School Administrator – Stafford

Zest Education; Stafford; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Zest Education are recruiting an experienced School Administrator to join a busy and welcoming Secondary school in Stafford. This long-term opportunity requires a highly organised and professional individual to support the school office and leadership team.

The successful candidate will start as soon as possible and will provide essential administrative support across reception, pupil records, attendance, safeguarding, and communications, while prioritising a busy workload in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Previous school administration experience is essential.
• Experience using school management systems (SIMS/Arbor/Bromcom) is desirable.
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to prioritise workload in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the school leadership team, teachers, and staff.
• Manage reception duties: greeting visitors and handling enquiries.
• Maintain pupil records and data management systems.
• Process attendance, admissions, and school correspondence.
• Support safeguarding and compliance administration.
• Produce letters, reports, and other documentation.
• Coordinate meetings, appointments, and events.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times.

Skills

Administrative skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Tools

SIMS

Arbor

Bromcom

Job description

School Administrator - Stafford

Zest Education are currently recruiting for an experienced School Administrator to join a busy and welcoming Secondary school in Stafford. This is a long-term opportunity for a highly organised and professional individual who can provide efficient administrative support to the school office and wider leadership team.

The successful candidate will be available to start as soon as possible and will support the school until at least December 2026.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing administrative support to the school leadership team, teachers, and wider staff.
• Managing reception duties, including greeting visitors and handling telephone and email enquiries.
• Maintaining accurate pupil records and data management systems.
• Processing attendance, admissions, and school correspondence.
• Supporting with safeguarding and compliance administration.
• Producing letters, reports, and other school documentation.
• Coordinating meetings, appointments, and events.
• Ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times.

Requirements

• Previous school administration experience is essential.
• Experience using school management systems such as SIMS, Arbor, Bromcom, or similar is highly desirable.
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• The ability to prioritise workload and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• A professional and approachable manner.

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.

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