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Job title and organisation: Business Administrator - Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College

Salary: Appointment will be made on the Sixth Form Colleges’ Association Salary spine for Support staff, spine point 10 £27,733 pro rata. Actual salary is £23,110.83 based on 0.8333 FTE

Hours: 37 - Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 4.30pm and Friday 8am to 4pm or Monday to Thursday 8am - 4pm and Friday

Contract: Permanent

Location: Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College, St Mark’s Avenue, Leeds, LS2 9BL

Closing Date and Time: Monday 26 January 2026 at 9 AM

*Applications from all faiths are welcomed*

The College is looking for an ambitious, bright individual and an independent thinker who is capable of working well in a team and on their own initiative, with a keen interest in a business career. You must be a clear communicator, have an inquisitive mind and be able to develop good working relationships with colleagues. You will be supporting all aspects of the College’s day-to-day administration and as such will work with all key support staff department functions across the college. You should be pro‑active with a commitment to providing the highest quality service for our staff and students.

It is vitally important for the efficient running of the College that the post holder maintains an excellent record of attendance and punctuality, is able to work as a member of a team, is flexible and is able to work under their own initiative.

This list is not exhaustive, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the manager which are relevant to your role within the College to meet the overall business needs:

• Provide cross college administration as and when required. For example, but not limited to: assist staff with downloading and uploading of learner assessment evidence (Videos/sound bites etc) to various online college/exam board platforms, or support Human Resources department for example during recruitment to ensure accuracy of document records kept etc.
• Assist with organising manual filing systems.
• Assist staff with scanning learner assessment evidence.
• Administer school systems including textsystem, provide information/data/reports and routine IT tasks using Microsoft office.
• Provide administrative support at college key events such as Open Days, enrolment , interview evenings etc.
• Be able to undertake administrative duties including telephone/email enquiries from staff, parents, carers, and visitors, taking and passing on messages in a professional manner at all times.
• Provide support to the Reprographics department.
• Provide administration support to the examination department.
• Provide the highest quality customer service.
• Support the Office Manager with administration tasks as directed.
• Manage the content for the college plasma screens and ensure screen content is kept current.
• Be responsible for organising all hospitality for visitors in meeting rooms, including reserving car parking spaces.
• Assist the organisers of college events by operating an events planning calendar and venue booking system.
• Liaise with site staff to ensure appropriate layout of Hall and other venues for events.

• To have regard to the principles and values expressed in the College’s Mission Statement.
• To demonstrate a commitment to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons in line with College policy.
• To have full regard for the College’s Equality and Diversity and Health and Safety requirements.
• Be aware of and adhere to all College policies and procedures, including Financial Regulations.
• To take responsibility for continuing personal and professional development and to keep abreast of all relevant legislation in order to facilitate all aspects of the post.
• Support the Strategic aims and objectives of the College
• To participate in appraisal arrangements, as and when required.
• Be professional and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside College.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• To undertake other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the nature of the post, and as may be requested by the Principal.

The job description is an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities and is not intended as an exhaustive list. The job may change over time to reflect the changing needs of the College, as well as the personal development needs of the post holder. All College employees are expected to work flexibly to ensure that responsibilities are fulfilled efficiently and effectively according to the needs of the College and its students.

Staff and their welfare are paramount to a successful and happy college.

These are just some of the benefits offered to staff, along with some key facts:

• Free on-site car parking
• Located in the University District of Leeds and close to Leeds City Centre (easily accessible by public or private transport)
• The framework for Ethical Leadership in Education underpins everything we do
• The College has been rated again as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted (March 2022 and September 2024) and is always oversubscribed.
• The West Yorkshire Travel Plan Network which gives 12% discount on Annual Metro Cards
• Cycle to work scheme
• On-site canteen facilities, with a separate Starbucks café
• Feel good lunches - every half term (Different days on rota)
• Training and CPD
• Enhanced sick pay above statutory entitlement
• Enhanced payment for maternity, paternity and adaption leave (subject to qualifying period)
• Flu jab re-imbursement
• Various wellbeing initiatives, some staff led (i.e. yoga, knitting, College choir, Time to talk/ Mental Health and Wellbeing) + support to chosen charity of the year (voted by staff) with money raising initiatives.
• On-site College counsellor (mainly for students but staff can benefit from this or use the services of our EAP*)
• *Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured offers free and confidential advice available 24hrs, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
• Various discount platforms offering savings across a broad range of categories, including retail, fitness, well-being, and more (Blue Light, UniDays etc)
• Access to Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) – Teachers only
• West Yorkshire Pensions – Support staff only
• Access to the beautiful chapel with regular services for staff to attend
• End of year College BBQ for staff + Mission and Ethos ' day, Staff Retreat Day
• Lots of celebration and fundraising reasons for cake baking (or just eating!)

Closing date: 9am on Monday 26 January 2026

It is intended that interviews will take place as soon as possible following the closing date.

For further details and an application pack please visit:

The College is committed to Safeguarding and promotes the welfare of young people and expects all staff, students and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check and a satisfactory Social Media check. Further information regarding our safeguarding practices, including our Safeguarding Policy can be found on ourwebsite .

In promoting equal opportunities we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK-either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.

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