Admin Assistant

eTeach UK Limited; Wigston; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Little Hill Primary School is seeking to appoint a new administration assistant, working 15 hours per week (5 afternoons) in our busy school office. This post is offered for 39 working weeks per year (term time, plus 5 teacher days), and working hours will be 1:30pm to 4:30pm Monday to Friday.

Additional Opportunity: The successful candidate may choose to combine this Administration Assistant role (Grade 5) with a Lunchtime Supervisor role (Grade 4), increasing their weekly working hours.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• A good level of numeracy and literacy.
• The ability to work as part of a team, showing flexibility.
• Experience of working in an office environment.
• Sound ICT and secretarial skills.

Responsibilities

• Reception duties, acting as first point of contact for telephone and face-to-face enquiries and ensuring our security procedures for visitors are properly followed.
• Assist the administration team to provide effective day to day support to the school community.
• Receiving deliveries and purchasing support.
• Support the maintenance of electronic pupil data and attendance tracking.
• Maintain confidentiality of information at all times relating to pupil, staff and all school matters.
• Supporting the Senior Leadership Team with administrative tasks.

Skills

Excellent communication

Numeracy

Literacy

Teamwork

Confidentiality

Office administration

Job description

Do you want a job that is rewarding? Do you love and value supporting young people? Do you believe in the opportunity for every child to have a ‘flying start’ in life? Are you hard-working, nurturing, optimistic and a great communicator? Then Little Hill Primary School is the place for you!We are seeking to appoint a new administration assistant, working 15 hours per week (5 afternoons) in our busy school office. This post is offered for 39 working weeks per year (term time, plus 5 teacher days), and working hours will be 1:30pm to 4:30pm Monday to Friday.Additional Opportunity: The successful candidate may choose to combine this Administration Assistant role (Grade 5) with a Lunchtime Supervisor role (Grade 4), increasing their weekly working hours. The Lunchtime Supervisor role would be from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm each day, followed by a 30-minute unpaid break before the Administration Assistant hours begin at 1:30pm. Candidates interested in this combined role should make this clear within their application form.Little Hill is a vibrant and friendly primary school which currently has just under 420 children on roll. The site also plays host to a small satellite base for Birkett House Special School. As a member of our supportive and hard-working office team you will contribute to the provision of an efficient administrative service to our staff, parents, pupils and the wider school community.

Duties included in the role are:

• Reception duties, acting as first point of contact for telephone and face-to-face enquiries and ensuring our security procedures for visitors are properly followed.
• Assist the administration team to provide effective day to day support to the school community.
• Receiving deliveries and purchasing support.
• Support the maintenance of electronic pupil data and attendance tracking.
• Maintain confidentiality of information at all times relating to pupil, staff and all school matters.
• Supporting the Senior Leadership Team with administrative tasks.

The successful candidate will need:

• Excellent communication skills.
• A good level of numeracy and literacy.
• The ability to work as part of a team, showing flexibility.

Experience of working in an office environment.

Sound ICT and secretarial skills.

If you have any further questions about this role, please contact the school office.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 8th December 2026 at 8:00amShortlisting: Wednesday 9th December 2026Interviews: Tuesday 15th December 2026Start Date: ASAP in January 2027