Administration Assistant

Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG3 2LE

4 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
21 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
16 July 2025

Job details

Job role: Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: £20,258.00 - £20,898.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 2, Points 2 to 4 (37 Hours Per Week, Term Time Only)

Administration Assistant job summary

About Us:

At Blue Bell Hill Primary, we are proud to nurture positive, passionate, and empowered learners who are ready to embrace the opportunities and challenges of the future. Our inclusive and values-driven curriculum ensures that every child leaves us as a confident, curious, and well-rounded individual. We place equal importance on academic excellence and personal development, fostering a love of learning alongside resilience, kindness, and a strong moral compass.

We are seeking dedicated professionals who share our vision of helping children ‘Aim High’ and ‘Respect Themselves and Each Other’. At Blue Bell Hill, you’ll be part of a supportive and ambitious team, committed to delivering high-quality teaching and enriching experiences that inspire children to thrive. Join us in shaping the next generation of lifelong learners who are proud of who they are and the positive impact they can make in the world.

About Flying High:

Flying High Partnership is a thriving multi-academy trust of 35 primary schools across Derbyshire, Nottingham City, and Nottinghamshire. We are driven by a shared vision to be unique, exceptional, and sustainable. Founded in 2012, we believe in the power of meaningful collaboration to help schools reach their full potential while supporting others along the way.

Our Partnership celebrates individuality, champions continuous improvement, and ensures every child thrives. With a strong focus on school-led professional development and leadership, we’re committed to growing exceptional teachers and inspirational leaders.

Together, we make every day count.

About the Role

We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic, and committed Teaching Assistant to join our team. This role will involve supporting children across the classroom, working closely with the class teacher and wider school staff to deliver high-quality learning experiences and ensure all children are fully supported.

Whether you are supporting the whole class, working with small groups, or delivering 1:1 support for children with additional needs, your role will be crucial in helping every child feel safe, happy, and able to achieve their potential.

Key Responsibilities

To perform varied clerical tasks including confidential typing, managing diaries, preparing draft agendas, taking notes to support effective management and decision making.
To undertake document and report preparation, storage, format, retrieval, amendment and transmission using IT skills and a range of technology to support information processing and communication.
To prepare and process orders resolving any routine issues that arises to ensure that stock levels are maintained. Ensure items procured are received in good order, that invoices are checked prior to being passed for authorisation.
To maintain electronic and manual records including student and staff records.
To undertake cash collection duties including the recording of all monies received and balanced, resolving any routine anomalies.
To support the maintenance of inventories and returns to comply with statutory requirements.

We Are Looking For

Someone who is organised, efficient, and enjoys supporting the smooth day-to-day running of a busy school office.
A team player with strong communication skills who can work collaboratively and build positive relationships with staff, pupils, and families.
An individual with good IT skills and attention to detail, confident in handling data, documents, and financial processes.
Someone who is flexible, dependable, and able to manage multiple tasks while maintaining professionalism and confidentiality.
A proactive person who can work independently, follow procedures, and take initiative when needed.
Someone who understands the importance of safeguarding, data protection, and promoting a safe and inclusive school environment.

We Can Offer You:

A commitment to people across our partnership, underpinned by our people principles: adaptability, wellness, recognising achievement, employee voice and engagement, professional development and growth, inclusivity, and collaboration.
Access to extensive, high-quality CPL at every stage of your career, including opportunities to grow as a leader.
The opportunity to progress across the partnership, realising your career ambitions.
Access to an employee assistance programme that offers specialist support, including counselling, financial support, and legal advice.
A fantastic working environment, with a team that works together for the benefit of the children in our schools.
The opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of children every day

Application Details

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. To arrange a visit or find out more, please contact the school office.

Early application is advised, as we may interview and appoint before the closing date.

Flying High Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

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.