Administrative Assistant

TMET Board of Trustees; Leicester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy seeks an Administrative Assistant to join its friendly team. This role involves providing a warm reception point, managing enquiries, and delivering clerical support with flexibility and teamwork. You'll work part-time, with opportunities for professional development in a supportive school environment.

Benefits

Opportunities for continuing professional development

Being part of a vibrant multi-academy trust

A dynamic, committed, and professional staff

Staff discounts and savings from major UK retailers

24/7 confidential helpline

Generous employer pension contributions

Qualifications

• Experience working in a school setting.
• IT skills sufficient for the role.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the reception area and answering calls.
• Handling face-to-face enquiries and signing in visitors.
• Providing general clerical and administrative support.

Skills

Organisational skills

IT skills

Efficiency

Flexibility

Teamwork

Job description

At Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy, we have a new position open for an Administrative Assistant to join our friendly administrative team. The role involves providing an efficient point of contact within our reception on Thursday from 8.30am to 4pm and Friday from 8.30am to 3.30pm, totaling 13.5 hours per week for 39 weeks per year. The position includes a 30-minute unpaid lunch break.

Job overview

You will be responsible for overseeing the reception area, answering calls, handling face-to-face enquiries, signing in visitors, and ensuring all visitors are monitored appropriately. Additionally, you will provide general clerical and administrative support and maintain school records.

We can offer you

• Opportunities for continuing professional development
• Being part of TMET, a vibrant and outward-looking multi-academy trust
• A dynamic, committed, and professional staff
• Over 450 friendly and enthusiastic children

You will have

• Experience working in a school setting
• IT skills sufficient for the role
• Organisational skills, efficiency, and a sense of humour
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing situations
• The ability to work as part of a team

More information is available in the Job description.

About The Mead Educational Trust

TMET is a growing family of 13 schools in Leicester and Leicestershire. We believe that together we can make a positive difference in the life chances of our children, our communities, and each other. We truly value our staff as our greatest asset.

Why Work for Us?

• A happy and fulfilling workplace – 96% of Mead staff describe it as friendly
• Career development pathways for staff at all levels and roles
• Cross-school networks for sharing and learning
• Discounts and savings from major UK retailers
• 24/7 confidential helpline for mental, physical, financial, or personal issues
• Generous employer pension contributions

As a family of schools, we leverage our collective strength and talents to positively impact our children, young people, and communities. Every staff member plays a vital role in helping our children succeed, from caretakers to teaching assistants to IT professionals.

We are committed to providing our children with a world-class education, supporting our schools with excellent collaboration, and offering high-quality professional development to our staff. Our team is supportive and encourages growth within and across our schools and the central Trust.

This position involves contact with vulnerable groups (children, young people, and/or adults) and is therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. Applicants must declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, and bind-overs, both spent and unspent, in their application, before interview, regardless of when they occurred.