Administrative Assistant
Pilgrims' Way Primary School, London, SE15 1EF8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
TBC
Closing date
8 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
29 June 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
- £30,654 - £32,907 FTE Actual salary pro rata: (SCP4) £20,604.54 to (SCP9) £22,118.92
What skills and experience we're looking for
1. Responsibility for assisting in the smooth running of the school office, including:
▪ Liaising with the Office Manager/School Business Manager relating to work to be undertaken by the office
▪ Ensure the smooth running of the office in the absence of the Office Manager/School Business Manager.
▪ General word processing.
▪ Provide administrative support in organising safety procedures, including fire drills.
▪ Checking office email accounts daily and taking the appropriate action. ▪ General administrative duties.
▪ To maintain and order stock, ensuring best value.
2. Assisting in the maintenance of the various school computerised databases of pupil and staff information, including:
▪ Maintaining the school’s database of pupil attendance records, liaising with teachers and the Attendance Lead as appropriate
▪ Providing assistance with other information databases, including the daily inputting of dinner numbers and liaising with the school kitchen in relation to lunches needed for trips.
▪ To input nursery milk numbers weekly.
▪ To assist with the admissions/leaver processes, including the production of CTF files
3. To provide administrative support to the school’s pastoral teacher, including:
▪ Assisting school staff in all aspects of their role, including contacting parents and pupils where necessary, liaising with the school staff on outcomes.
▪ In liaison with school staff, maintaining a confidential filing system.
4. Financial Administration.
▪ To assist with the banking of breakfast, school journey, after school, trips and dinner monies.
▪ To assist with updating the free school meals/pupil premium register, when required
What the school offers its staff
We are a school with:
• Well behaved, happy children who show enthusiasm for learning
• A very friendly, able and committed team of teachers and staff
• A broad, balanced and creative curriculum with lots of opportunities to develop pupils’ cultural capital
• A real commitment to ongoing professional development
• A caring and friendly working environment
• Supportive parents and governors
We will offer you:
• Support, professional development and reward your commitment.
• An opportunity for you to flourish, innovate and make a real difference
Further information about the job
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Pilgrims' Way Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 196 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Pilgrims' Way Primary School website
- Email address
- admin@pilgrimsway.southwark.sch.uk
Arranging a visit to Pilgrims' Way Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@pilgrimsway.southwark.sch.uk.
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