Admin Assistant

Lift Lea Forest, Birmingham, B33 9RD

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  6 October 2026 at 2pm

• Date listed

  22 September 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £11856 - £12826 per annum

Admin Assistant job summary

A rare opportunity has arisen to join the team at Lift Lea Forest, an Outstanding primary school and winner of Primary School of the Year in the West Midlands.

About the role

We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic and organised Admin Assistant to join our school team.

As a key member of the administrative team, you will provide effective, efficient support to keep the school running smoothly day to day. This will include managing communications with parents, colleagues, and other stakeholders; maintaining accurate records, including school meal information; and providing reception and general administrative support.

You may also support the School Operations Manager and other colleagues with specific projects and activities across the school.

About you

We are looking for someone who is professional, approachable and able to provide a welcoming first point of contact for our school community.

You will understand that no two days in a busy school environment are quite the same, so a flexible and proactive approach is essential.

Ideally, you will have:

• Experience of working in a customer-facing role within an office or administrative environment
• Good administrative and organisational skills
• Good IT skills and confidence using general office systems and equipment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to maintain accurate records and handle information appropriately
• A flexible approach and willingness to support the wider school team

About Lift Lea Forest

Lift Lea Forest is part of Lift Schools, a trust of 62 schools across England, giving colleagues access to excellent training and development opportunities as well as opportunities to progress across our wider network.

This is a fantastic time to join Lift Lea Forest. We are incredibly proud to have been named West Midlands Primary School of the Year in The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026 and ranked among the top primary schools nationally.

We are an Ofsted Outstanding school and a vibrant, thriving community in the heart of Birmingham. Ofsted described Lift Lea Forest as an "exceptional school where pupils flourish" and recognised the impressive environment created by leaders to support pupils' excellent academic achievement.

Our success is built on the commitment of our children, colleagues and families, and we pride ourselves on creating a welcoming and ambitious environment where everyone plays a part in helping our pupils thrive.

Who is Lift Schools?

Lift Schools is made up of 62 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 35,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives - and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.

How we support you

We want you to feel supported, valued and able to grow throughout your career with Lift Schools. From high-quality professional development and career progression to wellbeing support and opportunities to connect and collaborate across our network, we invest in you so you can do your best work.

If you're looking to join a successful, supportive school where you can make a real contribution to the day-to-day experience of our pupils, families and wider community, we'd love to hear from you.

This is a part-time position, working 20 hours per week, on a fixed-term contract until 31 August 2027, with an immediate start.

Please apply as soon as possible. We will be reviewing applications as they are submitted and reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

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

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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 Lift Lea Forest

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 536 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Lift Lea Forest website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lea-forest-primary-academy

Lift Lea Forest is a leading school in Birmingham with an enriched, relevant, engaging and innovative curriculum enabling children to uncover a world of possibilities - inspiring each and every child to reach true academic brilliance. By embracing the role that Lea Forest plays within the wider community fostering positive partnerships with parents in and beyond the walls of the school - into the streets, into the town and far beyond - the school ensures children can live remarkable lives.

Lift Lea Forest is part of the family of schools in Lift Schools and as such we share the Trust vision for our children:

To provide our pupils with a wide body of knowledge and skills and an exceptional character to live a remarkable life.

It is our aim that by the time the children leave Lift Lea Forest to embark on the next stage of their education, they are equipped with the academic skills and knowledge, and have developed the personal attributes needed to enable them to become successful citizens of the future.

The staff at Lift Lea Forest are our greatest resource and we will nurture and develop you throughout your career. Being part of Lift Schools means every employee at every level is able to access tailored CPD and opportunities to work across the group as they progress. Please read our staff profiles for more information on how this is happening right now for members of my team.

Thank you for your interest in our school; we can't wait to meet you!

Mark White (Headteacher), the staff team and our Governance Board

General information

We are proud to serve the community of Kitts Green in Birmingham as a large 2 form entry with 500+ pupils on roll. As a team we as celebrate in being:

A Midlands hub school for EAL Online Learning

Designated a Forest School.

A richly diverse community with students speaking more than 30 home languages.

A leading primary school in our trust – Academies Enterprise Trust.

We are a school where the atmosphere is calm and children try their very best in an environment where staff care for them. Our core purpose is clear:

We believe in Learning Ahead of All, giving every child the very best education.

We believe in Strength in Diversity, celebrate our different cultures with a real sense of community.

We are an Open Doors School, with approachable staff, helping our students to progress on to the best schools, colleges and apprenticeships.

WHY JOIN OUR ACADEMY?

Who is Lift Schools?

Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.

Our mission:

We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.
Development:

We are committed to developing all staff at all levels through high quality development opportunities, resources, and experiences that will support you on your professional learning journey with Lift Schools.

Lifestyle:

We champion agile/flexible working across the Trust to help our people achieve an optimal work/life balance.

Money:

All staff have access to our pension schemes (Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme). Everyone has free access to financial advice & support and can access a wide range of retail discounts through our Lift Schools Benefits scheme. We also offer Technology Loans to help with any big digital purchases.

Wellbeing:

We recognise that mental wellbeing is just as important as physical and have set up employee assistance programmes which offer free and confidential counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our employees can access our health cash place scheme from BHSF.

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