Administrative Assistant
Arbourthorne Community Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 2GQ14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
19 May 2026 at 3pm
Date listed
5 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): 37 hours a week, 4 days 8am - 4pm and 1 day 8:15am - 3:45pm - days and times to be negotiated.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,583 - £25,989
Pay scale
- Grade 3 Scale Point 5-6
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Customer Service Experience and demonstrate Customer Care
- Admin skills to include, filing, photocopying, answering telephones
- Welfare duties to include first aid trained or willingness to be trained and associated paperwork
- To be able to prioritise work load
- To work in a calm manner
- Previous school office experience desirable
- To work within the ethos of the school
- To understand the importance of Safeguarding Children
- Working knowledge of SIMS database desirable
- Understanding of confidentiality and GDPR
- NVQ Admin level 2 - desirable
- Good written and oral skills
- Good ICT skills
- Knowledge of Google Docs
- SIMS knowledge - desirable
- Level 2 qualification in English
- Level 2 qualification in Maths
- Ability to administer medication – desirable or willingness to be trained
- Ability to work under pressure
- Work to deadlines
- Calm manner
- Empathy and understanding of children’s needs
- Be enthusiastic and determined
- Able to work under pressure
- Have flexibility, sensitivity and tact
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Able to relate well to children
What the school offers its staff
Arbourthorne Community Primary School is an OfSTED rated good school with outstanding Personal Development. We have approximately 480 pupils on roll at any time but manage to create a ‘family’ atmosphere despite being a larger than average primary school.
There is a strong sense of team in our school and a very positive and friendly atmosphere. The school serves an area of high social deprivation and staff have worked with great determination to improve the life chances of our pupils. Behaviour is good in the school and an outstanding pastoral team provide additional support for the most vulnerable children and families. We all have a strong sense of collective responsibility to our pupils and every child is everybody’s business!
The school is well known locally and nationally for its inclusive approach to education. We believe in the value of parents, children, governors and staff working together.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.
All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced and Barring Service Check.
We will carry out online searches for shortlisted candidates in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
A criminal record self declaration form will be required to be completed if shortlisted, and discussed at the interview if necessary.
We welcome applications from everyone. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Arbourthorne Community Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained schools, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 478 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Arbourthorne Community Primary School website
- Email address
- recruitment@arbourthorne.sheffield.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01142398163
Arbourthorne is a two-form entry school with 481 pupils on roll. Our school is friendly and hardworking and staff work with innovation and determination to provide an outstanding learning experience for children. Colleagues are mutually supportive and are widely recognised for best practice. At the last inspection, the school was judged to be good with outstanding features. We celebrate creativity and have an artist in residence. Theme learning is exciting and ambitious. Our life skills house, ‘Red Robin House’, adds an exciting dimension to the curriculum. Please visit our website:
https://www.arbourthorneprimary.co.uk/ to gain a broader view of our school. The school was judged as Good with Outstanding Personal Development in October 2022. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50200107
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