Administrator

Monarch Education; Alfreton CP; On-site; GBP 5,373,000 - 5,978,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

GCA Approved Supplier

Affinity Academy

Safeguarding training

Refer a friend £200 bonus

Online pay portal

Job summary

Monarch Education are recruiting an Administrative Assistant for a primary school in Alfreton. The role is full-time and temporary, covering a staff absence from 2 November 2026 and lasting until December 2026.

Working hours are 8:00am to 3:30pm, Monday to Friday, at a starting rate of £112 per day. The successful candidate will support front-of-house reception, day-to-day administration and finance tasks within a busy school office.

Qualifications

• Previous school administration experience.
• Strong IT and organisational skills.
• Experience using Arbor and/or PS Financials.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Professional and approachable manner.

Responsibilities

• Respond to emails and telephone enquiries.
• Welcome visitors and provide front-of-house reception support.
• Assist with visitors arriving at the school gate.
• Organise educational visits, including transport bookings and activities.
• Set up and manage associated payments for trips and visits.
• Raise purchase orders.
• Complete goods received notes.
• Process invoices.
• Support the organisation of school events.
• Maintain accurate administrative records.
• Provide additional administrative support requested by the Headteacher.

Skills

School admin

IT skills

Organisational skills

Outlook

Word

Excel

Arbor

PS Financials

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Arbor

PS Financials

Job description

Administrative Assistant

Alfreton
Full Time | Temporary Position
£112 per day
Start Date: 2nd November 2026
Until December 2026
Monarch Education

School Administrator Required

Monarch Education are recruiting an Administrative Assistant for a primary school in Alfreton.

This is a full-time temporary position covering a staff absence. The school are looking for an experienced and organised administrator who can join the office team and support the smooth day-to-day running of a busy school environment.

Why Apply?

• Start date of 2nd November 2026
• Full-time position, Monday to Friday
• Working hours: 8:00am to 3:30pm
• £112 per day
• Supportive and welcoming school environment
• Varied administrative role with responsibility and autonomy
• Opportunity to secure future school administration roles through Monarch Education

Essential Requirements

To be considered for this role, you must have:

• Previous experience working within a school office environment
• Strong administrative and organisational skills
• Experience using Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
• Experience using Arbor would be advantageous
• Experience using PS Financials would be advantageous
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Ability to work effectively in a busy school office

About the Role

As an Administrative Assistant, you will provide front-of-house support while assisting with the day-to-day administration of the school.

You will be a key point of contact for parents, visitors and staff while supporting finance, educational visits and wider school administration.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond to emails and telephone enquiries
• Welcome visitors and provide front-of-house reception support
• Assist with visitors arriving at the school gate
• Organise educational visits, including transport bookings and activities
• Set up and manage associated payments for trips and visits
• Raise purchase orders
• Complete goods received notes
• Process invoices
• Support the organisation of school events
• Maintain accurate administrative records
• Provide additional administrative support requested by the Headteacher

The Ideal Candidate Will Have

• Previous school administration experience
• Strong IT and organisational skills
• Experience working with Arbor and/or PS Financials
• Excellent attention to detail
• Professional and approachable manner
• Ability to prioritise workload effectively
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• A flexible and proactive approach

Benefits of Working with Monarch Education:

GCA Approved Supplier
opportunity to enhance your CPD portfolio through our Affinity Academy
free Safeguarding training
refer a friend scheme – £200 bonus (you can make unlimited referrals)
online portal to manage your pay and timesheets

To learn more about us and what makes Monarch one of the leading education recruitment providers nationwide – please visit our website – About Us – Monarch (monarcheducation.co.uk)

Important Information:

All pay rates provided are inclusive of rolled up holiday pay.

Equal Opportunities – Monarch

Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, regulated activity is that any successful applicant’s applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check.

This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.