Administration Co-ordinator (Beacon Academy)

Hours of work: 37
Working pattern: Full-time term-time only
(As the position is term-time only the above salary will be pro rata)

Closing date: 10am Tuesday 05 May 2026

For more information and to apply for the above post please contact:

Beacon Academy
North Beeches Road
Crowborough
East Sussex
TN6 2AS

Phone:
Email:
Website: note we do not accept CVs.

This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018.

The school will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2018 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision. Accordingly the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate to the school by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process that they have not been disqualified under the 2018 Regulations.

If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2018 Regulations the offer of employment will be subject to the application by the preferred candidate to Ofsted for a waiver and the receipt of a waiver from Ofsted.

Administration Co-ordinator

Start Date: as soon as possible or September 2026 considered

Grade/Salary: Single Status Grade 5 Points 12-13 (starting point 12 - 25989 full time equivalent). Actual salary - 23968

Contract: Permanent full time (part time will be considered as part of a job share) term time only plus 2 weeks.

Hours: MondayThursday 8.15am-4.15pm Friday 8.15am-3.45pm (some flexibility in hours may be possible)

We are seeking to appoint an organised proactive and professional Administration Coordinator to join our team. This vital role supports the effective daytoday running of the school and involves coordinating administrative processes maintaining accurate records supporting meetings and events and acting as a key point of contact for staff students parents and external agencies. The successful candidate will be able to manage competing priorities work to deadlines and communicate clearly and confidently in a busy environment. Strong organisational and IT skills attention to detail professionalism and a commitment to confidentiality and safeguarding are essential. Previous administrative experience is required ideally within an educational setting and we offer a supportive working environment and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits of working at Beacon Academy

• Flexible working approach

• Staff recognition initiatives

• Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme

• Generous annual leave entitlement (support staff)

• Access to Wellbeing Support through our Employee Assistance Programme this includes free confidential telephone and face to face counselling

• Opportunities to share your views through staff surveys and forums

• Eligibility to access Blue Light Card and discounts

• Discounted use of Gym & Exercise Classes at Uplands Academy

• Free parking available onsite or within close proximity to all our schools

Beacon Academy is a split site semi-rural mixed 11-18 non-selective converter academy with approximately 1600 students including over 300 students in our Sixth Form. We are situated centrally in Crowborough on the outskirts of the Ashdown Forest an area of outstanding natural beauty. We are close to Tunbridge Wells and the south coast. The vast majority of our staff travel to Beacon from a variety of locations within the southeast including Brighton Eastbourne Lewes and Tunbridge Wells.

In September 2022 Beacon Academy together with Uplands Academy in Wadhurst became a member of the MARK Education Trust (formally Beacon Community College Academy Trust). The acronym MARK was selected because staff who work in the Trust are motivated ambitious resourceful and knowledgeable. We were pleased to expand our Trust further in September 2025 with the addition of Hailsham Academy. This continued growth reflects our shared commitment to educational excellence collaboration and supporting the success of all students across our Academies.

We work meticulously to secure a culture of unapologetically high expectations that are underpinned by our collective uncompromising belief and ambition for our students and for the experienced loyal highly skilled and highly-effective team of staff that teach them allowing teachers to teach and students to learn in a schoolwhere leadership management behaviour and welfare are all judged as outstanding. MARK Education Trust is committed to the development of both its staff and students.

For further details please contact the Human Resources department on or email. Please be advised that we do not accept curriculum vitae.

All schools within MARK Education Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to disclosure and barring service checks along with other relevant employee checks.

NB: we advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.