Administration Assistant

Bungay High School, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1RW

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2026

• Closing date

  19 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 October 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: £10,518.00 - £13,147.00 Annually (Actual)

Administration Assistant job summary

Advertisement - Administration Assistant

Grade 3, Point 4 (Point Range: 4-6) £26,016 full-time equivalent pro-rata

Actual take home salary is £10,518 for 20 hours / or £13,147 for 25 hours

2 November 2026 or nearest start

To work 20 or 25 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus 5 PDs per year). Permanent contract.

Required for an early November 2026 start, applications are invited for an excellent Administration Assistant to support the Headteacher’s PA, Office Manager and Data Manager with administrative tasks.

The successful candidate must possess the following:

• excellent administrative skills
• previous experience in an Administrative Assistant role, having worked at a high level
• flexible personality, with a strong work ethic
• ability to use their own initiative and work in a fast paced, ever-changing environment
• ability to demonstrate composure in challenging situations
• used to working with confidential data and strong awareness of GDPR protocols.

Bungay High School is a high achieving and thriving comprehensive school situated in a pleasant rural area. We are 20 miles from Norwich and 15 miles from the delightful heritage coast. We have fantastic students, great staff and a commitment to success for all. We have an excellent CPD programme and are committed to staff development.

Should you wish to apply for this role, please do so via My New Term only. Should you have any queries, please contact Mrs Blake, Headteacher’s PA: 01986 891642 or email: rblake@bungayhigh.co.uk.

We do not accept CVs. No Agencies.

Closing date for applications is 9.00am on Monday 19 October 2026. Please write your covering letter of application to Chanel Oswick, Headteacher.

Applications will be shortlisted on 19 October. Candidates to be notified the same day.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 22 October 2026.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A DBS check will be required for this post.

Our values, which underpin every decision we take and the systems we use, are demonstrated in The Bungay Way, underpinned by our character virtues of RESPECT, RESILIENCE, REFLECTIVENESS and RESPONSIBIITY. We have a comprehensive student character-building programme, through which we are working towards the nationally recognised Character Quality Mark.

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.

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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 Bungay High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 922 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Bungay High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bungay-high-school-bungay

Bungay High School Academy is a thriving and successful school situated in a pleasant rural area. We are 20 miles from Norwich and 15 miles from the delightful heritage coast. We have fantastic students, great staff and a commitment to success for all. We have an excellent CPD programme and are committed to staff development.

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