Administrative Assistant

Cantrell Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 9HJ

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  20 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 February 2026

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: 24,796.00 - 25,185.00

Administrative Assistant job summary

Administrative Assistant (Level 1)

Part time 20 hrs per week (Mornings only)

Term time only + Inset days

Required as soon as possible.

Fixed term until July 2026

Salary Grade B point 13-19 3-4 (FTE £24,796-£25,185 per annum)

 Actual £11,528 - £11,709

Cantrell Primary School is seeking to appoint a motivated School Administrative Assistant to support the Operations Manager to provide routine general clerical, administrative and financial support to the school. This is a fixed term role up until July 2026 to provide short term cover. 

We warmly welcome applications from motivated individuals to join our dedicated and highly effective office team. The role will include collection of monies from parents and pupils, booking and the administration of school meals, routine clerical support such as reprographics, filing, word processing and data input on the school’s computer systems.

You will:

● have general office or similar experience

● be accurate and take pride in your work

● work well as part of a team 

● be literate and numerate

● have excellent communication skills with children and adults

In return we offer:

• A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven towards continuously raising standards

• A happy working environment with friendly and well-behaved children

• Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives

• Calm and purposeful environments

• Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community 

• Suitable training, including First Aid, where required

• Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.

How to apply:

Equality and diversity matter to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Trust/transformtrust Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.

Any questions or queries should be directed to Shelagh Bagnall at Cantrell Primary School, Cantrell Road, Bulwell. Email: Shelagh.bagnall@cantrell.nottingham.sch.uk or telephone 0115 9155770.

Closing date for applications: Friday 20th February 2026 @ midday

Interviews will be held: w/c 2nd March 2026

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children. Successful applicants will be subject to the following checks: enhanced DBS; identity; qualifications; health; right to work in the UK; references

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 Cantrell Primary and Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 421 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cantrell-primary-and-nursery-school

We aim to provide all our pupils with a structured and disciplined framework - one where success is celebrated and challenges are set and met and where children are encouraged to explore opportunities creatively.
We aim to continually improve standards of teaching and learning focusing upon literacy, numeracy, and scientific investigation and developing pupils' ability to use ICT tools effectively.
We aim to provide innovative, creative and challenging teaching.
We aim to provide a broad and balanced curriculum that provides variety and equal opportunity for all pupils, allowing individuals to develop progressively and at their own rate.
We aim to provide planned educational opportunities that teach pupils about responsible behaviour in order that they will mature into people who will make valuable contributions to our diverse and multicultural world and the environment we are to live in.
We aim to involve parents and community in the daily life of the school to achieve common goals through partnership.
We aim to offer all staff and others involved with school the opportunity to continually develop their own skills, knowledge and understanding in order to meet both the school and their own needs.

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