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Admin Assistant

Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School, DARWEN, Lancashire, BB3 2BW

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Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
25 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 June 2025

Job details

Job role: Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time: 32.5hrs a week - Monday to Friday Term time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £24,027 - £24,790
Pay scale: Grade C - Pts 3-5

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate:

To be able to be the first point of contact for all staff, pupils and visitors, providing an efficient and welcoming reception environment and dealing effectively with all enquiries.
To provide an efficient and effective administrative service including distribution and dispatch of post and dealing with general enquiries from staff, pupils and visitors.
Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing together with the ability to respond to a variety of audiences and stakeholders.
Excellent organisational skills, including the ability to use own initiative and be proactive in the management of own workload.
Excellent IT skills with experience.
The ability to work well in a team and to stay calm.
An understanding of an educational environment and the needs of pupils in the 4‐11 age range.
An ability to empathise with the Christian ethos of the school and the progress and success of the pupils.
An awareness of some of the key developments in education.
Has the ability to establish and maintain a confidential, caring and sensitive relationships with school, pupils and parents
Has a great sense of humour

What the school offers its staff

We offer:

A strong, caring Christian ethos
Motivated, caring and well behaved pupils
Experienced and dedicated staff and Governors
A commitment to continued professional development
A close working partnership with Governors, parents and the parish
The chance to make a difference

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.