Administrator – Southern Hub

• Job type:
  Administration and Business Operations
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Work pattern:
  Part-time
• Salary: £5,873.00 Annually (Actual) - Grade 5- £25,989 FTE
• Date posted:
  Thursday 20 November 2025
• Closing date for applications:
  Sunday 30 November 2025
• Employer:
  
  Cumbria Education Trust

Vacancy /2025/QKS/18155

Contract Type:
Term Time Only

Contract Term:
Part-Time

Start Date:

As soon as possible

Hours of work: 10 hours per week

Working pattern:
Flexible around meeting commitments (30 meetings per year)

Term weeks:
Term time only – 38 weeks, minimum paid weeks 43.6

We are seeking an administrator to support our Local Advisory Boards (LABs) within the Southern hub, which includes Queen Katherine School (Kendal), Stramongate Primary School (Kendal), Castle Park Primary School (Kendal), Kirkby Stephen Grammar School, Tebay Primary School and Yanwath Primary School. This role will offer a degree of flexibility to provide minute‑taking at 30 meetings held in schools, for which the meeting schedule is agreed in the Summer Term for the following year (5 pm start times).

All other administrative work and hours to be worked flexibly, including the option to work from home. Laptop and travel expenses provided.

• Be well organised and able to work to deadlines
• Have good listening, oral and literacy skills
• Be self‑motivated and able to work on your own initiative

• A forward‑looking, positive working environment in an organisation committed to providing the best learning opportunities for all pupils and students in our academies
• Local Government Pension
• The opportunity to work with professional, committed and ambitious colleagues in a financially secure and innovative organisation
• A comprehensive staff package including an excellent salary and access to the local government pension scheme, generous progressive holiday entitlement
• Flexible working arrangements
• Continuing professional development opportunities

For an informal discussion, please contact Sally McAllister at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).

Cumbria Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure and Barred List checks are required for this post. Children’s Barred List check is required. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, online searches are carried out on successful candidates.

Closing date for applications: 30th November 2025, 11:59pm.