convictions.


Achievement Through Collaboration Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination, and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.



We understand how important choosing the right school is and so, on behalf of our children and staff, we warmly invite you to visit our school and experience for yourself the quality of education we offer.

Safeguarding Information

Achievement Through Collaboration Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.


Achievement Through Collaboration Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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Witton Park Academy

Buncer Lane
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 6TD

Saad Bandarkar

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