Admin Assistant

Parkdale Primary School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG4 1BX

8 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  18 May 2026

• Closing date

  13 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 March 2026

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: £19,328.12 actual salary per annum

Admin Assistant job summary

Admin Assistant – maternity cover

Required from May 2026

Part Time - 32.5 hours

Term time only

Maternity Cover

Salary grade C point 5 (FTE £25,583.00 per annum)

£19,328.12 actual salary per annum

 

Parkdale Primary is seeking to appoint a Level 2 School Administrative Officer to support the Office Manager to provide general clerical, administrative and financial support to the school  

We are a large, happy, multi-cultural school on the outskirts of the City of Nottingham, just (by a few hundred metres) into the County of Nottinghamshire. We are part of the Transform Trust, a multi-academy trust based in the East Midlands. 

We pride ourselves on our caring, nurturing approach and going the ‘extra-mile’ to help children and their families. We are a community school, with several of the staff living in the neighbourhood and some even having attended here as pupils!

We warmly welcome applications from motivated individuals to join our dedicated and highly effective team from May 2026. The role will include supporting the busy school office with clerical support such as reprographics, filing, word processing and data input on the schools computer systems, arranging bookings for trips and dealing with parent enquiries. 

The position is Fixed term as maternity cover. 

 You will:  

• have general office or similar experience 

• experience of working in financial/cash handling 

• be able to carry out both routine and more difficult financial calculations 

• be accurate and take pride in your work 

• work well as part of a team  

• be literate and numerate; 

• have excellent communication skills with children and adults 

In return we offer: 

• A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven towards continuously raising standards. 

• Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives 

• Calm and purposeful learning environments 

• Friendly, polite, well behaved children who deserve the very best 

• Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community  

• A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school 

• Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust 

 

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment. 

How to apply 

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview. 

 

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Trust/transformtrust 

Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for. 

Any questions or queries should be directed to Katherine Howe at Parkdale Primary School, Parkdale Road, Nottingham, NG4 1BX  

Email: khowe@parkdale.notts.sch.uk Telephone: 0115 9110066

 

Closing date for applications: 12pm 13th March 2026

Interviews will be held on: w/c 16th March 2026

 

Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9300 children in 27 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus.  

We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children. 

We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations. 

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

Transform Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment procedures and pre-employment background checks, including satisfactory references, medical, Enhanced DBS with children’s barred list clearance, online and social media checks and completion of relevant safeguarding training including Safeguarding Children in Education
All school roles are classed as regulated activity and as such, it is an offence to apply to for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children

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 Parkdale Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 462 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Parkdale Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/parkdale-primary-school

For information about our school please visit our website
https://www.parkdale-notts.co.uk/welcome/

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