Admin and Support Assistant

Capella House School, Twickenham, TW2 7SL

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026 or sooner

• Closing date

  30 November 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  17 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,109.00 Annually (Actual)

Admin and Support Assistant job summary

Working hours: 37.5 hours (8am to 4pm with 30 minutes unpaid lunch break, Monday to Friday)

Working weeks: 39 weeks (term time plus inset days)

Salary: £29,109 actual pa (NJC Outer London Scale 5 - sp 12)

Location: Capella Primary Centre, Amyand Park Road, Twickenham, TW1 3HE

Capella House is part of The Auriga Academy Trust, a small local specialist academy chain. The Trust and its constituent special schools work in a close and supportive partnership with each school maintaining its unique identity and ethos. All Trust schools are in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, South West London which has excellent public transport links.

Capella House stands out for its unique approach to education. Our classes, with a maximum of 8 pupils, are supported by dedicated teachers, HLTAs, TAs, and our own team of speech, occupational therapists and assistants. We take pride in our inclusive and motivating teaching, delivering a bespoke curriculum adapted from the National Curriculum, supported by regular interventions.

Who We're Looking For

We are seeking a hardworking, organised and enthusiastic AAT Admin & Support Assistant to join our Primary Centre. This is a varied and rewarding role that sits at the heart of school life, combining reception duties, administrative support, pupil administration, estates and facilities assistance, and supporting staff and pupils throughout the school day.

You will:

• Lead our front-of-house: welcome visitors, manage calls and emails, maintain secure entry, and keep the school diary organised.

• Support pupils and staff: provide in-class help, lunchtime supervision, behaviour support, first aid cover (training provided), and assist with displays and catering preparation.

• Keep administration on track: handle correspondence, filing, payments, permissions and pupil records; manage attendance, transport, events and trip admin.

• Assist with staff processes: support inductions, check agency staff, and be a key point of contact for HR-related queries.

• Contribute to safety and facilities: maintain supplies, manage deliveries, handle petty cash, update the website, and support emergency procedures.

If you are a proactive individual with excellent communication skills, a strong sense of responsibility, and the ability to thrive in a busy environment — and you enjoy making a real difference every day — we would love to hear from you.

Further benefits include:

• Access to very competitive pension schemes
• Employee Assistance Program - available 24/7 to support you
• Cycle to Work scheme - a brand new bike and equipment through your salary, saving up to 42%
• Auriga Rewards benefits platform with 1000s of discounts and offers for big name brands in retails, travel, fitness, utilities and wellbeing
• Recruitment Referral Scheme
• Wide opportunities for career progression and professional development across the Trust with the ability to move across different settings and divisions

Vacancy closing: midnight on 30th November 2025

Shortlisting: 1st / 2nd December 2025

Interviews: w/c 8th December 2025

* We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy and interview shortlisted candidates at any time ahead of the closing date. We recommend you submit your application as early as possible.

The Auriga Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to valid right to work status, satisfactory pre-employment checks such as references, pre-employment health questionnaire and enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

There is a shared commitment across the Trust to nurture a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated, and individuals are treated equitably and fairly and feel a sense of belonging.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy and interview shortlisted candidates at any time ahead of the closing date. We recommend you submit your application as early as possible.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Capella House School

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 87 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Capella House School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/capella-house-school

Capella House School is a unique Special School meeting the needs of learners with Speech, Language and Communication needs who deserve the very best support, opportunities and encouragement in order to reach their full potential. Our school opened in September 2019, in a new building with great facilities.

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