Administrative Assistant

Avanti Schools Trust; Bishop's Stortford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme (subject to eligibility)

NUS Card and CSSC membership

Well-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)

Cycle-to-work Scheme

Job summary

A local educational institution in Bishop's Stortford is seeking an Administrative Assistant to provide essential clerical, administrative, and financial support within the school. The ideal candidate should possess strong organizational skills, communication abilities, and a commitment to safeguarding. Join us for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the school environment. This part-time position offers a fixed-term contract until August 2026.

Qualifications

• Experience of developing and maintaining administrative systems and procedures.
• Good knowledge/understanding of basic financial tasks.
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of children.

Responsibilities

• Provide vital clerical, administrative, and financial support.
• Manage records and produce reports for the school.
• Coordinate school trips and events while supporting safeguarding administration.

Skills

Organisational skills

Strong ICT skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Ability to multi-task

Job description

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Closing Date: 25th August 2025

Please Note: This is a fixed-term contract until August 2026.

About us and the role

Are you an organised, proactive, and approachable Admin Assistant able to provide vital clerical, administrative, and financial support within our school? If so, we want to hear from you!

You will work closely with senior staff, play an important role in keeping our operations running smoothly, from managing records and producing reports, to coordinating school trips, events, and supporting safeguarding administration.

In this varied role, you will be the first point of contact for parents, carers, and visitors, ensuring every interaction is handled with professionalism and warmth. You’ll bring strong ICT skills, attention to detail, and the ability to juggle multiple priorities, all while contributing to the welcoming, inclusive atmosphere that underpins our school community.

If you take pride in your work, enjoy supporting others, and want to make a real difference to the day-to-day life of a school, then apply today!

School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time.

Avanti Meadows is a brand-new primary school in Bishop’s Stortford. Surrounded by fields and new housing estates, the school is a centre for the new community developing in the north of Bishop’s Stortford. The school is rated “good” with “outstanding” in personal development.

Avanti Meadows is a non-faith, community school that embraces inclusion and diversity. “From the very start, pupils develop the deep consideration for others, self-reflection and kind relationships that are at the heart of this school.” Avanti Meadows Ofsted Inspection Report, March 2024

Our school is a vibrant, exciting place to be that is open to big ideas and creativity, all with a genuine focus on pupil and staff wellbeing.

“Through our yoga sessions, children are learning to self-regulate, they are learning that they have the ability to control themselves, to try and calm themselves down and to be in the moment” - Sara Thompson, Yoga Teacher

Our staff are inspired and passionate about their roles, the vision of the school, and providing the most fulfilling learning experience for pupils. Learning is a quest to discover each student’s unique gifts and potential, and to lay the foundation for their lifelong journey of learning.

What will you do?

• Contribute to the planning, development and organisation of support service systems/procedures/policies
• Manage manual and computerised record/information systems.
• Manage uniform within the school and liaise with Trust staff as appropriate.
• Provide advice and guidance to staff pupils and others.

Why should you apply

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:

• Pension scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership
• Well-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)
• Cycle-to-work Scheme

What are we looking for?

• Experience of developing and maintaining administrative systems and procedures.
• Good knowledge/understanding of basic financial tasks
• Evidence of the ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.

Further information

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.

Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Education and Administrative

• Industries

  Primary and Secondary Education and Office Administration

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