4 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    9 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    2 June 2025

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

£25,584.00 Annually (FTE) Term time only

Administrative Assistant job summary

Harston and Newton Primary school

Administrative assistant

Temporary - 1 year contact in first instance
Salary Scale 4, Pt 7-11 £25,584 – £27,269 FTE

1 day per week (7.5 hours), term time only,

Start date: 1st September 2025

We are seeking to appoint an administrator to join the team in our busy school office. Your interpersonal skills will be excellent, and you must be able to work under pressure. An understanding of the importance of confidentiality is essential, as is a high level of numeracy and literacy. Support and training are available as part of this role, but good IT skills are essential.

The successful candidate will display excellent organisation, time management and planning skills, have strong administrative skills and pay good attention to detail.

How to apply:

Please either visit the school website for an application form or email the school office office@harstonnewton.org and this can be sent to you. Closing Date for applications in Monday 9th June at midday and Interviews to be held on Friday 13th June.

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

The Cam Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, prohibition from teaching check, section 128 check (as required) and a medical questionnaire.

We recognise that safeguarding against radicalisation is as important as safeguarding against any other vulnerability. As such, all staff are expected to uphold and promote the fundamental principles of British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect whatever their race, gender, sexuality, religious belief, special need, or disability. As part of our commitment to safeguarding and child protection we fully support the Government’s Prevent Strategy.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

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About Harston and Newton Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
Up to 125 pupils
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
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School location

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