Junior Administrative Assistant

Heatherbrook Primary Academy, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 1BE

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 February 2026

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 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: Grade 1, point 3 (£24,796.00 pro rata)

Junior Administrative Assistant job summary

Closing date: Monday 23rd February 2026, 9am. Interviews are to be held on Friday 27th February all day at Heatherbrook Primary Academy.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if suitably qualified applicants are identified. Early applications are strongly encouraged.

Please note that the role is 15 hours per week, and the working hours are 8am to 11am, Monday to Friday.

Why work for us?

LwLAT is a small multi-academy trust based in the heart of Leicester City, serving diverse and vibrant communities. Our strength comes from collaboration, with an emphasis on winning hearts and inspiring minds. We know that by positively celebrating and sharing the great work we are doing, through our vision and values, there are no limits to how high we can aim, and to what our learners, staff and communities can achieve.

You will be given the opportunity to grow professionally and personally in this role.

As a Trust we value inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, please let us know on your application and we’ll facilitate this wherever we can.

We are offering:

• excellent support and the opportunity to take part in a planned programme of CPD through the MAT.

• the chance to build supportive and sustained relationships with our families.

• the opportunity to become part of a team whose collective aim is to improve the life chances of the nearly 3000 children for whom we are currently collectively responsible.

• supportive, hardworking colleagues and Governors who care passionately about our academies and the local community.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Excellent communication skills

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Willingness to participate in and expectation of contribution to the wider life of our school and extra-curricular life.

If you can answer yes to the above then you could be the person we are looking for..

We can offer:

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme

• Access to extensive, free and confidential wellbeing services, including counselling sessions, physiotherapy, GP phone and video consultations, menopause support, manspace and mindfulness programmes.

• Staff Benefits Package - Access to a huge range of savings from retailers such as Currys, Halfords, Wilko, Asda, Tesco, M&S, Morrisons and many more!

• Cycle to Work – In partnership with Pluxee, this initiative allows you to make Tax and National Insurance savings on the cost of a new bike and safety accessories. Savings are achieved via salary sacrifice which is managed by the Trust and lets you spread the cost to make payments more convenient.

• Free Financial Support Service from Barclays - support with all aspects of your financial health and wellbeing, and you don't need to be a Barclays customer to use the service.

• Eye Test Vouchers – Free SpecSavers vouchers

• Annual Flu Vaccine

How to Apply:

For safer recruitment purposes we will only accept fully completed application forms through eTeach. CVs and resumes will not be considered.

This post is subject to a successful Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check and satisfactory 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

Heatherbrook Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

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 Heatherbrook Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 162 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Heatherbrook Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/heatherbrook-primary-academy

We refer to ourselves as Team Heatherbrook and this team spirit underpins everything we do as we work to educate, support and inspire our children. Our teachers and support staff all act as exemplary role models, educating and nurturing each child enabling them to become capable, caring and confident human beings.

Pupils are supportive of each other and their positive behaviour, both in and out of lessons, is a strong feature of our school. Our pupils develop empathy and compassion alongside respect for themselves and others. We believe in high quality pastoral care and work closely with families to support pupils' emotional development, also teaching mindfulness throughout the school to develop pupils' resilience, well-being and mental health.

Heatherbrook is an inclusive school and we embrace and celebrate our diversity. We are proud that our pupil group is so diverse, with children from a range of backgrounds, including many different nationalities, a higher than average number of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities and pupils who do not speak English as their mother-tongue. We enjoy, and are grateful for, the loyalty and support of our families who play a vital part in our continued drive to achieve the very best.

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