29 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    Negotiable

  • Closing date

    17 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    19 March 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time, part time: 30 to 37 hours per week, term time only (Hours can be flexible)

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

£21,543-£22,448

What skills and experience we're looking for

Crestwood Community School is one school, with two campuses serving central Eastleigh. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed individual to undertake the role of Administrative Assistant, predominantly based on our Cherbourg campus. We are looking for someone who can be flexible, motivated, positive and play an integral and active role within the school’s Administration Office.

The role will involve:

  • Acting as first port of call for ill and injured students requiring First Aid (full training will be given)

  • Receptionist duties, as and when required for cover

  • Support with Arbor, including printing and collating registers

  • Contacting parents through all school systems

  • Dealing with students, staff and parents in a polite and courteous manner

  • Data entry

  • Being discreet and trustworthy as the role involves dealing with confidential and sensitive issues

  • Varied administration duties as and when required

The post is a varied role, you will be located in a dedicated room off of the Well Being Centre. Applicants should have a real “can do” attitude and be very flexible in their approach. There may be occasions when you would be required to work on the Shakespeare campus.

This post offers an opportunity to join a hardworking team of motivated and dedicated staff, who all strive to do their very best for the students and staff at Crestwood.

What the school offers its staff

This is a happy school, where staff and students want to be. The #Crestwoodfamily pervades through everything we do.

As a school we take staff well being seriously. We offer staff the following:

  • wellbeing weeks, with no commitments scheduled after school

  • free lunch every day

  • half termly cooked breakfasts

  • accrued inset days, taken as twilights, giving staff an additional 4 days off a year

  • One well being day per year (during term-time), to be taken at their chosen time (after a qualifying period)

  • weekly thank you bulletin

  • birthday cards

  • heads discretionary leaves of absence for family events

  • acts of random kindness

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

Crestwood Community School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

About Crestwood Community School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1489 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
02380 641232

Crestwood Community School is one school, with two campuses serving central Eastleigh. Crestwood Community School had an Ofsted inspection in February 2024, which confirmed that we continue to be a ‘good’ school. The report stated that at Crestwood “there is a welcoming, friendly atmosphere”. They also said that “teachers and support staff, including those in the early stages of their career, are proud to work at the school. They particularly value school leader's careful consideration of their workload and well-being so that they can focus their efforts fully on pupils’ education.” In addition, Ofsted report that “many pupils, staff and parents describe the school as a ‘big family’. This is a happy school, where staff and students want to be. The #Crestwoodfamily pervades through everything we do.

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