Administration Assistant

Gooseacre Primary Academy, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 0NU

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 September 2026

• Closing date

  5 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 June 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: £25,185.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) £19,999 - £20683 Pro Rata

Administration Assistant job summary

Administration Assistant

Part Time - 33.75 hours per week (Term Time Only plus 5 inset days - 39 weeks per year)
Start Date: 2nd September 2026
Location: Gooseacre Primary Academy, South Yorkshire

Are you an organised and proactive administrator with a passion for supporting education? Gooseacre Primary Academy is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Administration Assistant to join our vibrant team on a term-time only basis. This is a permanent role.

About the Role:

As an Administration Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting the smooth and efficient running of the school. You will provide high-quality administrative and clerical support to staff, pupils, and parents, ensuring effective communication, accurate record-keeping, and a welcoming front-facing service across the academy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide a wide range of administrative support across the school
• Support reception duties, including managing visitors, issuing badges, and overseeing sign-in procedures
• Coordinate communications with staff, pupils, and parents
• Manage school systems, including pupil data (MIS/Bromcom)
• Support the organisation of school trips, events, parents’ evenings, and extracurricular activities
• Assist with onboarding new pupils and maintaining accurate records
• Coordinate with catering regarding menus and pupil allergens
• Manage pupil medication and support health and safety processes (e.g. fire drills)
• Provide administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team as required

What We Offer:

• A dynamic and supportive work environment where you can thrive
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• The chance to make a positive impact on the lives of our scholars and staff

What We're Looking For:

Essential:

• Experience in a busy administrative role
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build positive relationships
• Confidence using IT systems (e.g. Microsoft Office, databases)
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information in line with GDPR
• GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Maths
• A proactive, flexible, and team-focused approach

Desirable:

• Knowledge of school systems (e.g. Bromcom)
• Willingness to undertake First Aid and medication administration training

Why Join Us?

At Gooseacre, we value our staff and recognise the importance of their contributions. We are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive workplace where everyone can succeed.

Interested in Applying?

We actively welcome visits and discussions about the role. Please contact Claire Sanderson at 01709 893569 or via email at claire.sanderson@astreagooseacre.org to arrange a visit or for more information.

Apply Now!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, so don't miss out on this exciting opportunity. Apply today to avoid disappointment and become a part of our mission to create a positive impact!

Commitment to Safeguarding and EDI:

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks, including references and enhanced DBS checks.

We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates who are underrepresented in our workforce. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to ensuring there are no barriers to recruitment, development, and progression. Reasonable adjustments will be provided where required.

In line with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and the statutory Code of Practice, the Trust requires all public-facing post holders to demonstrate fluent English. Within a school setting, this applies to all roles that involve interaction with pupils, parents, or members of the public.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to our forward-thinking team, apply today and help us make a lasting impact!

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

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff. Every child should feel safe and should be protected from any form of child abuse. We have robust policies and procedures that support our commitment to Safeguarding, this includes our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. The in-house Safeguarding teams at each Academy work in partnership with families and safeguarding partners to ensure the safety of children is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that all staff access regular, contextual safeguarding training to meet the needs of the local community.

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 Gooseacre Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 356 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Gooseacre Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gooseacre-primary-academy

Welcome to Gooseacre Primary Academy
Gooseacre Primary Academy is located in Thurnscoe in South Yorkshire, close to Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham. We currently have over 300 pupils on our roll and ten classes in the school: Foundation Stage 1 and 2, three Key Stage 1 classes and seven Key Stage 2 classes.

The school has seen a remarkable pace of improvement in recent times and in June 2020 Ofsted judged us to be “a good school”. We are proud to have achieved this status for a second time, which is due to considerable dedication and effort from the whole team of staff and wider academy community. We are committed to maintaining our rate of progress. We will build on our strengths, ensuring good practice is embedded into the school and drive forward new initiatives to enhance our performance further.

We are delighted to now be a part of the Astrea Academy Trust. The Astrea vision enables individual academies to flourish with real autonomy, whilst also ensuring a strong ethos of support and collaboration.

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