Administrative Assistant

Liden Academy, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 6EX

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  19 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 June 2026

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: £17,841.58 - £18,124.73 Annually (Actual) NJC 5 - 6 (£25,583 - £25,989 full time equivalent)

Administrative Assistant job summary

Contract: Maternity Cover - Up to one year
Hours: Monday - Friday 8.30pm - 3pm, with 30 mins unpaid lunch
Working weeks: 39 weeks, term time plus 5 INSET days
Are you a skilled and enthusiastic Administrative Assistant with high expectations, bursting with fresh ideas and excited about putting them into practice?

Previous school experience is not required but would be advantageous. We are seeking a proactive, self-motivated individual who is eager to contribute and take initiative. Applicants must be well organised, experienced, enthusiastic, and able to build good relationships with parents and will be the first point of contact to all parents and visitors to the school.

As well as experience you will require a positive approach as well as patience and resilience with the ability to use your initiative, work independently as well as part of a team.

The successful candidates will:

• Be enthusiastic, highly motivated and committed to our ethos and values.
• Be committed to high standards and continued professional development.
• Demonstrate good interpersonal skills.

We are able to offer:

• A well-resourced environment and CPD.
• A supportive and dedicated team of staff and supportive trust.
• Free parking on site.
• Wellbeing and Employee Assistance programme.

If you have the qualities we are looking for and want to become part of something special, then please apply. Please note we reserve the right to appoint prior tot he closing date therefore early applications are recommended

Safeguarding Statement:

Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.

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 Liden Academy

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 0 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 403 pupils enrolled
• Age range: Not given
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Liden Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/liden-academy

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