Administrative Assistant
James Rennie School, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 0BU45 days remaining to apply
Closing date
4 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
21 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £25,189.11 Annually (Actual)
Administrative Assistant job summary
James Rennie School
California Road
Carlisle
CA3 0BU
Headteacher: Ms Kerry Dunbobbin Regional Director: Mr Kris Williams
T: 01228 554280 E: adminoffice@jamesrennie.cumbria.sch.uk W: www.jamesrennie.cumbria.sch.uk
Responsible To: Office Manager
Grade: Job Family - Business Support - Level BS7 Grade 7 point 12-14
Hours of post: Full time post (37 hours per week). This is a term time only post
We are looking to recruit an Administrative Assistant to work within our established team of practitioners in our school. James Rennie School is a well-established special school in the Kingstown area of Carlisle, with an additional Sixth Form site at St Edmunds Park. This post is based at our St Edmunds Sixth Form site.
Please see full job description and person specification attached below.
If you would like more information then please email Fiona.Ingledow@jamesrennie.cumbria.sch.uk or visit the vacancy section of our website (www.jamesrennie.cumbria.sch.uk)
James Rennie School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, an enhanced DBS check including the barred list will be required for the successful candidate and other procedures and checks will be followed as laid out in our Safeguarding Policy
Diversity Statement
At Eden Academy Trust, we value and actively embrace diversity. We believe that a diverse school community strengthens learning, enriches experiences, and helps every child thrive. Across our schools, we are committed to creating a culture where all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or background are respected, represented, and supported. We understand the role of inclusive education in preparing young people for a complex and diverse society. We challenge discrimination, recognise and celebrate difference, and work continuously to promote equity and opportunity in everything we do. Our commitment to inclusion runs through our curriculum, our staffing and leadership, our policies, and our day-to-day interactions. We strive to practise cultural humility, anti-racism, and equitable approaches that meet the needs of all our pupils.
Further information about the job
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 will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About James Rennie School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 3 to 19
- Size
- 217 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- Website
- James Rennie School website
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