Administrative Assistant

Catcott Primary School, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9HD

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  9 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 12PM - 4PM Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Fixed term - 31.08.2026 - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between £24,404 and £25,183

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a keen administrator who is:

• Able to organise and prioritise daily workload.
• Able to adapt to the demands of the busy school day
• Efficient in the use of Microsoft Office
• Familiar with working in a school environment
• An excellent communicator with good presentation skills, both written and verbal

What the school offers its staff

• A warm, welcoming school community
• Polite, enthusiastic, and motivated children
• Supportive and experienced staff and governors
• Excellent professional development opportunities

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@catcottprimary.co.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Administrative Assistant Job Specification.pdf - 71.9 KB (opens in new tab)

Administrative Assistant Job Description 2025.pdf - 101 KB (opens in new tab)

About Catcott Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 144 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Catcott Primary School website
• Email address: office@catcottprimary.co.uk
• Phone number: 01278722527
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/catcott-primary-school

We are a small school with big ideas, where learning isn't limited to the
classroom and the environment drives our curriculum.

Nestled in the heart of the Polden Villages, we are blessed with an outstanding outdoor environment which we use throughout the year, come rain or shine.

Children are encouraged to learn about and from the environment and the responsibility they hold to protect it for future generations.

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