Administrative Assistant
Godalming College, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1RS11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
24th August 2026
Closing date
5 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
24 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £17,634.98 - £17,892.64 Annually (Actual) The full-time, full year salary for the role ranges from £26,899 - £27,292 including fringe allowance. The actual salary based on 27.5 hours per week, term-time only, ranges from £17,634.98 - £17,892.64 including fringe allowance.
Administrative Assistant job summary
Administrative Assistant
Permanent, Term Time only (39 weeks a year)
Part-time 27.5 hours per week
Monday to Friday 9:15am-2:45pm
Godalming College is looking to appoint an Administrative Assistant to provide a wide range of administrative support, including responsibility for reprographic requests, reception duties, and assistance with cross-college activities and events. This is a varied role, requiring flexibility and strong organisational skills. The post holder will play a key role in delivering an organised, professional, and welcoming administrative service to staff, students, parents, and visitors.
The College Administration team provides College wide administrative and operational support, working closely with staff to assist with the organisation and delivery of a wide range of events and activities, including trips and visits, enrichment activities and cross college events. The team manages enquiries by email, telephone and in person and supports the smooth running of the reception area. The team also includes responsibility for reprographics, providing an efficient and accurate printing service for students and staff, including the production of examination papers and other College materials. Additional duties include supporting +Enrichment courses, managing hard copy coursework submissions, and contributing to other operational processes as required.
Godalming College is one of the best performing sixth form colleges in the country and a great place to work and study. We are very proud of the achievements of all our students and have a strong track record of consistently high results. Value added scores are excellent and we are delighted that the College was again rated Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2024.
The College currently employs around 250 teaching and support staff on both a full and part time basis. In our 2024 Staff survey, 97.6% of staff said they were proud to be a member of staff at the College and 95.2% of staff would recommend working at Godalming College. The following quotes from members of our current team describe why they think our College is a great place to work:
“The sense of community, common purpose, and kindness to each other. The willingness to help each other, support each other and look after each other. We are proud to be continually improving - which is a signature of Godalming College”.
“Godalming College is a fantastic, welcoming and inclusive place to work. I deeply enjoy being at work, and I think senior leaders and managers do a very good job of being approachable and understanding”.
Godalming College is committed to equality of opportunity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Further details including the College’s Safer Recruitment, Data Protection and Safeguarding and Child Protection policies are all available on our website.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Godalming College is committed to equality of opportunity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Candidates must complete a College application form, may be subject to online searches and are required to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record/information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. It's a requirement for all successful candidates to apply for an enhanced DBS in addition to referencing & qualification checks. The College’s Safer Recruitment, Data Protection and Safeguarding and Child Protection policies are on our website.
Applying for the job
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View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Godalming College
- School type
- Academy, ages 16 to 19
- Education phase
- Sixth form or college
- School size
- 0 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 16 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Godalming College website
Godalming College is one of the best performing 16-19 colleges in the country and a great place to work and study. We are very proud of the achievements of all our students and have a strong track record of consistently high results. Value added scores are excellent and the College was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in our inspection in December 2019.
The College currently employs around 220 teaching and support staff on both a full and part time basis.
The success of Godalming College is also about community with students from all walks of life enjoying a whole range of opportunities in a welcoming and friendly environment. Students enjoy a stimulating, lively and challenging learning and social experience; they are treated as adults by specialist and dedicated teaching and support staff in facilities that have seen major investment over many years.
The campus comprises of nine newer large buildings and our older main building, which was the original grammar school, built in the 1930’s. Since the 2000s there has been a phased refurbishment and expansion of the College which included a new English and Modern Foreign Languages block, Media suite, netball and tennis courts and an 11 acre site for Rugby and Football pitches. We would invite you to take the virtual tour on our website to see for yourself the facilities of which we are so proud.
The College is within walking distance of Godalming town centre and the railway station, is easily accessible from the A3 and provides free car parking with EV charging stations for staff.
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