Admin & Finance Assistant

Newman School; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A supportive working environment

Commitment to professional development

Opportunities within the trust

Job summary

Newman School in Rotherham is seeking an Admin Assistant to join the friendly office team. The role is 37 hours per week, term time only, with potential movement between Dinnington and Whiston to cover site needs.

You will support the smooth running of a busy school office and act as a welcoming reception for pupils, staff and visitors. Under the Office Manager and alongside the Admin Officer, you will perform routine administrative tasks, coordinate duties, and adapt to changing priorities in a

Qualifications

• Experience providing admin support in a busy office setting.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with accuracy and timeliness.
• Friendly, approachable communication with pupils, staff and visitors.

Responsibilities

• Provide a professional, welcoming reception service for pupils, staff, parents and visitors.
• Support day-to-day office duties: messages, records, filing, emails and general enquiries.
• Coordinate various office tasks under the direction of the Office Manager.
• Assist with routine administrative tasks in a busy school office.
• Work collaboratively with the admin team across site locations as needed.

Skills

Can do attitude

Reception and front desk

Office coordination

Job description

This role is for 37 hours per week, term time only.

We are seeking to appoint an Admin Assistant at Newman School, based in Rotherham. This is an exciting opportunity to join the school at an important time in its development, following a period of change and its recent move into a multi-academy trust. As part of a newly establishing office team, you will support the smooth running of a busy school office by carrying out a range of day-to-day administrative tasks, helping to coordinate office duties and providing a welcoming and efficient reception service.

Working under the direction of the newly appointed Office Manager, and alongside the Admin Officer and wider school team, you will be organised, approachable and willing to support wherever needed. You will bring a positive, practical approach to routine administration and will be comfortable working in a busy environment where priorities can change quickly.

You will:

• Have a can do attitude and a willingness to support a busy school office.
• Be confident carrying out routine administrative tasks accurately and efficiently.
• Provide a professional, friendly and welcoming reception service for pupils, staff, parents and visitors.
• Support the coordination of day-to-day office duties, including messages, records, filing, emails and general enquiries.
• Work well with others and contribute positively to a newly developing team.

We can offer you:

• A supportive working environment.
• A commitment to professional development.
• An opportunity to work as part of a newly developing team within the school, and wider within the trust.

The school is a split site (Dinnington and Whiston), and although the role will be based primarily at one site, there is the expectation the role may work between the sites when needed.

Closing date: Friday 2 October 2026 at 9.00am

The trust reserves the right to close the advert early if enough applications have been received

Our Multi Academy Trust is a group of inspirational and aspirational mainstream and specialist schools in Yorkshire whose main objective is to ensure that all pupils make exceptional progress through the development of outstanding staff.

Venn Academy Trust is committed to achieving fairness and equality in employment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Our Trust is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants

Online searches will be carried out as part of Venn Academy Trust’s recruitment due diligence for all shortlisted candidates, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.