Administration Assistant

Carterton Community College, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 1BU

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  December/January

• Closing date

  8 December 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 November 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: £22,068.00 - £23,533.00 Annually (Actual) Based on £27,274 - £29,071 FTE

Administration Assistant job summary

In West Oxfordshire, Carterton Community College is a welcoming and ambitious 11-18 secondary school committed to nurturing the potential of every student. Built on strong core values—including ambition, kindness, resilience, and respect—the college prides itself on a supportive, inclusive culture. This is a truly exciting time to be joining Carterton Community College. As we prepare to join an ambitious Multi-Academy Trust, our school is embarking on a transformative new chapter filled with fresh investment and rapid growth.

Are you highly organised, have excellent inter-personal skills and thrive in a busy working environment? We are seeking to recruit an experienced individual to support our leaders and managers within this busy organisation. This is a varied and interesting administrative role ideally suited to someone who has the ability to combine working to a high standard in a confidential environment with being approachable, empathetic and positive.

Key responsibilities

• Supporting the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team with general and administrative duties;

• Prioritising work and working systematically;

• Dealing with email and telephone enquiries, visitors and routine correspondence in accordance with school policies;

• Dealing with email and telephone enquiries, visitors and transactional HR correspondence on behalf of the Operations Manager in accordance with school policies;

• Arranging meetings, taking minutes and providing administrative support;

• Organising, collating and assisting with documents and related materials for meetings, including Governors’ meetings;

• Proof-reading and quality assuring documents and correspondence.

• Assisting operations manager with recruitment processes - Adverts (through My New Term), Job Descriptions, Arranging interviews, gathering all documentation to comply with safer recruitment

• Produce and distribute communication to parents and carers on behalf of the school through letters, text and email as appropriate.

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

Oxfordshire Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post involves the type of work with children and young people that requires applicants to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All users are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed.

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 Carterton Community College

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 774 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Carterton Community College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/carterton-community-college

Carterton Community College is a rural college, with a real sense of community, bordering the Cotswolds and within easy commuting distance of Oxford, Cheltenham and Swindon.

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