Admin Assistant

Grampian Primary Academy, Derby, DE24 9LU

32 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  22 February 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  20 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989.00 - £26,824.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £17,217-£17,767 p/a

Admin Assistant job summary

Admin Assistant - Primary School

We are looking for a dedicated and organised Admin Assistant to join our friendly primary school team. This is a key role within the school, providing a wide range of clerical, administrative, financial and reception support to ensure the smooth running of day-to-day operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide general administrative and clerical support to staff and senior leaders
• Support the school’s financial processes, including basic finance tasks
• Act as the first point of contact at reception, welcoming pupils, parents, visitors and staff
• Manage incoming calls, enquiries and correspondence efficiently
• Maintain accurate records and assist with the organisation of school documentation.
• Support the smooth running of daily school routines and activities

Skills and Personal Qualities

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to converse confidently and provide accurate information to members of the public.
• Professional, friendly and approachable manner.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise your own workload and manage multiple tasks.
• A collaborative approach and a willingness to be a team player.
• Good attention to detail and the ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.

Experience

• Experience working in a school environment is desirable but not essential
• Previous administrative or reception experience is an essential.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, an enhanced DBS check, the Children’s Barred List check and satisfactory references.

It is an offence for an individual who has been disqualified from working with children to knowingly apply for, offer to do, accept, or do any work in a ‘regulated activity’. The position advertised is a ‘regulated activity’.

Anthem will undertake a basic online check for all shortlisted candidates.

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 Grampian Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 229 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Grampian Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/grampian-primary-academy

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