Senior Admin Officer Ref. TV13326

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council; Walsall; On-site; GBP 24 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Friendly team

Supportive work environment

Excellent staff benefits

Job summary

The Loriners MAT is recruiting a Senior Admin Officer to work across Park Hall Infant Academy and Park Hall Junior Academy in Walsall. The role covers school-office administration, data entry, payments, and general clerical duties within a supportive trust environment.

You will join a friendly team and contribute to efficient school operations, safeguarding compliance, and excellent customer service for staff, pupils and families. Training and development are encouraged.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and listening
• Strong ICT skills including Excel, Word and Publisher
• Experience with School Management Information Systems
• Experience with School Cash Office software or equivalent
• Good understanding of equality and diversity
• Professional and respectful demeanor in a school setting
• Familiarity with policies/codes of practice and safeguarding requirements
• Ability to work as part of a team and manage competing priorities

Responsibilities

• Manage and support school office operations across Park Hall Infant and Junior Academies
• Handle administrative, clerical and financial tasks for the schools
• Maintain and operate administrative systems and records
• Support data entry and MIS processes with accuracy

Skills

Excellent communication

ICT skills

Excel

Word

Publisher

School MIS experience

Cash Office software experience

Tools

Excel

Word

Publisher

School MIS

Cash Office software

Job description

Senior Admin Officer

G5 SCP 9 -17

Start Date - As soon as possible

The Trustees are seeking to appoint a Senior Admin Officer - You will be required to work in the school office at both Park Hall Infant Academy and Park Hall Junior Academy

37 hours per week - term time plus 1 week (200 days per academic year)

Actual Salary starting - £24,945.58 - £28,395.40

Full Time Equivalent - £28,153 - £32,046

We are looking for someone who:

• Excellent communication
• Good listening skills
• Very good ICT skills including use of excel, word and publisher
• Experience of School Management Information Systems
• Experience of School Cash Office software or equivalent
• Effective use of ICT and other specialist equipment/resources
• Good understanding of equality and diversity
• Has a friendly yet professional and respectful approach which demonstrates support and show mutual respect
• Full working knowledge of relevant polices/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation
• Ability to understand and relate well to children and adults
• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities and own position within these
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
• Good organising, planning and prioritising skills
• Good attention to detail, thorough and accurate
• Demonstrates commitment

EXPERIENCE

• Extensive experience of working in a school office
• General clerical/ administrative / financial work
• Experience of development, management and operation of administrative systems

We can offer you:

• Fantastic children with a passion for learning;
• A friendly and hardworking team;
• A supportive Trust Board
• Commitment for continued professional development;
• The opportunity to work in forward thinking schools.

Closing Date: 21 September 2026 at 11.59pm

Interviews: tbc

The Loriners MAT provides a safe and secure environment for children. We are committed to keeping children safe, safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of all children and young people. The MAT has a strict Safer Recruitment Policy and Procedures including, the requirement for the successful candidate to apply for an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check and other vetting procedures. The Child Protection Policy can be found on the schools' websites.

The Loriniers MAT: Park Hall Infant Academy and Park Hall Junior Academy

Park Hall Road, Walsall. WS5 3HF