Administrative Assistant

Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 9AU

9 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  30 September 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: £25,614.00 - £26,846.00 Annually (FTE)

Administrative Assistant job summary

This post offers an excellent opportunity to join our administrative team and play a key role in supporting a wide variety of administrative areas across the school, including within the sixth form, the main reception and office, exams, data, and admissions. We would also like this postholder to take a central role in managing liaison with parents through the My Child At School and School Cloud systems.

This role is ideal for a proactive, detail-driven individual who thrives on working in a fast-paced environment, within a busy team and is committed to delivering high standards of service.

Previous experience of working in a school environment would be desirable, but not essential.

The role is being advertised at 20-25 hours per week in the first instance, and term time only. There is a degree of flexibility in how these hours can be worked over the week, which will be discussed in further detail at the interview stage.

If you are ready to make a meaningful impact in a high-performing school, we would be delighted to hear from you.

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

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.

About Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1238 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kesteven-and-grantham-girls-school-grantham

KGGS is an outstanding selective academy of 1200 students where the focus in the classroom is on teaching and developing students and staff alike.
In 2019 Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School achieved some of its best ever results with 91% of our students achieving 5+ in both English and Mathematics, a progress 8 score of 0.92 and an attainment 8 score of 7.0. The school has a large sixth form of approximately 320 students with an average A-level grade of B- achieved in 2019.
KGGS was placed as one of the top performing state schools in the East Midlands according to the Sunday Times Schools guide 2020.

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