Reprographics Assistant

Protocol Education Ltd; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Protocol Education are recruiting for a Reprographics Assistant to join a secondary school in Middlesbrough from September 2026.

The role involves producing teaching materials, operating reprographics and printing equipment, and providing key administrative support while handling confidential information with professionalism.

Qualifications

• Experience in reprographics, administration, or school-based roles is desirable.
• Strong organisational and time-management abilities with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks to tight deadlines and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Producing and photocopying teaching and learning materials
• Preparing, collating and distributing printed resources
• Operating and maintaining reprographics and photocopying equipment
• Managing printing requests and prioritising urgent work
• Ensuring documents are produced to a high standard and within deadlines
• Supporting staff with basic printing and document formatting
• Maintaining an organised reprographics area and monitoring stock levels
• Ordering and replenishing paper, toner and stationery
• Handling confidential documents appropriately and maintaining discretion
• Providing general administrative support when required

Skills

Organisational skills

Time-management

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

IT skills

Communication

Reliability

Proactive & flexible

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Reprographics Assistant – Secondary School

Location: Middlesbrough
Start Date: September 2026
Contract: Full-Time, Supply

Protocol Education are currently recruiting for a Reprographics Assistant to join a secondary school in Middlesbrough from September 2026.

This is an excellent opportunity for an organised, reliable and proactive individual to become an integral part of the school's support team, ensuring staff have access to high-quality printed and digital resources to support teaching and learning.

The Role

As a Reprographics Assistant, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the reprographics and printing service within the school. You will work closely with teaching and administrative staff to ensure resources are produced accurately, efficiently and on time.

Key Responsibilities

• Producing and photocopying teaching and learning materials
• Preparing, collating and distributing printed resources
• Operating and maintaining reprographics and photocopying equipment
• Managing printing requests and prioritising urgent work
• Ensuring documents are produced to a high standard and within agreed deadlines
• Supporting staff with basic printing and document formatting requirements
• Maintaining an organised reprographics area and monitoring stock levels
• Ordering and replenishing paper, toner and other stationery supplies
• Handling confidential documents appropriately and maintaining discretion
• Providing general administrative support when required

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Previous experience in a reprographics, administration, office or school-based role
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• The ability to manage multiple tasks and competing deadlines
• Good IT skills and confidence using Microsoft Office
• A reliable, proactive and flexible approach to work
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with staff at all levels
• The ability to handle confidential information with professionalism

Previous experience working within a school environment would be advantageous but is not essential.

This is a full-time supply position starting in September 2026, offering an excellent opportunity to work within a busy secondary school environment and gain valuable experience in an education setting.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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