School Administrator - Wrekin View Primary

WMJobs; Telford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

The Learning Community Trust – Wrekin View Primary School is inviting applications for a School Administrator. The role is 32.5 hours per week, 08:00–15:00, Monday to Friday, term time plus 5 inset days, with a Scale 4 salary.

As the first point of contact for visitors and staff you will provide professional administrative support, coordinate staff cover, manage absence records and assist senior leaders to ensure smooth day-to-day operations in a welcoming school environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent administrative and organisational skills.
• Strong ICT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, databases and online systems.
• The ability to prioritise competing demands and work accurately under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A professional, courteous and customer-focused approach.
• Experience of working within an administrative environment (school experience desirable but not essential).
• The ability to build positive relationships with staff, parents, pupils and external agencies.
• A commitment to maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive information appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Provide a warm, professional reception service to visitors, parents and pupils.
• Handle telephone, email and face-to-face enquiries efficiently.
• Maintain accurate manual and computerised records and management information systems.
• Produce reports, lists and pupil data as required.
• Undertake a range of administrative tasks including filing, photocopying, correspondence and record keeping.
• Organise meeting room bookings and assist with arrangements for school trips, events and activities.
• Sort and distribute incoming and outgoing mail.
• Take notes and minutes at meetings when required.
• Manage stationery and exercise book stock levels.
• Support communication with external agencies and professional partners.

Skills

Administrative skills

Organisational skills

ICT skills

Communication skills

MS Word

MS Excel

Tools

Databases

Online systems

Job description

Learning Community Trust - Wrekin View Primary & Nursery Trust,

School Administrator - Wrekin View Primary School

32.5 hours per week 0800 - 1500, Monday - Friday

Term time + 5 PD Day

Salary: Scale 4

We are seeking an organised, proactive and highly professional School Administrator to join our dedicated support team. This is a varied and rewarding role that is central to the smooth day-today running of the school.

As the first point of contact for visitors, parents, staff and external agencies you will play a vital role in creating a welcoming and efficient school environment. Alongside providing high-quality administrative support, you will coordinate staff cover arrangements, manage absence administration and support senior leaders in ensuring the school operates effectively every day.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong organisational skills, excellent attention to detail and the ability to remain calm and professional in a warm and welcoming school.

Duties include:

• Provide a warm, professional reception service to visitors, parents and pupils.
• Handle telephone, email and face-to-face enquiries efficiently.
• Maintain accurate manual and computerised records and management information systems.
• Produce reports, lists and pupil data as required.
• Undertake a range of administrative tasks including filing, photocopying, correspondence and record keeping.
• Organise meeting room bookings and assist with arrangements for school trips, events and activities.
• Sort and distribute incoming and outgoing mail.
• Take notes and minutes at meetings when required.
• Manage stationery and exercise book stock levels.
• Support communication with external agencies and professional partners.

We are looking for someone who:

• Excellent administrative and organisational skills.
• Strong ICT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, databases and online systems.
• The ability to prioritise competing demands and work accurately under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A professional, courteous and customer-focused approach.
• Experience of working within an administrative environment (school experience desirable but not essential).
• The ability to build positive relationships with staff, parents, pupils and external agencies.
• A commitment to maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive information appropriately.

Why Join Us?

• A welcoming and supportive team environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• A varied role offering responsibility and challenge.
• The chance to make a real difference to the daily life of our school community.

The Learning Community Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and young people. All post holders are subject to an enhanced DBS check (including a check on the children’s barred list).

References will be checked following the Learning Community Trust recruitment and selection process.

In line with the Statutory Guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education an online check will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates prior to the interview.

Shortlisted candidates will also be required to complete a criminal self-disclosure declaration, posts that involve working in regulated activity are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, please note it is a criminal offence for individuals on the barred list for children to apply for any post working with children. For more information, please refer to The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, for information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We are committed to equality anddiversity andfollow the Safer Recruitment practices as set out in the Statutory Guidance - Keeping Children Safe in Education.

For more information regarding our school’s commitment to safeguarding, please see our Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy available on our website.

Policies and public documents - Wrekin View

Closing date for applications: 27/08/2026

Interview date: 03/09/2026