Administration Assistant

Christ Church CE Primary School (Leigh); Leigh; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Christ Church CE Primary School in Leigh is seeking an Administration Support Assistant to be the first point of contact for parents and visitors and to provide administrative and financial support to the headteacher and office team.

The role runs Monday to Friday, 8:30am–3:30pm, term time (32.5 hours per week), with a salary of Grade 3, £19,410 per annum. It is a permanent post starting October 2026 and is subject to safeguarding checks.

Responsibilities

• Be the first point of call on the telephone and face to face for parents and visitors to school
• Respond to general enquiries from staff, pupils, parents and visitors and undertake reception duties as required
• Sort and distribute internal and external mail
• Provide general clerical and/or administration support
• Undertake general financial administration including reconciling school trip and snack monies
• Maintain and update manual and electronic records including management information systems on Arbor and Excel based databases
• Assist in maintaining and collating registers, pupil reports and any other information as required
• Any other tasks relevant to the post

Skills

First point of contact

Reception duties

Tools

Arbor

Excel

Job description

Christ Church CE Primary School

West Bridgewater Street

Pennington

Leigh

WN7 4HB

Salary: Grade 3, £19,410 per annum. £13.70 per hour

32.5 hours per week, term time, working 38 weeks per year

Permanent

Required for October 2026

The Governors of Christ Church CE Primary School are looking to appoint an Administration Support Assistant who is committed to supporting the ethos of the school.

The successful candidate is required to be the school’s first point of contact for parents and visitors in addition to providing administrative and financial support to the headteacher, senior office staff and managers/staff within school. The successful candidate will be welcoming, personable, helpful, and able to represent the school in a professional and friendly manner whilst carrying out duties in the most effective, efficient and economic manner available.

The hours of work will be: Monday to Friday, 8.30am 15:30pm with a 30-minute lunchbreak (total of 32.5 hrs term time only).

Main responsibilities will include:

• To be the first point of call on the telephone and face to face for parents and visitors to school
• To respond to general enquiries from staff, pupils, parents and visitors and to undertake reception duties as required.
• To sort and distribute internal and external mail
• To provide general clerical and/or administration support
• To undertake general financial administration which may include reconciling school trip and snack monies.
• Maintain and update manual and electronic records to include management information systems on Arbor and Excel based databases.
• To assist in maintaining and collating registers, pupil reports and any other information as required.
• Any other tasks relevant to the post

Christ Church will offer:

• Supportive Governors. Staff and parents
• A positive working environment and ethos
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic children

The closing date for applications will be Monday 5th October 2026 with interviews and tasks taking place Wednesday 7th October

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check

The employer is committed to safeguarding