Administrative Assistant

Ivanhoe School, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1HX

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 November 2025

• Closing date

  14 November 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 November 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: FTE: £26,830.00 - £28,146.00

Administrative Assistant job summary

Administrative Assistant

Grade 7, Points 11 - 14 (FTE: £26,830.00 - £28,146.00)

Actual Salary £22,963.02 - £24,089.35 per annum

37 hours per week, 39 weeks per annum

We are seeking a dedicated and highly organised Administration Assistant to join Ivanhoe School on a permanent basis. This is a term-time plus one week position, working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Reporting to the HR, Finance & Operations Manager, the successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the efficient operation of the school by ensuring that administrative systems and processes are followed and maintained to a high standard.

The ideal candidate will be energetic, approachable, and confident in using IT systems to complete a wide range of administrative tasks. As this role provides support across multiple departments, the ability to manage a varied workload, prioritise effectively, and work to deadlines is essential to ensuring the smooth running of the school.

You will be supported by an experienced HR, Finance & Operations Manager and will join a friendly, professional, and collaborative team. Applicants should hold GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English and have previous experience in an administrative role. Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and a proactive, calm, and positive attitude are essential for success in this important position within our school community.

If this role sounds like the ideal next step in your career, we would be delighted to hear from you. For further information about the school or the position, please contact the school directly.

Closing date for applications is 9.00am, Friday 14th November 2025.

LiFE Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment will be subject to a DBS check and an online search.

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 Ivanhoe School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 799 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ivanhoe School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ivanhoe-college

At Ivanhoe School, our students come first. We recognise their different needs and work hard with them to develop their abilities and talents. We value the unique contribution of each student and want them to achieve their full potential.

Highly qualified teachers and support staff provide an excellent, caring environment in which students can learn and flourish safely. Our aspirations, expectations and commitment are relentlessly high for all members of the school community.

Ivanhoe School became Members of the LiFE Multi Academy Trust in July 2021. Ivanhoe School works closely with local LIFE MAT schools: Ashby School and Ibstock Community College as part of the 'National Forest Hub.'

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