Administration Assistant
Cottingley Village Primary School, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 1SY25 days remaining to apply
Job start date
8 December 2025
Closing date
3 November 2025 at 9am
Date listed
8 October 2025
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
- £25,185.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) Band 5, SCP 4 to SCP6 (actual salary £17112.18 - £17658.47 per annum), 30 hours per week, TTO
Administration Assistant job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Administration Assistant at Cottingley Village Primary School.
The successful candidate will assist in the provision of high quality, professional, flexible, proficient and constructive clerical, administration, financial support and reception service to the school.
Cottingley Village Primary School is part of Exceed Academies Trust, which currently consists of fourteen academies; ten primary schools, an all-through primary-to-secondary academy, two alternative provision academies (Primary and Secondary), and a specialist setting for children/young people who suffer from social, emotional and mental health difficulties. The Trust has an excellent reputation within Bradford and beyond, and an outstanding track record of supporting staff in developing their careers through specialist training lead by the Exceed Teaching School Hub and our Outstanding SCITT.
If you'd like to know more about our school, please visit our website at https://www.cottingleyvillageprimary.org.uk/
The successful candidate will:
- Support an Administrative Team in the delivery of admin support and services to staff, students and parents
- Maintain critical school records and databases, ensuring confidentiality is maintained where necessary, but meeting the School's statutory responsibilities, including to external organisations such as the DfE
- Be confident in solving complex problems and working with colleagues from across a range of roles
- Provide a high-level administrative service, including undertaking tasks such as word processing, reception duties and managing visitors
- Manage complex data and information while ensuring that school systems are kept up to date
We can offer:
- Children who are enthusiastic to learn
- Supportive Trust central team, school leadership, governors, staff and parents
- Fantastic outdoor facilities
- Opportunities for further development and training
- A healthy work-life balance
- Free access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Free, on-site parking
- Excellent employer pension contribution scheme
We would warmly encourage any interested candidates to visit our school setting. In order to do so, please contact Mrs Maria Symonds on 01274 567545 to make the necessary arrangements.
Exceed Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to related online content checks, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check as well as successful completion of a probationary period.
Exceed Academies Trust strives to be an employer of choice. We are an inclusive and diverse multi academy trust and ultimately, our aim is to employ a workforce that reflects the communities it serves. We are committed to achieving a balanced workforce at all levels, whilst ensuring that no individual is disadvantaged or treated less favourably. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnicities and will ensure a fair recruitment process without discrimination, in compliance with the Equality Act 2010.
Exceed Academies Trust recognises and promotes the positive use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in certain situations. We would encourage any job applicants, who choose to utilise AI when completing a vacancy application, to thoroughly check the data prior to submission, to ensure it is accurate, factual and demonstrable. Candidate suitability will be assessed at interview, however the recruitment process will reference information contained within the candidate’s application form. Any information contained within application form which is found to be factually inaccurate, may result in a conditional offer of employment being withdrawn.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Cottingley Village Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 452 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cottingley Village Primary School website
School location
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