Administration Assistant

St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2ES

10 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
24 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 November 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) NJC Grade B1 Scale Points 4-6 (Actual Salary £11,137 - £11,493 per annum)

Administration Assistant job summary

Permanent, Part Time, Term Time Only
Wednesday to Friday, 19.5 hours per week, 8:30am to 3.45pm with a 1-hour unpaid lunch
Salary NJC Grade B1 Scale Points 4-6 £25,185 - £25,989 per annum
Actual Salary £11,137 - £11,493 per annum
Required as soon as possible

The Governors are looking for an enthusiastic and friendly Administrative Assistant to join our Catholic primary school at St Wilfrid’s, Ripon. You will be an effective and welcoming first point of contact for our school. You will have a calm, courteous, and professional approach along with the ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and work effectively as a team member. You will be able to work flexibly and efficiently and have a commitment to equal opportunities.

We are looking for an Administrative Assistant who will:

Have experience of working in a busy office environment with an administration focus
Use effective communication and be warm, friendly and empathetic
Have a flexible approach working in partnership with staff, pupils, parents and governors
Have relevant experience of IT software packages and systems
Undertake general financial admin e.g. processing orders/invoices/cash handling.
Be supportive of the Catholic ethos of the school.

What we can offer you:

A friendly, happy school that lives by its vision statement

Happy children with exemplary standards of behaviour

A welcoming and caring environment where everyone is valued

Employee discount scheme (offering cycle to work scheme, gym membership, money saving offers across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers, home and electrical items)

Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (Education Support)

A supportive organisation with the commitment to professional development and wellbeing

For further information, please contact the school office at St Wilfrid’s on 01765 603232. Visits to the school are encouraged, by appointment through the school office.

Closing Date: Monday 24 November 2025 by noon
Interviews: Week commencing Monday 24 November 2025

The Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy for applications or withdraw the vacancy at any time at its absolute discretion.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS enhanced disclosure certificate.

In line with KCSiE 2025, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

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 school is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.