ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT – TEMPORARY
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate, Co Durham, County Durham, TS28 5AN13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
October 2025
Closing date
29 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Contract: 35 hours per week, term time Shift pattern: 8:30am to 4:00pm Mon to Friday Working week will be split across two federated schools,
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year
Pay scale
- Grade 2 SCP 3 - 4
What skills and experience we're looking for
Areas of responsibility include:
- Undertake reception duties and hospitality, answering general telephone and face to face enquiries and signing in visitors.
- Assist with pupil first aid / welfare.
- Assist in arrangements for school trips
• Provide clerical / admin support e.g. photocopying, filing, completing forms (word & excel), responding to correspondence.
- Maintain records / management information systems.
- Produce lists / data / reports / letters as required.
- Sort & distribute mail.
- Maintain stocks & supplies as needed.
- Operate and record payments coming into school (Lunch / breakfast / wraparound / trips etc).
- Provide general guidance to staff, pupils and others. • 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 in line with BCCET policies and procedures.
Please see Job description for the full list of the key tasks.
What the school offers its staff
St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Wingate & St. Godric’s Catholic Primary School, Thornley.
The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle has a growth plan for Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust to serve South Tyneside, Sunderland and East Durham. Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust was established in February 2016, currently there are thirty schools within the Trust, five secondary schools with sixth forms and 25 primary schools.
The details of each of the schools currently within the Trust can be found on our website: www.bccet.org.uk.
At St. Mary’s and St. Godric’s we aim to provide a happy and safe place for all who enter. As small schools, we offer a friendly, caring, family atmosphere where every child is valued as a unique and precious individual.
We are seeking an Administration Assistant to join our dedicated and caring staff team who would be required to work across the two school sites in the Federation of St. Godric’s, Thornley and St. Mary’s, Wingate under supervision from the Business Lead. The post holder will be required to be able to travel and work from both sites as and when required.
The appointed Administration Assistant will have an important role to play in the smooth running and success of the schools. As an Admin Assistant you will be the first contact point for parents and external agencies in this multi-faceted and fast paced role. We are looking for an individual who is adaptable, flexible and able to navigate changes quickly and effectively.
This is a fixed term contract for 1 academic year, which could possibly lead to other opportunities within our trust.
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 74 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate website
- Email address
- office@stmaryswingate.org
- Phone number
- 01429 838294
The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle has a growth plan for Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust to serve South Tyneside, Sunderland and East Durham, with a total of 30 schools currently in the Trust.
Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust was established in February 2016, currently, there are thirty schools within the Trust with a further four to join by the end of 2023. The details of each of the schools currently within the Trust can be found on our website www.bccet.org.uk
The Governors of this lovely, small, Catholic, and rural primary school are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, talented, motivational, and inspiring teacher to join the staff of our hard-working, friendly team.
Arranging a visit to St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@stmaryswingate.org.
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