General Assistant

Bramingham Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 4BL

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  10 February 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: £16,923.00 Annually (Actual)

General Assistant job summary

General Assistant-Bramingham Primary School

Salary: £12.85 per hour £16,923 Annual Actual

Contract: Fixed Term to 21st July 2027, with possible extension, funding permitting

30 hours Monday to Friday

Office based - Wednesday and Friday 8.30am -3.45pm (1 hour lunch)

Classroom based- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9am-3.30pm (30 minute Lunch break)

(term time only- 38 weeks )

Salary range: NJC Scale Level 1B pt 2

Start Date: As soon as possible

Closing Date: Monday 23rd February 2026 at 9am

Interview date: Week commencing 23rd February 2026

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate General Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team. We are looking for someone who relishes a varied role, is enthusiastic, patient, and fully committed to both supporting administrative tasks in our busy office and assisting in the classroom. Be willing to undertake first aid training .

You will need to be passionate about meeting the needs of our children. We are a fully inclusive school, with a resourced provision for children with physical and medical needs.

The successful candidate will:

be adaptable, reliable, and able to use their initiative

help create an inclusive, nurturing, and positive learning environment

friendly, patient and approachable with children

well organised and able to work as part of a team

flexible and willing to help across a range of duties

calm and professional in a busy school environment

We can offer:

A welcoming and supportive staff team

Opportunities for professional development and training

Employee Assistance Programme, supporting wellbeing

A caring school community with children who are eager to learn

Free Breakfast and Afterschool Club if your child/ren attend the school.

Free Carparking

This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference in a supportive and welcoming school community.

If you are passionate about supporting children and families and making a positive difference in their school experience, we would love to hear from you.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure Barring Service.

CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools.

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 Bramingham Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 397 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bramingham Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bramingham-primary-school

We are proud to be a fully inclusive school, with 403 children ranging in age from 4 to 11 years. We have a 12 place resourced provision for children with physical and medical needs.

We are situated on the northern outskirts of Luton, in the Bramingham area. Our overriding aim is to meet the needs of all individuals to the very best of our ability – and all our staff are thoroughly committed to this aim. When you step into our school, you will feel welcomed and inspired. Please look around our website to find out a little more about us; if you are interested in working at our school and would like to visit us, please feel free to get in touch by phone, email or by clicking on the 'Contact' tab on our website.

We strongly believe in a thematic approach to learning and meeting individual needs to the best of our ability. We pride ourselves in being a values-based school where children are encouraged to be curious and question.

We are a fully inclusive school with a ‘Can Do’ attitude. We aim to remove barriers so that all children can experience success. It is important that every member of our community shares the same values and ethos, and of course, the ‘Can Do’ attitude. All staff work incredibly hard to meet the needs of all children. We currently have 25 EHCPs spread throughout the school.

Progress is important to us and we aim for children to progress in the widest sense – emotionally, socially, physically, creatively and academically. We celebrate achievement. We develop self-esteem. We care...about Bramingham; our parents, our children, our staff.

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