Central Services Administrator

Central Services Administrator (The Sycamore Church of England Trust Wide Services)

Location:

Radcliffe, UK

Contract Type:
Permanent

Education Phases:
Primary;

Job Role s:
Administration Hr Data And Finance;

Working Patterns:
Part-Time;

Final date to receive applications:
Sunday, 16th August 2026

Interview Date: 20th August 2026

Expected Working

Start Date:

September 2026

Is a Shared Job:
No

It is a great privilege for me to lead The Sycamore Church of England Trust. Our aim is to be 'the trust of choice' for both faith based and community schools who share in our vision and values. We have at the centre of our mission and purpose the belief that every child has a right to educational excellence through the provision of high-quality schooling.

Our trust maintains a clear focus on collaboration, raising standards, encouraging innovation, and strengthening our distinctive ethos to ensure that we have a positive impact on the young people and in the diverse communities that we serve. Our trust has a strong and unique identity where the values of inclusion, compassion, aspiration, resilience and excellence lie at the heart of everything we do.

These values are embraced by our team of trustees, leaders, teachers, staff, parents, and children alike. We place great importance on what we do and how we do it. Our values underpin our interactions with each other and strengthen our sense of family. Children are placed at the heart of everything we do. Our central team is committed to serving schools in a manner that enables them to be great schools, doing great things that enable every child to both flourish and succeed.

If you would like any further information on our Trust, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank you for taking the time to look at this role within our trust, Ian Young – Trust Leader.

The Central Services Administrator will support the operational functions of our trust's central team. You will be the first point of contact, managing calls, greeting visitors, and handling multiple inboxes professionally and efficiently.

Your duties will include data inputting, updating systems and logs, generating reports, and supporting HR administration, such as creating letters and s. Completing these tasks accurately, you will ensure the smooth operation of the trust and make a meaningful difference trust wide.

• Act as a first point of contact for routine enquiries (telephone, email and in person).
• Manage shared inboxes, triaging correspondence in line with agreed guidance.
• Provide routine administrative support including photocopying, filing, scanning, emailing and maintaining records.
• Organise meetings and appointments, including room bookings and basic logistics, as directed.
• Produce routine documents and reports using standard templates and systems.

• To maintain the trust-based contract and asset register.
• Enter data into financial systems as required.
• Support reconciliation processes and update registers as instructed.
• Retrieve and send remittance information when required.

• Arrange meetings, venues and hospitality, updating schedules where needed and saving these on our governance system.
• Maintain logs, trackers and records to support audits and statutory returns, escalating issues promptly.

• Become proficient and confident in the update and maintenance of our systems along with other relevant equipment/IT packages e.g., Every HR, Iris Financials, Trust website and Microsoft 365 Office.
• Maintain accurate records in line with data protection and confidentiality requirements.

• Generate offer letters, acknowledgements, contracts and contractual change letters using approved templates within the Trust’s HR system.
• Support recruitment administration, including applicant communication and interview logistics, as instructed.
• Request DBS checks and pre‑employment checks strictly in line with Trust guidance and training.
• Update HR systems and logs accurately and promptly.
• Maintain the Single Central Record under direction, escalating any discrepancies immediately.
• Create staff identity badges using Trust equipment…