Admin Assistant

Teaching Personnel Ltd.; Accrington; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Personnel Ltd. is seeking an Admin Assistant for a busy secondary school in Accrington, starting January 2027.

This full-time role runs Monday to Friday, 8:00am–4:00pm, and involves front-of-house duties, handling inquiries, and maintaining records to support staff, students and visitors. The successful candidate will have admin experience, strong communication and organisational skills, and be adept with MS Office and school management systems.

Qualifications

• Have previous administration experience, ideally within an educational setting.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Confident using Microsoft Office packages and school management systems.
• Professional and approachable, able to manage multiple tasks.
• Demonstrate safeguarding and confidentiality commitment.
• All applicants require suitable qualifications and training for the role.

Responsibilities

• Providing front-of-house reception duties and welcoming visitors.
• Answering telephone and email enquiries in a professional manner.
• Maintaining accurate student and staff records.
• Supporting attendance, admissions and general school administration.
• Assisting with production of letters, reports and other documents.
• Managing confidential information in line with GDPR and safeguarding.

Skills

Reception duties

MS Office

Communication

Organisational skills

Safeguarding

Tools

School management systems

Job description

Admin Assistant (Full-Time)

Location: Accrington, Lancashire
Start Date: January 2027
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm
Contract: Full-Time
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

A welcoming and well-established mainstream secondary school in Accrington is seeking a professional and organised Admin Assistant to join their support staff team from January 2027.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced administrator to play a key role in the day-to-day running of a busy school office, providing high-quality administrative support to staff, students, parents and visitors.

The Role

As an Admin Assistant, your responsibilities will include:

• Providing front-of-house reception duties and welcoming visitors to the school.
• Answering telephone and email enquiries in a professional and timely manner.
• Maintaining accurate student and staff records.
• Supporting attendance, admissions and general school administration processes.
• Assisting with the production of letters, reports and other school documentation.
• Managing confidential information in line with GDPR and safeguarding procedures.
• Providing administrative support to senior leaders and wider school departments as required.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will:

• Have previous administration experience, ideally within an educational setting.
• Possess excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Be confident using Microsoft Office packages and school management systems.
• Have a professional and approachable manner.
• Be able to manage multiple tasks and prioritise workloads effectively.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to safeguarding and confidentiality.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay.

This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training.

All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.