Senior Administrator - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle

Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
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The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle is seeking a Senior Administrator to work within the Department for Education.


Who are we?


The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle the sixth largest Diocese in England and Wales and is situated in the north-east of England.

With an area of 3195 square miles, the boundaries are the border with Scotland in the north and the River Tees in the south.

The Diocese consists of 152 separate parish communities, grouped together into 19
Partnerships, within five Episcopal Areas. The population of the region is 2,368,000, with an estimated Catholic population of 214,257.

The Diocese is under the leadership of Bishop Stephen Wright who was installed as the fifteenth Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle on 19 July 2023.


There are 156 schools serving 54,000 pupils and their families of which there are 128 primary schools, two infant schools, two junior schools, three first schools, one middle school, and 20 secondary schools.

In December 2019, an academy policy was shared whereby all existing academies and voluntary aided schools would become academies within four Catholic Education Trusts.

151 schools are now within the four Catholic
Education Trusts.

The four Trusts are situated in the north, south, east, and west of the Diocese.

They are built on the principle of families of schools so that secondary schools and their feeder schools are within the same Trust.

Each Trust has five secondary schools.


Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust serves the north of the Diocese and consists of 39 schools in Northumberland, Newcastle, and North Tyneside.

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trusts serves the east of the Diocese. It consists of 30 schools in Sunderland, South Tyneside, and East Durham. This will grow to 34 schools.

Bishop Hogarth serves the south of the Diocese. It consists of 35 schools in Darlington, Hartlepool, South Durham and Stockton.


Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust serves the west of the Diocese and consists of 47 schools in North Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland, and Washington.

This will grow to 48 schools.


Diocesan Values
Integrity l Respect l Trust l Service l Compassion


The Diocesan Department for Education


The Diocesan Department for Education (DDfE) assists the Bishop, in his responsibility for 156 schools, to ensure that they are successful, that they act in accordance within the Trust Deed of the Diocese, and to ensure that: there are sufficient places in Catholic schools to meet the needs of Catholic children resident in their areas; the formation and education provided by the schools is authentically Catholic; and the educational standards are outstanding.


On behalf of the Bishop and Members, the DDfE works with the Catholic Education Trusts to ensure delivery of the objects of the multi academy companies.


As part of our mission and aims the DDfE remains committed to providing the best possible service to all of our schools in order that they are able to deliver the best possible Catholic education to all of our children and young people across the diocese.

In order to achieve this the DDfE team are committed to the efficient running of the department.

Catholic schools have a significant part to play in the mission of the Church.

Our Diocesan schools make a strong contribution to education across 10 local authority areas:

Northumberland, Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland,
County Durham, Darlington, Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees.

We are committed to working in partnership with all of our schools and Catholic Education Trusts.

The Senior Administrator supports the Department for Education by managing and providing high quality administrative support.


Duties and Responsibilities

  • Manage an integrated high level administration support service to the Director of Education, Deputy Director of Education, Primary and Secondary Advisers
  • Personal Assistant duties for the Director of Education including organising and maintaining diaries and making appointments
  • Undertake line manager duties for the Administration Team offering advice, support and setting of goals/targets
  • Responsibility for the workload of self and team
  • Devise and maintain office systems, including data management and filing, including the secure disposal of closed files and the confidential storage of Inspection documents. Identify and implement improvements to these systems, adhering to Data Protection regulations
  • Oversee the maintenance and operation of the integrated diary and timetable for the Department
  • Receive and distribute all incoming mail
  • Produce documents, briefing papers, reports and presentations
  • Supervise and coordinate the dissemination of publicity materials and other relevant correspondence, including monitoring the quality of materials produced
  • Coordinate and supervise arrangements for conferences, courses and meetings, including booking suitable venues, negotiating costs, liaising with speakers, costin
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