Admin Assistant (Pupil Responsibility) – Maternity Cover

Dunstable Icknield Lower School; Dunstable; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 12,000; Part time

Job summary

Dunstable Icknield Lower School is seeking an organised Admin Assistant (Pupil Responsibility) to join the school office on a maternity cover contract. The role is fixed-term and part-time, with responsibilities including general admin, pupil-related tasks and supporting staff.

Hours are 18–20 per week during term-time plus INSET days, with a start date around December or January. The post offers progression within Scholars’ Education Trust and DBS checks are required.

Qualifications

• Term-time + INSET days
• Fixed-term maternity cover

Responsibilities

• Support the school office team with administration.
• Assist with pupil data, communications and related tasks.

Job description

Admin Assistant (Pupil Responsibility) - Maternity Cover
Dunstable Icknield Lower School

Grade: H3

Actual Annual Salary: £10,998 - £12,219 per annum (dependent on hours)

Hours: 18 to 20 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 8.30 or 9am start)

Terms: Term-time + INSET days

Contract: Fixed-term maternity cover - up to 1 year

Start Date: Dec 26/Jan 27

Dunstable Icknield Lower School is looking to appoint a highly organised and thorough administrator to support our school office team. Please see the attached job description for further details.

The school is part of Scholars’ Education Trust (SET), an established, cross phase, multi-academy trust formed in 2012.

Staff at Dunstable Icknield benefit from shared professional development opportunities, collaborative practices, and the expertise of colleagues at Priory Academy, which is also part of the same trust. Priory Academy is the school that most of our Year 4 pupils transition to upon leaving.

If you have any questions, please contact HR - [e-mail] or on 01727 734424.

Closing date for application: 19 October 2026

Date of Interview: TBC

Diversity: Scholars’ Education Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.

Declaration of criminal offences: The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an up-to-date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so.

Equal Opportunity: Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer.