Administrative Officer

King Edward Primary School and Nursery; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

King Edward Primary School and Nursery invites applications for a School Administrative Officer Level 3 to support the Operations Manager with administrative, financial and organisational processes within the school. The role includes budgetary assistance, processing invoices and financial reporting, contributing to the development of support services within Transform Trust.

This full-time, term-time position offers a permanent post with a competitive salary and opportunities for professional

Qualifications

• General office or similar experience.
• Experience in financial/cash handling.
• Ability to perform routine and complex financial calculations.
• Ability to interpret data and present to senior staff.
• Accurate and pride in work.
• Team player.
• Literate and numerate.
• Excellent communication with children and adults.

Responsibilities

• operate the school's financial system and procedures in accordance with statutory guidelines, financial guidelines, school and Trust Policy and practice
• assist with maintaining the school budgetary allocation and providing financial information and processing of invoices and the provision of related information to members of the School Management Team
• work with the Operations Manager to provide administrative, financial, organisational processes within the school
• support planning and development of support services within the school

Skills

Office experience

Cash handling

Data interpretation

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Literacy & numeracy

Communication skills

Job description

Your Role

School Administrative Officer Level 3

Required from ASAP

Full time 37 hours per week

Term time only

Permanent

Grade D points 7-12 (£27,274-£29,542 FTE per annum)

Actual Salary £23,458.78 per annum

King Edward Primary School is seeking to appoint a Level 3 School Administrative Officer to support the Operations Manager to provide administrative, financial, organisational processes within the school and assist with the planning and development of support services.

We warmly welcome applications from motivated individuals to join our dedicated and highly effective team from King Edward Primary. The role will include operating the school's financial system and procedures in accordance with statutory guidelines, financial guidelines, school and Trust Policy and practice; assisting with maintaining the school budgetary allocation and providing financial information and processing of invoices and the provision of related information to members of the School Management Team.

You will:

1. have general office or similar experience
2. experience of working in financial/cash handling
3. be able to carry out both routine and more difficult financial calculations
4. have the ability to interpret data / information and present this to senior staff in an appropriate, understandable fashion
5. be accurate and take pride in your work
6. work well as part of a team
7. be literate and numerate;
8. have excellent communication skills with children and adults

In return we offer:

1. A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven

towards continuously raising standards.

1. Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives
2. Calm and purposeful learning environments
3. Friendly, polite, well behaved children who deserve the very best
4. Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community
5. A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school
6. Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you'd be suited to one of our roles we'd love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Closing date for applications : 29th October 2026 (09:00am)

Interviews will be held on: 2nd November 2026

Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9000 children in 27 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus.

We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.

We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.

Benefits

Benefits

Pension, Discounts, Employee Assistance Programme

Safeguarding Information

Transform Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment procedures, including satisfactory references, medical checks, Enhanced DBS with children's barred list clearance and completion of safeguarding children in education training.