Admin Assistant (Maternity Leave)
Testwood School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 3ZW11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
24 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 32.5 hours per week. Monday to Friday, 8am to 3pm.
Contract type
- Fixed term - September 2026 to July 2027 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,186 - £26,244
Actual salary
- £18,923 to £19,718
What skills and experience we're looking for
We areseeking a dedicated Administrative Assistant tojoin us, on a temporary maternity contract, whoembodies these values, joining our Admin team.
In this important role, you will support theschool's commitment to student welfare andacademic success by ensuring accurate andtimely attendance monitoring throughout theschool day. You will carry out lesson checks,follow up on unexplained student absences,and maintain accurate attendance records inline with school procedures and statutoryrequirements. Your attention to detail, strongorganisational skills, and proactive approachwill play a vital role in promoting highattendance and safeguarding students.
You will need a good standard of generaleducation and be prepared to be flexible andcommitted to working as part of a team, a teamwho are committed to making a difference tostudent learning and development.
Previous experience in a similar role isdesirable but not essential.
What the school offers its staff
Testwood School offer staff wellbeing support as well and encourage their professional development.
Further information about the job
● Conduct lesson checks throughout the school day to identify students whoare absent from lessons
● Maintain accurate documentation of lesson checks, student locations andfollow-up actions
● Review school registers to ensure records are accurate and complete
● Share with other office staff if the receptionist is unavailable, act as first pointof contact for general parent/pupil/visitor enquiries, responding withinstandard procedures or referring the enquiry to an appropriate destination
● Attend to student needs at the student window
● Contribute to the smooth running of the school’s reception office
● Share and answer external telephone calls
● Share and respond to emails received to reception email inbox
● Produce and process routine documentation/ correspondence against abroad framework provided by the senior management team/ other teachingstaff
● Administer student absence system & procedures
● Provide cover for other office staff absences
● When required input and extract staff/pupil information using manual andcomputer based systems, including medical information
● Undertake school communications
● Provide cover for the First Aid Officer during periods of absence, respondingto first aid incidents and ensuring continuity of first aid support
Commitment to safeguarding
Testwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and
young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this
commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other
relevant pre-employment checks.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Testwood School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 820 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Testwood School website
- Email address
- jgiles@testwoodschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 02380 862146
Testwood School
Testwood School has proudly served the community of Totton and Calmore for nearly eighty years and is highly regarded by it. Consequently, there are very strong links between the community and the school; some of our students are the fourth generation of their family to be educated at Testwood. During this time the school has developed into a strong community of students and staff, where students can learn in a supportive and caring environment. Our school ethos is summed up as ‘Every Child, Every Step, Every Day’.
Testwood is a ‘Good’ school but we are not complacent about the challenges that we face in meeting the changing needs of the community we serve and ensuring that all of our students attain highly, are fully prepared to take ambitious steps into their futures, and make a positive contribution to their communities.
The school is located in the town of Totton, which is close to Southampton and on the edge of the New Forest National Park and has excellent transport links.
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