Admin Assistant - Coundon Primary School

Coventry City Council; Coundon; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Coventry City Council's Coundon Primary School is seeking a part-time permanent Admin Assistant to support the day-to-day running of the school office. You will be the first point of contact for pupils, parents and visitors, providing a warm, professional service and maintaining accurate records.

The role involves handling enquiries, supporting communication with families and staff, and ensuring confidentiality and safeguarding procedures are followed.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Confidentiality and safeguarding awareness.
• Ability to use IT and administrative systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide front-of-house and administrative support in the school office.
• Respond to telephone and face-to-face enquiries and maintain accurate records.
• Support communications with families and staff and contribute to office organisation.

Skills

Excellent communication

Highly organised

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Tools

IT systems

Job description

Admin Assistant - Coundon Primary School

Coundon Primary School, CV6 1FQ

Contract Type: Part Time Permanent

Salary Range: £22,274 to £23,563

As our School Administrative Assistant, you will be a key member of our school office team and play an important role in the smooth and efficient day-to-day running of Coundon Primary School.

You will often be thefirst point of contact for pupils, parents, prospective families, visitors and members of the wider community. As such, you will be instrumental in creating that all-importantfirst impression of our school, providing a warm, welcoming and highly professional service to everyone who contacts or visits us.

This is a busy, varied and rewarding role. Alongside providing an excellent front-of-house service, you will undertake a range of administrative duties, respond to telephone and face-to-face enquiries, maintain accurate records, support communication with families and staff, and contribute to the effective organisation of the school office.

Working in a primary school means that no two days are the same. You may be welcoming a new family one moment, supporting a pupil or parent the next, before responding to an urgent request from a member of staff. You will therefore need to be able tomanage competing priorities, remain calm under pressure and respond professionally and sensitively to a wide range of situations.

As part of our office team, you will also have an important responsibility for maintaining confidentiality and supporting the school’s safeguarding procedures, ensuring that the safety and wellbeing of our children remains at the heart of everything we do.

Who are we looking for?

The successful candidate will be highly organised, proactive and able to use their initiative. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the confidence to communicate effectively with children, parents, colleagues, visitors and external professionals.

As one of the first people our families and visitors will meet, you will understand the importance of providing an outstanding first impression. We want someone who will greet people with a smile, listen carefully, communicate sensitively and represent Coundon Primary School with professionalism and pride.

You will need to be confident using IT and administrative systems, have excellent attention to detail and be able to work accurately whilst managing the someone who can identify what needs to be done and take responsibility for seeing it through.

There will be occasions when you are dealing with sensitive information, worried parents or unexpected situations, so discretion, good judgement, confidentiality and the ability to remain calm and solution-focused are essential.

Above all, we are looking for someone who genuinely enjoys working with people, has a positive “can-do” attitudeand wants to become an active and valued member of our school community. You will share our high expectations and our commitment to our school values of Respect, Responsibility, Resilience and Kindness, helping us to provide the very best possible experience for our children and families.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Monday 21st September 2026

Our workforce data shows that men and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are under-represented, we encourage applicants from these backgrounds to apply. This does not prevent individuals with or without other protected characteristics as set out within the Equality Act 2010 from applying for this post.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS, all relevant safeguarding and pre‑employment clearances, and the receipt of two satisfactory references.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept  22, please note, an online search may form to this recruitment process.

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