School Admin Officer — Proactive, Detail‑Oriented Support

Teaching Vacancies; Manchester; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD for all roles

Health plan

Annual leave and holidays

Job summary

Prospere Learning Trust is recruiting an Admin Officer for CHS South in Manchester. The role is full-time, term-time plus one week, 35 hours per week, with a pro-rata salary of £23,459 and full-time equivalent £27,274.

You will provide high-quality admin support, manage a varied workload and contribute to safeguarding and pupils’ wellbeing. The post requires strong organisational skills, ICT proficiency (Word/Excel/Databases), and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Experience of general clerical, administrative and financial work.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage your own workload.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Confidence using ICT systems, including Word, Excel and databases.
• Flexibility and a proactive approach to work.
• Willingness to undertake first aid training.
• Additional language skills in Arabic, Urdu and/or Punjabi are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming visitors and handling telephone, email and face-to-face enquiries.
• Arranging meetings and taking high-quality notes.
• Accurately maintaining school systems, records and display boards.
• Supporting school with mail distribution and stock management.
• Using ICT systems such as Word, Excel and databases.
• Helping with pupil welfare and first aid (training provided).
• Ensure accuracy and confidentiality of all information produced.

Skills

General clerical experience

Numeracy

Literacy

Organisational skills

Communication

Teamwork

ICT literacy

Tools

Word

Excel

Databases

Job description

Prospere Learning Trust is recruiting an Admin Officer for CHS South in Manchester. The role is full-time, term-time plus one week, 35 hours per week, with a pro-rata salary of £23,459 and full-time equivalent £27,274.

You will provide high-quality admin support, manage a varied workload and contribute to safeguarding and pupils’ wellbeing. The post requires strong organisational skills, ICT proficiency (Word/Excel/Databases), and excellent communication.