Clerical Admin Assistant

Charter Primary School, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3EA

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  17 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £25,185.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary: £9181.73 - £9325.75 per annum

Clerical Admin Assistant job summary

The Athelstan Trust is a successful and growing Multi-Academy Trust consisting of six secondary schools and four primary schools in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and South Gloucestershire. We currently employ over 880 people and educate 6,100 pupils and plan to expand further over the coming years.

We wish to recruit a School Clerical Admin Assistant to join our small and very busy school admin and finance team. The role of the admin team is to support the school leadership team, teachers and support staff in their aim to deliver the best for all our pupils and to contribute to the smooth running and operation of the school. We are seeking a flexible team-player, who will contribute to both the admin team and the whole school team, which is friendly and supportive.

The post is a 1 year fixed-term contract for 16 hours per week, term time only plus TD days (39 working weeks per year) to start 1st September 2026. The role will be based for13 hours in the school front office with a further 3 hours working to provide SEN admin support to our SENCO.

The work is varied and interesting and will include dealing with all enquiries at reception and on the telephone, as well as a range of general clerical and administrative duties including maintenance of manual and computerised records/management systems, and the undertaking of specific and varied duties that support the day to day operations of the school. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and the ability to relate to a wide range of stakeholders including pupils, parents, professional contacts and other visitors.

If you choose to join the Charter team, we can offer:

• A commitment to developing the talents and skills of all our staff
• A caring, enthusiastic and friendly team of staff
• Supportive parents, colleagues, leaders, local governors and Trust leaders
• The opportunity to work collaboratively within The Athelstan Trust
• A positive ethos underpinned by shared values
• A modern setting with spacious indoor and outdoor areas
• Employee assistance programme
• Automatic enrolment to the teacher or local government pension schemes
• Cycle to Work scheme

Applications will be considered as they are received; we reserve the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date.

The Athelstan Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check along with standard preemployment safeguarding checks. As the role includes working with children, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants must, therefore, disclose all spent and unspent convictions. References will be sought for shortlisted candidates before interview. Please also be aware that you will be subject to an online check and that you may be questioned about the findings of such a check at your interview.

We are a flexible working employer, and we are willing to make any reasonable adjustments you require during your interview so please ask us.

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.

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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 Charter Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 184 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Charter Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/charter-primary-school-chippenham

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