Administrative Assistant

St Teresa Catholic Primary School, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 5HL

11 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  20 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 November 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: £26,427.00 Annually (FTE) H3.1-H3.2 - 3days a week 12.30pm - 4.30pm

Administrative Assistant job summary

Administrative Assistant

At St Teresa’s, our mission is “Growing and learning together, as part of God’s family, to be the best that we can be.” We are looking for a friendly, organised and reliable Administrative Assistant to help our school office run smoothly and provide a warm, professional welcome to pupils, families, staff and visitors.

Our school is a caring community; we value every person, celebrate the gifts they bring and aim to help all our pupils flourish.

About the role

You will support the day-to-day work of the school office. This includes maintaining accurate records, helping with attendance administration, responding to enquiries and preparing communications for families and staff. You will also help organise meetings and school events, manage office resources and provide general administrative support.

As a first point of contact for many families and visitors, you will help create a welcoming and professional impression of the school. You will handle information sensitively, follow school procedures and seek advice from colleagues when an enquiry needs their input.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is welcoming, helpful and professional when communicating with pupils, families, staff and visitors.
• Is well organised, accurate and able to manage a varied workload.
• Has confident written and verbal communication skills.
• Can use IT and maintain records carefully.
• Understands the importance of confidentiality and information security.
• Works well as part of a team and uses initiative appropriately.
• Is committed to safeguarding children and supporting the values of our school.

Experience in an administrative or school office role would be useful. We also welcome applications from people who can demonstrate the skills and approach needed for the role.

Safeguarding

St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practice and appointments are subject to satisfactory references, and the appropriate pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check.

To find out more about the school, we would encourage you either to come and visit us or arrange a telephone conversation with the Headteacher, Ella Ryan.

Please email admin@stteresas.herts.sch.uk or call 0208 953 3753 and we can arrange a mutually convenient time for a visit or a phone conversation.

The closing date for applications is 20th November 2026. The school encourages early applications and reserves the right to close the vacancy early upon interviewing a successful candidate.

The Governing Board is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children in its care and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All our appointments are subject to safer recruitment practice and to satisfactory DBS certification, health checks and references.

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

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School has a strong commitment to Safeguarding and all successful candidates will be subject to vetting procedures.

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 St Teresa Catholic Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 196 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Teresa Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-teresa-catholic-primary-school

St Teresa’s is a one-form entry, successful community primary school providing strong Catholic faith-based education in the heart of the thriving green belt town of Borehamwood in Hertfordshire, on the North London border and a 20 minute train ride from St Pancras. We are part of and have close links with the Diocese of Westminster. Visitors are always impressed with the excellent behaviour of our children who represent our school locally in many ways with pride. The school provides good academic standards and exceptional pastoral care by a dedicated staff. We are proud to have retained our Ofsted GOOD status at our last inspection in January 2020 where it was stated: "The school's strong values, such as having respect for others, are evident throughout the school. Pupils enjoy good relationships with staff. There is a strong sense of community with the school and working together is important to all."

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