12 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    18 June 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    4 June 2025

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

BB04 Actual £4638 - £4788 per annum (8 hours)

Administrative Assistant job summary

St Charles’ Catholic Primary is a highly respected Catholic school providing a good education for all our pupils. The opportunity has arisen to appoint an Administrative Assistant to our highly successful school to commence work as soon as possible.

St Charles’ strives to wrap children in an atmosphere of care, love and fun. We aim to provide for their emotional, moral, social, spiritual and cultural development so that they will have excellent attitudes and relationships. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, reliable and trustworthy; someone who would make a positive contribution to the life of the school following the Catholic ethos.

We are part of the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust, a family of 5 secondary schools and 34 primary schools from across Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland, in the North of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.

The Administrative Assistant will work alongside the Headteacher and School Business Manager and provide high quality administrative support.

The successful candidate must have good interpersonal skills, working as part of our school team.

We can offer you:

• a very strong Catholic ethos, where everyone is valued

• a warm welcoming inclusive school with a hard-working and supportive team of staff

• highly motivated, friendly, polite and well-behaved children

• active and supportive governors, parents and parish community

• a strong commitment to continuous professional development and a network of support within the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust

Prospective candidates are welcome to visit school prior to submitting their application, this can be arranged by contacting Mrs Tracey Ambrose (School Business Manager) 

Completed applications and associated documents will be completed electronically. Please click on the ‘Fast Apply’ button to be taken through to the application form.

After shortlisting, successful candidates will be informed of interview arrangements.

Closing date: Noon on Wednesday 18 June 2025 Interview Date: To be confirmed

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 are not accepted.

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About St Charles' Catholic Primary School

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
240 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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School location

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