Administration Assistant

The Deanery Church of England Primary School; Thimble End; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

The Deanery Church of England Primary School is seeking an Administrative Assistant to join its friendly administration team. The role focuses on reception and general administrative support, with a 15-hour week during term time.

The successful candidate will display excellent IT skills, be highly organised, and communicate effectively with pupils, families, staff and the public. Previous school experience is preferred but not essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent IT skills and the ability to use IT systems effectively.
• Very organised with the ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills for daily admin tasks.
• An effective communicator dealing with pupils, families, staff and the public.
• Positive, cheerful, can-do attitude with ability to multi-task and work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient reception and administrative support.
• Support school administration day-to-day tasks.

Skills

IT skills

Organised

Literacy

Numeracy

Communication

Job description

ADVERT

AdministrationAssistant

Grade 2(SCP 3-8)

15 Hoursper week, Term Time Only

(15 hours over2.5 days or 1pm – 4pm – Monday to Friday)

Gross Salary: £25,614-£27,709 (FTE)

£9,243 - £10,000 (actual pay)

Deanery C E Primary School is a caring,friendly and successful two-form entry primary school. We are looking torecruit a highly personable, self-motivated, approachable and organisedindividual to be part of its administration team as an AdministrativeAssistant. The main duties of this role areto provide efficient and effective reception and administrative support.

The successful applicant will have excellent ITskills; be very organised and work efficiently to tight deadlines; haveexcellent literacy and numeracy skills; be an effective communicator, dealingwith pupils, families, staff and members of the public. We are looking forsomeone withpositive cheerful “can-do” attitude who has the ability tomulti-task and work as part of a team and is prepared to play a full and activepart in the life of the school. Previous school experience is preferred but notessential.

Closing date: 15 October 2026 at 12.00pm (midday)

Interviews: w/c 19October 2026

As thisis a customer-facing role, excellent verbal and written English communicationskills are essential to effectively assist and support our customers.

Theschool is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children andexpects everyone who works in the school to share this commitment. The successful applicants will undergo a fullenhanced DBS check.