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Administration Assistant

Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1NN

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Job start date
9 September 2025
Closing date
5 August 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: Part time: The post is for 21 hours per week working each Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 0830-1600, term time plus non-pupil days.
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £25,584
Actual salary: £12,448.66
Pay scale: Scale 4, SCP 7-8

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a professional and highly motivated Administration Assistant for our friendly school office. The post is for 21 hours per week working each Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 0830-1600, term time plus non-pupil days.

We require a flexible individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, who is capable of providing an efficient and effective administrative service for our busy school office. The candidate must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office and must demonstrate excellent organisational skills with an ability to be flexible and be able to work under pressure. The ability to deal with people with confidence, sensitivity and good humour, at all levels, is essential to the role. The school office is a fast paced, sometimes pressurised, ever changing environment.

The successful applicant will have:

A cheerful and positive attitude, with the ability to remain calm under pressure.
The ability to use their own initiative, taking responsibility for tasks, prioritising, and scheduling their own workload.
Experience of administration work in a busy and fast paced environment is essential.
Strong literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE A-C or equivalent in Maths and English).
Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
Knowledge of Arbor would be an advantage, however, training will be provided if necessary.

What the school offers its staff

Great ChesterfordC of EPrimary Academy has a strong focus on promoting Christian values and is part ofGreat Oak Multi Academy Trust.

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.