Administration Assistant - Old Park Primary School and Nursery

WMJobs; Telford; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Old Park Primary School & Nursery in Telford is seeking an Administrative Assistant to join the busy school office. You will be the first point of contact for parents, pupils and visitors, handling reception duties, attendance records and general admin under the School Business Manager.

This permanent, term-time role is 37 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 8.00 am - 4.00 pm, with Friday 8.00 am - 3.30 pm. The school offers a welcoming environment and a DBS check as part of safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Excellent literacy, numeracy and ICT skills required.
• Experience of working in an office environment is essential.

Responsibilities

• Reception duties and first point of contact for parents, pupils and visitors.
• Manage pupil attendance records and general administration tasks.
• Support the School Business Manager in daily office operations.
• Contribute to safeguarding and confidential information handling.

Skills

Friendly & Enthusiastic

Clear communication

Caring & sensitive

Self-motivated

Organised & calm under pressure

Positive can-do attitude

Team player

Attention to detail

Discretion with confidential info

Tools

ICT skills

Job description

Required ASAP

Administrative Assistant – Old Park Primary School & Nursery

Friday 8.00 am - 3.30 pm

Salary: Grade 3 (SCP 5-6)

We are seeking to appoint a friendly and enthusiastic Administration Assistant to join our administration team as soon as possible. As you will be the first point of contact for the school, you will need to be welcoming and able to communicate effectively in a warm and professional manner with parents, pupils, staff, governors and visitors.

Telford & Wrekin Council,

Permanent

37 Hours per week

Monday - Thursday 8.00 am - 4.00 pm

Term time only

• friendly and enthusiastic
• caring and sensitive to others
• self-motivated and committed to deliver a high standard of work
• well organised and able to work under pressure
• able to demonstrate a positive attitude and ‘can do’ approach
• able to work effectively as part of a team
• has strong attention to detail
• sensitive in handling confidential information
• able to contribute to the ethos and values of our school

You will be working in our extremely busy school office under the direction of the School Business Manager, dealing with a wide range of tasks including reception duties, pupil attendance, general administration tasks and pupil welfare.

Excellent literacy, numeracy and ICT skills and experience of working in an office environment is essential.

Old Park is a large primary school with 548 children on roll and a 120 place Nursery.

We can offer you a welcoming, positive and thriving environment, a great team of friendly and supportive staff, and our wonderful children too!

The school is committed to safeguarding children and young people, all shortlisted candidates will be subject to online checks. All successful candidates are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We are committed to Safeguarding and follow the Safer Recruitment practices as set out in the Statutory Guidance - Keeping Children Safe in Education. We are also committed to Equality and Diversity. Old Park’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy are accessible via the Old Park Primary Website

If you have not been contacted by Tuesday 6th October 2026, we thank you for your application but regret that you have not been successful on this occasion.

Closing Date: 12.00 pm 30th September 2026

Interview Date: Wednesday 7th October 2026