14 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    ASAP/September 2026

  • Closing date

    26 June 2026 at 8am

  • Date listed

    12 June 2026

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

£23,742.27 - £24,916.78 Monthly

Administration Support job summary

ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT

REQUIRED ASAP/SEPTEMBER 2026

SCALE 5 POINT 10-13 (£27,694 - £29,064) Actual salary £23,742.27 - £24,916.78

You will be required to work 37 hours per week, term time only, 39 working weeks.

St John Payne Catholic School is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated administrator to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is highly organised, compassionate, and keen to learn within a supportive school environment.

You will provide day to day administrative assistance across the school teams. The successful candidate will play a vital role in the smooth running of our school, with responsibility for ensuring that pupils, staff, parents, carers, visitors and all persons who come into contact with the school are dealt with in a friendly and helpful manner. You will be expected to provide a high standard of customer service and a well organised and welcoming office environment. Ideally you will have some school experience in a similar role or are able to demonstrate the capability to learn quickly and apply existing skills to this unique role. The post holder is expected to display calmness and professionalism at all times.

You will thrive in this role if you:

  • Are organised, reliable, and eager to learn.
  • Communicate clearly and professionally.
  • Can manage confidential and sensitive information responsibly.
  • Work well as part of a team.
  • Show empathy, patience, and a genuine commitment to student welfare.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and fitness to work questionnaire

Closing Date: 26th June 2026, 8am

Interviews: TBC

The school reserves the right to interview in advance of the closing date.

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.

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About St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford

School type
Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1210 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Our school is highly oversubscribed and has an excellent reputation for academic success and for the pastoral care of the students.
NOR 1192, including a sixth form of 243 students

School location

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