Administration Assistant
The Priory Learning Trust, Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
16 September 2025
Closing date
24 September 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 September 2025
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
- TPLTSS3 £21,882 - £22,229 (actual salary)
Administration Assistant job summary
Permanent
Term Time Only
Full time - 37 Hours per week
TPLTSS3 £21,882 - £22,229 (actual salary)
Plus various Company Benefits
We are seeking a highly organised and motivated Administrative Assistant to join our school office team at Burnham-on-Sea Infant School and St Andrew's Church Junior School. This is a varied and rewarding role, providing comprehensive administrative support to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the school. You will be the first point of contact for staff, parents, pupils and visitors, and play an important part in maintaining efficient systems and high-quality service.
This is a full-time role, worked equally across both Burnham-on-Sea Infant School and St Andrew's Church of England Junior School. Working days at each site will be confirmed upon appointment.
As part of this role, you will:
- Provide professional administrative and receptionist support across the school.
- Manage queries via phone, email and in person, ensuring excellent customer service.
- Support the organisation of school trips, meetings, attendance matters and events.
- Maintain school systems, including data management, room/diary bookings, newsletters and communication tools.
- Provide accurate and timely administration including the school's Single Central Record.
- Ensure safeguarding, confidentiality and professionalism in all aspects of the role.
About you:
- Strong organisational and IT skills, with good knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
- Experience of working in a busy office or customer-facing role (school environment desirable).
- A team player with resilience, reliability and a commitment to safeguarding and supporting young people.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys variety in their work and is passionate about making a difference in a school community.
We pride ourselves on being a flexible employer and strive to accommodate a variety of working arrangements, so we encourage you to apply. At our school, we take staff workload seriously and prioritise creating a supportive environment where teamwork is at the heart of everything we do. As part of a local Trust, our staff also benefit from collaborative opportunities and resources that come with being part of a wider community.
At the Priory Learning Trust, we offer an incredible, comprehensive employee benefits package. This includes..
The PLaTform - Access to our dedicated wellbeing centre & exclusive shopping discounts.
Healthshield - Funded Healthcare Scheme for employees and all dependents, which provides services such as a 24/7 GP Line & Healthcare cashback.
Discounted nursery fees for parents AND grandparents at our Academy pre schools.
Contributory pension scheme offering generous employer contribution rates.
CPD opportunities both internally & externally.
A very friendly school community with dedicated, supportive & inspiring colleagues.
Health & Fitness offers, including incredible discounts on @Worle Sports Centre and Nuffield Health, and a Cycle 2 Work Scheme.
Flu vaccinations.
About The Priory Learning Trust:
TPLT grew from an intent to bring the power of partnership and sharing to bear and provide a first-class education to a wide range of children, from all backgrounds.
At our heart is a passion to put ‘Students First’ and deliver exceptional education; beyond outstanding for every single child. We do this with a relentless drive for academic excellence, shared moral purpose and values combined with lots of fun and happiness. We believe that happy schools are also high-achieving, successful schools.
We strive for partnerships between students, families, staff and the wider community to create exceptional student outcomes. We also ‘cherish’ our staff. We believe they are amazing and are passionate to empower them through support, training, and career opportunities. With such brilliant people all aiming for the same goals, we are able to ensure every student achieves all that they are capable of and more, regardless of their background.
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
The Priory Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All paid positions which involve working regularly within academies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You must declare all convictions (including convictions with Absolute Discharge), cautions or bind-overs you may have, even if they would otherwise be regarded as ‘Spent’ under this Act and where applicable any disqualifications under the Childcare Act.
The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service filtering guide.
This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity.
Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, online searches and Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.
Please see the following links to our Child Protection and Safeguarding policy and Recruitment and Selection policy.
Closing Date: 24th September 2025
Proposed Interview Date: 30th September 2025
Proposed Start Date: 27th October 2025
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 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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Priory Learning Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
TPLT is, in law, an educational charity as are all Multi-Academy Trusts; we support primary and secondary schools in the South West of England. At our core is a passion to put 'Students First' and deliver exceptional education for every single child and for every single family we work with.
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