Administration Officer

Riverbank School, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 2QD

27 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  23 January 2026

• Closing date

  20 February 2026 at 11:59am

• Date listed

  23 January 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: G3 (37 hrs £21,854 - £22,911)

Administration Officer job summary

Riverbank Academy currently have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated Office Administrator to join the team.

You’ll be responsible for providing comprehensive, efficient, and procedural administrative support, ensuring the smooth and compliant execution of daily administrative routines and the accurate maintenance of school records and core systems.

Working hours:

8:00 to 4:00 - Monday to Thursday

8:00 to 3:30 - Friday

Job requirements

• Good standard of general education (e.g., GCSE Maths and English, or equivalent)
• Knowledge of data protection principles,particularly GDPR, relating to the handling of confidential pupil/staff information
• Finance Awareness of basic financial procedures, including processing purchase orders, invoices, and managing petty cash/small sums of money
• Organisational Skills - Excellent ability to organise and prioritise a high-volume, varied daily workload and manage frequent interruptions effectively within a procedural framework
• Professional, clear, and articulate communication skills (written and verbal) to effectively exchange routine information with internal and external contacts (e.g., parents, staff, suppliers).
• Proven ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy and integrity in data input, financial transactions, and record-keeping.

Why join us?

As an Office Administrator within Riverbank Academy, you’ll be able to build upon your existing skill set within a supportive environment, with professional development, training, and career progression opportunities available.

Interview date TBC

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 Riverbank School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• School size: 208 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Riverbank School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/riverbank-school

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