Admin Assistant

Hopton C of E Primary Academy; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 9,000 - 11,000; Part time

Job summary

Hopton C of E Primary Academy is seeking an Admin Assistant to join our friendly school team on a fixed-term contract for 1 year. The role runs 7:30am–12:00pm, Monday to Friday, starting ASAP, supporting daily school administration.

You will need excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office), strong organisational and prioritisation abilities, and good verbal and written communication. DBS checks will be required.

Qualifications

• Excellent computer skills (including proficiency with the Microsoft Office package)
• Admin experience, ideally in a school setting
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• A flexible and proactive approach, being able to use initiative as required
• Understanding of confidentiality
• Strong organisational skills.

Skills

Administrative experience

Verbal and written communication

Flexibility and initiative

Confidentiality

Organisational skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

• 7:30am -12:00pm Monday to Friday
• Fixed term contract for 1 year
• To start ASAP

Admin Assistant

We have amazing children and a great team who work together to make our school the most exciting learning place to be.

You will have:

• excellent computer skills (including proficiency with the Microsoft Office package), strong organisational and prioritisation skills
• admin experience, ideally in a school setting
• strong verbal and written communication skills
• a flexible and proactive approach, being able to use initiative as required.
• understanding of confidentiality
• strong organisational skills.

Working in a school can be, at times, fast paced and challenging. This means you will need to be flexible and have the necessary skills to respond efficiently and effectively to changing and sometimes unexpected work demands.

We are a friendly team who ensure that staff wellbeing is at the forefront of our practice and we are part of a family of schools. As part of this role, you may be asked to work at other schools in the Trust when needed.

Closing date: Friday 2nd October 2026 at 9am

Interview date: W/C Monday 5th October 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We reserve the right to close the advert early, should we have sufficient applications.