Admin Assistant

Teaching Personnel Ltd.; Chatburn; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Personnel Ltd. is seeking a professional Admin Assistant to join a busy secondary school in Accrington from January 2027. The role covers front-of-house duties, processing enquiries, maintaining records, and supporting attendance and admissions.

Strong organisational and communication skills are essential. You will provide high-quality administrative support to staff, students, parents and visitors, ensure confidentiality, and assist senior leaders as required.

Qualifications

• Experience in administration, ideally in education.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Proficient with MS Office and school management systems.
• Professional and approachable, able to manage multiple tasks while safeguarding information.

Responsibilities

• Provide front-of-house reception and welcome visitors.
• Answer telephone and email enquiries professionally and promptly.
• Maintain accurate student and staff records.
• Support attendance, admissions and general school administration.
• Produce letters, reports and other school documents.
• Handle confidential information in line with safeguarding policies and GDPR.
• Support senior leaders and other school departments as required.

Skills

Administration experience

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Professionalism

Multitasking

Safeguarding & confidentiality

Tools

MS Office

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. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
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.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
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.
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