Green Gates Academy
Melton Road
Stockton on Tees
TS19 0JD
Administration Assistant – 37 hours term time only + 5 PL days
NJC Grade D pt 4 - £21,759 (actual salary)
Required for January, 2026
Horizons Specialist Academy Trust consists of eight Academies and one Sixth Form across the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire area serving a population in excess of 1000 students with a broad range of learning difficulties.
Green Gates Academy is a small primary school situated in Stockton and provides for approximately 50 pupils ranging from Year 1 to Year 6. All pupils have an Education Health and Care Plan due to their social, emotional and mental health needs (SEMH).
We are looking to appoint an experienced Administration Assistant. Main duties will include greeting visitors, answering the telephone, dealing with general enquiries and other general administrative tasks including supporting the paperwork around Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP) meetings.
The successful candidate will have a friendly personality and possess excellent communication and keyboard/IT skills as well as the ability to show initiative in dealing with enquiries and providing support to colleagues. Applicants will have a minimum of 5 GCSE or equivalent qualifications (including Maths and English) or appropriate experience. Experience of working in a school setting and knowledge of working with SIMS would be an advantage but not essential as training will be available to the successful candidate.
Although this post is based at Green Gates Academy, there is an expectation that staff will work across the Trust if necessary.
An application form and further information is available to download from the Horizons Trust website https://www.horizonstrust.org.uk/jobs or by emailing HSATHR@horizonstrust.org.uk Visits to the school are welcomed and can be arranged by emailing HSATHR@horiszonstrust.org.uk
Completed application forms should be returned by 12 noon on Friday, 24th October, 2025 to: HSATHR@horizonstrust.org.uk or by post to HR Department, c/o Abbey Hill Academy (Registered Office), Ketton Road, Stockton-on-Tees. TS19 8BU.
Horizons Specialist Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. As part of our recruitment process, online searches may be conducted. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check and appropriate references.
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