Admin Assistant at Oyster Park Primary Academy

Oyster Park Primary Academy; Castleford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted local fitness facilities

Onsite health checks

Job summary

Oyster Park Primary Academy in Castleford is seeking an Admin Assistant to join our team. The successful candidate will be highly organized, able to prioritise tasks, and act as the first point of contact for parents, carers and visitors, maintaining calm and professional communications.

You will work with colleagues across the school and Castleford Trust, develop ICT skills, and participate in ongoing professional development while supporting admin and finance systems and deadlines.

Qualifications

• GCSE standard with Maths and English at grade C/4 or equivalent.
• Excellent numeracy and literacy skills.
• Able to work in a team and on own initiative.
• Competent user of ICT.
• Willing to undertake regular professional development.
• Experience in an admin role is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• First point of contact for parents, carers and visitors.
• Maintain admin and finance systems and manage deadlines.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the school and Castleford Trust.
• Prioritise tasks and manage workloads effectively.
• Commit to ongoing professional development.

Skills

GCSE Maths & English (4+)

Numeracy

Literacy

ICT Proficiency

Communication

Education

GCSEs A-C or 4+ in Maths & English

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About this Role

Wehave an exciting opportunity for an Admin Assistant to join our team. The idealcandidate will be highly organised, resilient and able to prioritise tasks andkeep on top of deadlines. You'll need to have high standards, attention todetail and be confident in working with admin and finance systems. You will beworking with colleagues across the school, and Castleford Trust. You will alsoneed to be confident and clear in your communications. You will be the firstpoint of contact for parents/carers/visitors to the Academy so will need a calmand resilient manner.

You will be:

• Educated to GCSE standard with a minimum of grades A*-C or grade 4 or above in maths and English or equivalent, i.e. NVQ level 2 or similar.
• Able to demonstrate excellent numeracy and literacy skills and standards.
• Able to work as part of a team and on own initiative measuring the impact of your actions.
• A competent user of ICT
• Willing to partake in regular continued professional development.
• If possible able to demonstrate relevant experience of working within an admin role.

What can you expect from us?

• Unwavering support and a culture of collaboration: you will benefit from exceptional support from our executive leaders, leadership teams, and dedicated Trust specialists across key areas including curriculum development, safeguarding, inclusion, governance, HR, finance, estates, IT and compliance. At Castleford Trust collaboration is at the heart of everything we do - your success is our shared success.
• Wellbeing and Community: from Day 1 your wellbeing matters to us. You will have access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family members. Throughout our local community, you will be able to join local fitness and swimming facilities at a discounted rate, and each year be able to take advantage of our onsite health checks. We regularly review and update our services to meet the needs of colleagues at all stages in their life and careers.
• Working together to achieve excellence for all: all the academies within the Trust have a strong purpose and seek to have a positive impact on the communities that they serve and to support families to overcome any social disadvantage. We are deeply committed to our values of Care, Aspire and Succeed and have very high expectations and aspirations for pupils and colleagues alike.

Closing date for Applications:

Providing suitable interest, the closing date for applications is 8.00 am on Friday 30th October 2026 with interviews taking place on Thursday 5th November 2026.

References:

References will be taken up shortly after shortlisting and prior to interview using the contact details you supply on your application.

Equal Opportunities:

Castleford Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignement, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership. Castleford Trust welcomes applications from anyone who meets the criteria for the role.

All completed application forms should besubmittedthrough the My New TermPortalhttps://mynewterm.com/candidate-registration

Visits to our Academy are warmly welcomed, please contact, Mrs Jodie Chapman-Kemp, Headteacher on 01977 515994 to arrange a time.