L2 Admin Assistant for the West Site

St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 0LY

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  9 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 February 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: L2
• Additional allowances:

  L2

L2 Admin Assistant for the West Site job summary

ASPIRE BELIEVE CELEBRATE

At St. Andrew’s School we develop aspiration, strength and self-belief by supporting each other and living our values.

WEST SITE Brunts Lane Biggleswade Beds SG18 0LY EAST SITE Bantock Way Biggleswade Beds SG18 8UQ

01767 312311/312212 office@standrews.beds.sch.uk

www.standrewsprimaryschool.org

Admin Assistant NJC L2 - term time only

12.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Friday (4 hours)

To start asap at our West Site.

Responsible To: Headteacher / Office Manager

Job Purpose: To be responsible for the smooth running of the school office, providing a full secretarial service for the headteacher and teaching staff.

Main duties and responsibilities:

1. To provide administrative and secretarial support to the headteacher, including typing/word processing, taking minutes, making, and receiving telephone calls, making diary appointments and making arrangements for hospitality.

2. To open, sort and distribute post, including that received via the county courier service.

3. To operate the school telephone, fax, and e-mail systems.

4. To undertake reception duties and deal with general enquiries from visitors, parents, etc.

5. To collect, record, reconcile and bank monies (e.g. school photographs, school visits etc); chasing up late payments with parents where necessary.

6. To prepare school prospectus and other documents for parents, governors, and others.

7. To complete statistical returns in a timely and accurate fashion.

8. To undertake data input and maintain up to date records on pupil information.

9. To deal with personnel administration in relation to new appointments, leavers etc, liaising as necessary with personnel and payroll providers and undertaking administration of pre-employment checks (e.g., CRB, medical).

10. To complete sickness absence returns in respect of all staff.

11. To deal with administration in connection with new pupils and pupil transfers, including liaising over transport matters where necessary.

12. To undertake administrative duties in respect of pupil attendance, including following up of individual absences, in accordance with school absence policy.

13. To maintain stocks of stationery and office supplies and oversee stocktaking.

14. To undertake administrative duties in respect of free school meals.

15. To maintain confidentiality at all times in respect of school-related matters and to prevent disclosure of confidential and sensitive information.

16. To undertake any other duties of a similar level and responsibility as may be required.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Candidates are expected to share this commitment and will be subject to the appropriate checks including with the DBS. We are required to conduct online searches about shortlisted candidates in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. By applying you acknowledge that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process.

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 St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 894 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-andrew-s-cofe-vc-lower-school

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