Administrative Assistant

Acle Church of England Primary Academy, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 3RQ

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  23 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,090 - £20,405 actual pa

Administrative Assistant job summary

Part of the Diocese of Norwich St Benet’s MAT and Acorn Partnership

Tel: 01493 750322

Email: SBM@acleprimary.norfolk.sch.uk 

• Salary - Support Staff, Pay Points: 3-4, £20,090 - £20,405 actual pa (£24,796-£25,185 FTE) 
• Fixed Term until 31 August 2026
• Part Time 
• 35 hours per week 
• Term time plus 1 week
• Required for January 2026

Acle St Edmund Church of England Primary Academy are looking to recruit an experienced Administrative Assistant who will be working in the main office at Acle Primary Academy.  

We are looking for someone who is confident and able to work effectively as part of a team as well as independently. The successful candidate must possess good organisational skills to manage workload effectively. You will be working alongside and supporting the Partnership Administrative Officer and Attendance Lead to support administrative processes. 

Working Hours

The successful candidate will work Monday – Friday 08:15- 15:45.

How to apply

For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, please read the attached Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’.

To complete our online application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, and you will be directed to apply through our Applicant Tracking System. If you do not already have one, you will need to create a ‘Teacher Booker’ account.

References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. 

Within the Trust we use AI to help review applications. If we spot that AI has been used in a misleading way, such as copying unedited AI created answers, exaggerating previous job experience, or pretending to be someone else, we may choose to reject the application without feedback. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received.

Closing date:  5 January 2026, 9am

Interview date:   TBC

The Diocese of Norwich St Benet’s Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references. 

The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. 

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

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 Acle Church of England Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 185 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Acle Church of England Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/acle-church-of-england-primary-academy

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