Administrative Assistant

Orion Spires, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 0HD

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2025

• Closing date

  25 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  13 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,123.00 - £23,880.00 Annually (Actual)

Administrative Assistant job summary

To provide front of house reception support and to deputise in the absence of the main receptionist

To provide a reprographics service for the whole academy (photocopying, printing, laminating, booklet producing, reports and maintain stock levels, marketing materials and coloured paper/card/books for students)

To maintain the display boards, ensuring all display boards across the academy are regularly updated and maintained to a high standard

Liaise with parents/carers, staff in the Academy and external agencies as appropriate and assist with the completion of paperwork for IYFA, suspensions, school nurse etc.

Minuting of meetings

To lead on student medication needs, PEEPs, allergy paperwork

To support the admissions process during peak times throughout the year

To support the attendance officer

To be part of the academy first aid team

Carry out a range of additional duties that may arise from time-to-time in accordance with the nature of the role and level of responsibility.

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 Orion Spires

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 667 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Orion Spires website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/spires-academy

At Spires Academy we offer a distinctive small school environment where each individual is well known, listened to and encouraged to be the best they can be. Serving just over 600 students enables us to maintain an inclusive and nurturing community atmosphere, where staff work with students to develop the skills, confidence and knowledge needed to reach their full potential.

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