Administrative Assistant

Pentland Field School, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB10 8TS

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  17 February 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: Scale 3 Point 5-6 £25,398 - £25,760
• Additional allowances:

  Scale 3 Point 5-6 £25,398 - £25,760

Administrative Assistant job summary

Working hours: 36 hours per week term time only, 38 weeks plus 5 training days.

Working days: Monday - Thursday 8.00am-4.15pm, Friday 8am - 4pm, 1 hour unpaid lunchbreak.

Pay information: Scale 3 point 5-6 £25,398.32 - £25,760.71

We are proud to belong to Pentland Field School; a community that works together to achieve the very best for our children.

We are looking to appoint a proactive, organised, friendly, and efficient Administrative Assistant to join our highly effective admin team. We are looking for someone excited about the idea of working in a school environment for children with special needs and who wants to bring their knowledge, skills and enthusiasm to play an active part in our school community.

You can find out more about our school and the work we do with children and families here.

You will be accountable for ensuring the smooth operation of key areas, including supporting the front of house, processing financial tasks, managing budget spreadsheets, and overseeing staff special/medical leave processes and procedures.

You will serve as the main point of contact between the school, staff, parents/families, and professionals. As part of your induction, you will gain insights into other aspects of the administrative role within our school.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is calm under pressure, remaining composed during busy periods of the school day
• Is a team player
• Has competent computer skills. Is a competent and capable user of various IT systems. You will also be willing to learn how to operate our various software packages to allow the smooth running of both the school office and the wider school.
• Has a ‘can do’ attitude; enjoys taking the initiative, likes improving existing systems and who would thrive in making the role ‘their own’.
• Is able tomanage the systems and processes in our busy school effectively.

We welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate experience of working in a busy and dynamic public-facing role, or busy office environment. Prior experience of working in a school office, with a working knowledge of Arbor, is an advantage. However, this is not essential. Above all, we welcome applications from anyone who can demonstrate high levels of digital literacy, and who brings a positive attitude, and a calm and conscientious work ethic.

We can offer you:

• a friendly and approachable senior leadership team
• a well organised and effective administration team
• a committed and knowledgeable wider staff community who are willing to share their knowledge of children with learning disabilities with anyone who has a desire to learn
• a comprehensive induction programme for new staff, followed by access to continuous professional development
• teams across the school who work collaboratively, and who want to see other people succeed
• a commitment to the wellbeing of staff and pupils, including staff led wellbeing initiatives, and free access to a staff wellbeing app offering a range of wellbeing and medical guidance and care
• part of a dynamic special school multi-academy trust, with opportunities for career development
• excellent transport links, by road or public transport. The nearest underground station is a 5 min walk from the school, and you can be in central London within 20 minutes.

If you are interested in joining our team and would like to talk to someone before you apply, please call Baldeep Chana, Administrative Manager & PA to the Headteacher on 01895 806520.

We reserve the right to close applications earlier and arrange interviews accordingly.

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 Pentland Field School

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 171 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Pentland Field School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pentland-field-school

Pentland Field School is an all-through school that meets the educational needs of around 160 children and young adults aged 4-19 with a range of learning disabilities, including those who may be autistic and those who have physical or sensory needs.

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