Admin Assistant

Teaching Personnel; North East; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency for educational staff is looking for a School Admin Assistant for a secondary school in Durham. You will manage phone and email communications, update pupil records, and support safeguarding procedures. The ideal candidate should have prior office admin experience and strong IT skills. This full-time role offers a supportive team environment and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Guaranteed Work Scheme

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a school office.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a busy environment.
• Calm under pressure with good interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage phones and emails.
• Update pupil records and handle attendance.
• Support senior leadership with general admin tasks.

Skills

Office admin experience

Strong IT skills - particularly databases and ideally SIMS

Good organisational skills

Professional but approachable manner

Understanding of safeguarding basics

Job description

School Admin Assistant

Teaching Personnel has an Admin Assistant role in a Durham secondary school. If you've worked in a school office before and you're after full-time hours in a busy environment, keep reading.

What the job involves:

You're the first person parents, visitors, and staff speak to - so you need to be organised, calm under pressure, and good with people. Daily tasks include managing phones and emails, updating pupil records, handling attendance and registers, supporting safeguarding procedures, and helping senior leadership with general admin. It's varied work and the pace picks up during term time.

You'll need:

• Office admin experience
• Strong IT skills - particularly databases and ideally SIMS
• Good organisational skills and ability to juggle multiple tasks
• Professional but approachable manner
• Understanding of safeguarding basics

What's realistic:

School offices are busy, sometimes stressful, and you deal with everything from routine queries to upset parents to urgent safeguarding concerns. You need to stay calm and efficient. But if you like being in the middle of things and genuinely care about helping a school run smoothly, it's rewarding work.

What you get:

• Full-time (term-time plus some holiday work)
• Supportive team environment
• Guaranteed Work Scheme through Teaching Personnel
• Professional development opportunities through our CPD Academy

Pay: Competitive rate depending on experience

Hours: Full-time, Monday–Friday

Location: Durham

Send your CV or call 0191 223 5071 if you're interested. We'll arrange a conversation about the role and school.

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