Deadline is tomorrow

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    6 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    15 September 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: Hours of work: 8.45am to 3.30pm (1 hour unpaid lunch break), 28 hours and 45 minutes per week, term time only.

Contract type

Fixed term - Fixed Term until 31 August 2026

Pay scale

Level 4, Point 4 to 7

What skills and experience we're looking for

About the Role

To support the development of our team at West Leigh Junior School, we are seeking to appoint a Medical Support Administrator to join us.

The main scope of the job will be:

  • To provide support for and manage the care of children with long term medical conditions across the school.
  • To be the first point of call to respond to any medical needs or emergencies for the pupils with long term health conditions
  • To be responsible for ensuring the medical needs are met, and the appropriate paperwork and care plans are in place.

What the school offers its staff

Information about the School

West Leigh Junior School is part of Portico Academy Trust.

Portico Academy Trust aspires to be at the heart of the local communities it serves. We aim to deliver to local families an excellent primary education and create new opportunities for our pupils.

Set in the heart of the community, West Leigh Junior School offers a welcoming environment that provides a rich curriculum, where children can enjoy learning and where achievement in all aspects of life is celebrated.

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.

Closing Date: 6th October 2025

Interviews: 14th October 2025

For further details or an application pack, please contact Mrs Rebecca Sanderson, Director of HR, Portico Academy Trust, Ronald Hill Grove, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex SS9 2JB

Telephone: 01702 987890

Email: recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk

Please include a cover letter with your application form, commenting on how you feel you meet the person specification criteria and providing an insight into your relevant experience.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and shortlisted candidates should be aware that the school will consider carrying out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

Application Documents

Application Form

Medical Support Administrator Job Description

Medical Support Administrator Person Specification

Application Email

Email: recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About West Leigh Junior School

School type
Academy, ages 7 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
528 pupils enrolled
Age range
7 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01702 987890

Arranging a visit to West Leigh Junior School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk.

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