Administration Assistant

Girl's Schools Association; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

The Abbey School in Reading is seeking a dedicated Administrative Assistant to support the busy front office and school operations. This part-time, fixed-term role runs for one academic year during term time, providing essential admin and reception duties to staff, pupils and families.

You will help with filing, scheduling, data entry, correspondence, and events support, contributing to a warm, well-organised school community where girls are encouraged to learn with confidence.

Job description

The Abbey is a remarkable all-girls community of learning and brilliant experiences. It is a place of curiosity, adventurous spirits, and the excitement of discovery. We focus on individual care and attention in a warmly supportive atmosphere, full of fun and laughter. Our students have the assurance to take risks, explore interests and passions, and engage generously with the world and with each other.

Our results are outstanding, but what matters to us is how students achieve them. Our goal is to equip girls to achieve academic excellence with confidence, purpose and joy. This means providing exceptional opportunities across the widest spectrum of learning and activities. We offer more student-led learning and choice in our curriculum than almost any other school, so that students take charge of their own futures and mature into the people they mean to be.

The Abbey School has been a leader in girls’ education for over 130 years. For all this time The Abbey has been a strong advocate for educating young women. We continue to encourage our students to achieve outstanding outcomes in whatever field of endeavour they choose.

We are seeking a new Administrative Assistant to join our wonderful Abbey community starting as soon as possible. This role is a part-time, fixed term, term time only position for 1 year.