Administration Assistant

Rastrick High School, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD6 3XB

12 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  1 March 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  16 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) NJC points 5-6: £25,583 - £25,989 full time equivalent. The actual salary will be £22,926.30 - £23,290.14 based on working 37 hours term time only including training days, plus 10 days.

Administration Assistant job summary

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational person to join our support team.

We have a relentless focus on working to provide the best possible support to ensure that all our students reach their full potential.

You will be joining one of the top performing non-selective schools in the local area, having just recorded the best results the school has ever seen. We have a strong focus on high standards and aspirations, built around the simple message that teaching is the most important thing we do.

Core purpose

• Ensure administrative needs relating to whole school administration, reception and pupil services are met.
• To support the delivery of an efficient, professional and effective central (general) administration service across the school.
• Undertake reception duties, greeting visitors and handling face-to-face enquiries.
• Control and monitor entry to the school including the visitor signing in system and safeguarding issues.
• Handling telephone enquiries, transferring calls, taking messages where appropriate and following up with relevant staff.
• Ensure efficient, accurate and timely communication links for parents / carers, staff and other interested parties.
• Cover first aid duties along with a wide variety of matters including contact with pupils, staff and parents / carers and extensive use of SIMS and related software.

Main duties (and specific responsibilities)

• Reception duties, welcoming visitors to school, attending to students coming into and leaving school out of normal hours.
• Handling Switchboard, dealing with enquiries from a large range of callers including parents, ensuring all calls are answered quickly and dealt with efficiently, routing enquiries to the correct person or department whilst maintaining a polite and professional manner.
• Dealing with student absence, accurately updating school records to record the absences and contacting parents for further information working within a tight timescale.
• Support student services, dealing with queries from students and administrating first aid.
• Supporting the reprographics service by designing materials and producing resources to a high standard. This includes scanning, laminating, binding and printing documents.
• Provide administrative support e.g. photocopying, filing, production of teaching resources, displays, attendance, data, completion of standard forms, respond to correspondence, collation and distribution of material.
• Administration of school visits including producing lists/information/ data as required.
• Deal with all aspects of mail including internal, external and electronic.
• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.

What we offer

• A strong support team which is focused on providing a first class service for the academy.
• An environment that supports professional development.
• Opportunities to share and develop good practice.
• Onsite car park.
• Onsite Nursery

What you offer

• Ability to work with and contribute to your team
• Excellent literacy and numeracy competency
• The ability to promote positive behaviour and build good working relationships
• Experience of working in a busy organisation and dealing with confidential matters.
• Experience of using a range of IT packages

Please refer to the attached Job Pack for full details of the job description and person specification.

If you want to be challenged in an environment of support, good humour and a shared belief that every child will reach their potential then please apply to be part of our team.

Hours

The hours for this role are 37 hours per week, working Monday to Friday.

Shifts of 8.30am to 4.30pm, or 8am to 4pm Monday to Thursday and either 9.00am - 4.30pm / 8am to 3.30pm on Friday.

This role is term time only including training days plus 10 days.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments will be subject to receipt of satisfactory Enhanced DBS check, pre-employment checks and a probation period.

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.

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 Rastrick High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1780 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rastrick High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rastrick-high-school

With around 1600 students and 200 staff, the School continues to grow and we are investing in our facilities and environment accordingly. As a result, this is an exciting time to be joining the school and contributing to its success.

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