Administrative Assistant

Milton Road Primary School; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Occasional cake

Job summary

Milton Road Primary School in Cambridge is seeking an Administrative Assistant to join our office team. You will help warmly welcome our community, manage admissions processes, support data protection duties and assist with educational visits, among other duties.

The role offers part-time hours (Mon/Tue/Thu 9:00–13:00, Fri 8:15–16:00) and a pay scale within Scale 1, Point 3. Close date is Sunday 20 September 2026, with provisional interview late September.

Qualifications

• Ideally has school administration experience.
• Is a team player and keen to work in partnership with the whole school community.
• Enthusiastic about what their role can do to support the whole school, and ultimately improve the learning outcomes of the children who attend.

Responsibilities

• Support Admissions, Data Protection and Educational Visits.
• Assist with front-desk and office tasks to warmly welcome the community.
• Collaborate with staff to maintain school records and systems.

Skills

Administrative experience

Team player

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Ascham Road

Cambridge

CB4 2BD

TEL: [phone]

EMAIL: [e-mail]

Administrative Assistant

Pay Scale 1, Point 3 (£25,614 FTE)

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday - 9:00 to 1:00 , Wednesday - Off and Friday - 8:15 to 4:00

Term time only 38 weeks

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our office team at Milton Road Primary School.
We are looking for an excellent Administrative Assistant to help warmly welcome our community into the school and to support with our Admissions, Data Protection and Educational Visits amongst other things.

We can offer you

• Warm, friendly, dedicated colleagues
• Friendly parent community and wonderful children
• A modern, well-resourced school building
• The occasional slice of cake

We are looking for someone who

• Ideally has school administration experience
• Is a team player and is keen to work in partnership with the whole school community
• Is enthusiastic about what their role can do to support the whole school, and ultimately improve the learning outcomes of the children who attend.

Milton Road is a large, two-form entry primary school in the North of Cambridge, within walking distance of the historic City Centre.

As a school, we are excited by the many opportunities that we already offer our children and look forward to expanding on these further.

Closing date: Sunday 20th September 2026

Provisional Interview date for shortlisted candidates: w/c Wednesday 23rd September 2026

Milton Road Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a DBS check.