Administrative Assistant

Netherfield Primary School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG4 2LR

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  8 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £22,753 Actual Salary (£26,016 FTE)

Administrative Assistant job summary

Netherfield Primary School is a large, diverse, primary academy on the outskirts of Nottingham. Netherfield is a great school with happy children and a happy staff. The area we serve is mixed and vibrant and our families are supportive and ambitious for their children. Our staff team is hardworking, committed and friendly. Ours is a beautiful building and a great working environment. We are well resourced and levels of classroom support are high.

We are seeking a reliable, hardworking and conscientious Administrative Assistant. Working as part of a busy office, you will provide admin support to the school, assisting in office operations and day to day enquiries via reception and on the telephone.

We are looking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our friendly and hardworking team who:

Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills and can communicate confidently and appropriately with staff, pupils, parents and visitors

Has experience of dealing with the public

Has experience of working in administration

Is flexible and organised

Has excellent ICT skills

Visits to the school are recommended and warmly welcomed and can be arranged by contacting the School Business Manager, Emma Chambers on echambers@netherfieldprimaryschool.com. 

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service authorities and satisfactory references. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

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 Netherfield Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 466 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Netherfield Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/netherfield-primary-school-ng4-2lr

Netherfield Primary School is a warm, caring and inclusive school where children are at the very heart of everything we do. Sitting at the centre of its community, the school has a string values-driven ethos and is characterised by well;-behaved, happy and respectful children.
The school has been part of the young, community-focused multi-academy trust GNET since March 2018.
Our dedicated staff know that children learn best when they are happy and in a nurturing environment of kindness and respect. They consistently strive to ensure every single child has the opportunity to make the most of their individual strengths.
In return we offer the chance to work in a friendly, supportive school community, with the chance of CPD and personal progression.

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