Office Administrator 24 hours per week-term time only

St John's Catholic Primary School, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9YA

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  18 December 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  11 December 2025

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: £25,185.00 - £25,584.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 4 point 4

Office Administrator 24 hours per week-term time only job summary

We are seeking a organised and enthusiastic individual to join our team in a busy and vibrant primary school office. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and multitasking skills, with the ability to manage a variety of administrative tasks in a fast-paced environment. You will need to be a friendly, approachable attitude and the ability to stay calm under pressure are essential, as is a passion for supporting the educational environment.

Job particulars:

• Hours of work: 4 days per week term time only-Time to be agreed at Interview
• Interview date: TBC Please note candidates may be invited to interview earlier.

Organisation

• Undertake reception duties, answering general telephone and face to face enquiries and signing in visitors
• Assist with pupil first aid/welfare duties, looking after sick pupils, liaising with parents/staff etc.
• Assist in administration arrangements for schools trips, events etc.

Administration

• Provide general clerical/admin. support e.g. photocopying, filing,complete standard forms, respond to routine correspondence
• Maintain manual and computerised records/management information systems
• Produce lists/information/data as required e.g. pupils data/attendance
• Undertake typing and word-processing and other IT based tasks
• Undertake administrative procedures
• Maintain and collate pupil reports
• Nursery Administration
• To provide general clerical/admin. support for the office, e.g., photocopying, filing, complete standard forms, respond to routine correspondence
• To produce lists/information/data as required, e.g., pupils data
• To undertake typing and word-processing and other IT-based tasks as required, e.g., weekly news bulletins, parents’ letters/information, Headteacher’s correspondence, policies, etc., as required, and other tasks as can be reasonably requested to support other staff members.
• To undertake administrative procedures eg production of the prospectus/preparation of new pupil folders/files, index cards, etc.
• To maintain and collate pupil reports.
• To support the School Business Manager with tasks, as directed, to ensure the smooth running and organisation of the administration office.

Resources

• Operate relevant equipment/ICT packages (e.g. word, excel)
• Provide general advice and guidance to staff, pupils and others
• Undertake general financial administration e.g. processing orders

Responsibilities

• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
• Be aware of and support difference and ensure equal opportunities for all
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required

Experience:

• General clerical/administrative/financial work
• Working in a busy office environment

Qualifications/Training

• NVQ 2 or equivalent qualification or experience in relevant discipline
• Good numeracy/literacy skills

Knowledge/Skills

• Effective use of ICT packages
• Use of relevant equipment/resources
• Good keyboard skills
• Knowledge of relevant polices/codes of practice & awareness of relevant legislation
• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles & responsibilities and your own position within these
• Ability to identify own training & development needs & cooperate with means to address these

Desirable

• GCSE’S Maths and English grade 4 or comparable

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 John's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 228 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St John's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-s-catholic-primary-school-banbury

The Directors of The Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Company, a large family of Catholic schools based in Oxfordshire, in partnership with the Governing Body of St John’s Catholic Primary School, are seeking to appoint an outstanding Headteacher who will lead this popular vibrant faith school, inspiring its children, staff and families ‘to be the best they can be’. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future growth of this thriving school which is situated in Banbury, North Oxfordshire, surrounded by villages and on the edge of The Cotswolds.

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