Admin Assistant

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 4EU

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  13 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  28 April 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: £25,185.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE)

Admin Assistant job summary

Job Title: Admin Assistant

Salary: Grade 3 (Range 25,185 - £25,989 pro rata)

3 days per week for 27hours - Monday to Wednesday 8.00am-5.30pm 38 weeks per year

Job type - 14 months fixed term (June 2026 - July 2027)

Required from 1st June 2026 or earlier

St Mary’s Catholic Primary is a highly successful school in the centre of Ipswich. We are part of the Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and friendly professional administrative assistant to join our team of dedicated, hardworking and caring staff. You will be joining the team as part of the welcoming face of our school.

You will:

Be the first point of contact for parents, pupils and all who visit the school

Have Maths and English at GCSE(or equivalent) grade C or above

Communicate effectively, with a good telephone manner and be calm under pressure

Possess good organisational skills

Respect the confidentiality of the role, working within the school policies

Be able to work in a team, and be able to use your initiative

Have a willingness to undertake any necessary training

Be computer literate

We can offer you:

A friendly, supportive and hardworking team and governing body

A varied and fulfilling role, with a range of admin duties

A positive environment in our well-resourced school

Active encouragement of personal and professional development

We are a distinctive, caring Catholic school, with a strong inclusive ethos where everyone in the community is valued. It is not a requirement of the role to be Catholic, but candidates should be sympathetic and support the Catholic ethos of the school.

Visits to the school are welcome and encouraged, by arrangement and after school hours. Please call 01473 728372.

Application and contact details.

Applications should be completed on my new term

Closing date: Wednesday 13th May 2026

Interview date: Monday 18th May 2026

All applications will be assessed upon receipt and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date. An early application is therefore recommended.

We are committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 212 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-catholic-primary-school-ipswich-ipswich

Primary school with one form entry - 7 classes with 210 pupils, close to Ipswich town centre.

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