Key Role Information

Salary
£22,115.23
Job type
Part Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
03/08/2026 12:00
Interview
w/c 3rd August 2026 (online)
Contract term
TTO - Term time only
Pay grade
TPAT Point 5
Department
Administration
Key stage
Not Applicable
Hours per week
36.25
Weeks per year
43.699
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Thank you for considering joining our team at Five Islands Academy. We are a through-school set in a remarkable island community, where we believe every child is capable of achieving excellence. 

We take pride in being an inclusive school, where each child is supported to reach their potential. We value original thinkers who approach learning with curiosity and imagination, encouraging innovation and independent thought. Our vision is to navigate together, nurturing inquisitive, collaborative, and inventive global learners with rich knowledge and confident oracy.

In our latest Ofsted inspection (November 2023), we were rated Good in all areas, with Outstanding for Personal Development. Inspectors recognised that "pupils develop a powerful sense of community" through a curriculum and culture that "expand their horizons and help them keep their options open."

We are currently seeking an administrator to join our team in September 2026 in a role that offers flexibility to suit your lifestyle. We welcome applications from candidates seeking various working patterns and are happy to discuss how this role could work for you. This is a term-time position with paid holiday and bank holiday entitlement.

This position would suit someone who has strong organisation, IT and effective communication skills, and who enjoys being at the heart of a school, providing a warm welcome for children, parents and visitors to Five Islands Academy.

Benefits of Working with Us:
As a leading Academy Trust, we are able to offer our staff a range of continued professional development opportunities alongside family friendly policies and access to the Local Government/Teachers Pension Schemes. More on our benefits can be found here.

How to Apply and Further Info:
To be considered for this role, please click the “Apply” button above to submit your online application.
The closing date and time for receiving applications is Monday 3rd August 2026, at midday.
If you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please contact Rachel Lewin, Headteacher: rachellewin@fiveislands.org.
Interviews to be held on Week commencing Monday 3rd August 2026 (online).

If you encounter any issues with the online application, please contact the Talent Team for assistance at Talent@tpacademytrust.org.

TPAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application as part of their pre-employment administration. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Other pre-employment checks will include receipt of two satisfactory references, evidence of right to work in the UK, proof of any relevant qualifications and completion of a health assessment questionnaire.

We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion within our Academy community. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and actively encourage teachers and support staff from all backgrounds, cultures, perspectives and walks of life to apply to work with us.

We are a Church School, and as such nurture the wisdom of being in balance with doing. Inspired by our powerful Academy values, we appreciate the gifts that are ours and those we have to offer as members of a diverse global family.

The Five Islands Academy

Rachel Lewin

recruitment@tpacademytrust.org

The Five Islands Academy
The Isles of Scilly
Cornwall
TR21 0NA

Safeguarding Information

Candidates are advised that Truro and Penwith Academy Trust operate safer recruitment procedures based on the requirements outlined in: Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025

Statutory guidance from the DfE on Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006

Our recruitment process requires checks including identity, right to work, and an enhanced DBS check with a barred list check for all staff and volunteers. Checks for other roles may include overseas checks for those who have lived abroad, prohibition from teaching checks, and childcare disqualification checks, these will be undertaken for all appropriate roles. This ensures that:

Statutory checks on staff who work with children are complied with in line with the Disclosure and Barring Service requirements for Regulated Activity and are completed prior to starting within the Trust. Please also note: At least one member of the recruitment panel will have successfully completed safer recruitment training through an accredited training provider

Online searchers will be undertaken as part of pre-recruitment checks

Pre-appointment vetting checks

Where appropriate, details of checks will be held in individuals’ personnel files. We follow requirements and best practice in retaining copies of and the retention of these checks, and they will be recorded within the single central record for the successful candidate, and in line with our data retention policy for all other candidates. All relevant staff (involved in early years’ settings and/or before or after-school care for children under eight) are made aware of the disqualification from childcare guidance and their obligations to disclose to us relevant information that could lead to disqualification. 

TPAT complies with the requirements of KCSIE 2025

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2