Admin Assistant (Student Services & Reception Support)

Murray Park Community School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE3 9LL

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  23 February 2026

• Closing date

  2 February 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  9 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £16,650.00 - £16,906.00 Annually (Actual) NJC 7-8

Admin Assistant (Student Services & Reception Support) job summary

Admin Assistant - Term Time only (39 weeks per year)

Hours: 27 hours per week (39 weeks/term time only).

Hours are normally worked: Monday & Thursday 8.00am - 4.00pm (excluding 30 minutes unpaid lunch, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8.00am - 12.00pm.

Salary: NJC Points 7-8 : Salary £16,650.00 (actual salary pro-rata) plus generous contributions into the LGPS scheme currently approx. 21%

Responsible to: Office Manager

Framework: to work within the framework of the NJC pay and conditions (27 hours per week 39 weeks per year (term time only), current legislation and policies of the school.

Murray Park School is a rewarding and professionally stimulating place to work. Over the last 3 years we have undergone a journey of rapid improvement; moving from a Requires Improvement Ofsted grading to Good in September 2022, along with a Progress 8 improvement from -0.64 in 2019 to 0 in 2022, as well as now being over-subscribed.

The post is suitable for an experienced admin assistant to join a hardworking, forward thinking and supportive team. All staff receive a comprehensive induction programme.

The person appointed will have:

Experience of administration.

Excellent organisation and administrative skills and be highly motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic.

Relentlessly high standards.

A commitment to continuous improvement of their own practice, irrelevant of job role, career stage or position.

Staff at Murray Park School benefit from:

A friendly and supportive working environment.

A positive approach to flexible working for all staff.

A Senior Leadership Team who prioritise staff well-being and consider this when launching any new systems or pedagogical approaches.

A whole-school CPD package which includes professional development opportunities.

Please see attached application pack.

How to Apply

Apply online via My New Term or TES. Links to My New Term can be found on the school website: Vacancies | Murray Park.

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

Murray Park School shares a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture that embraces the ethos of safeguarding amongst our workforce.

This post is Exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure check.

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 Murray Park Community School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1210 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Murray Park Community School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/murray-park-community-school

Murray Park is a dynamic and forward-looking 11-16 mixed comprehensive school on the western fringes of the city of Derby. It is a Foundation Status school, but has a close working relationship with the local authority.

We cater for approximately 1111 students, situated on a spacious site surrounded by greenery. We serve students from the Derby City area, within reach of the Derbyshire countryside and our cohort sizes are growing each year.

Our students reflect the full academic ability range and there is a huge breadth to the socio-economic status of our families.

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