Office Administrator
Avanti Gardens School, Bristol, Bristol, BS16 2JP8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
2 July 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 30 hours a week, 10:30-16.30pm Monday to Friday, term time plus 4 weeks.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 3, £22,400 - £23,517 per annum pro rata Approx £15,878 - £16,669 per annum (0.70882 FTE)
What skills and experience we're looking for
About us and the role
Unlock Your Potential as an Office Administrator.
Are you a master of organisation and a pro at keeping things running like clockwork? Do you thrive in a vibrant and collaborative environment?
If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
As our Office Administrator, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the efficient and smooth operation of the central administrative functions within the trust. This role will be responsible for a variety of essential tasks, including office orders, communication, manging folders and emails, and general office management.
What will you do?
- Procurement and Supplies Management: Order office supplies, snacks, and equipment, and coordinate catering for trust-wide events.
- Communication and Event Coordination: Assist in event planning, handle catering orders, maintain event calendars, and contribute to trust-wide communications.
- Support with Office Administration: Manage calls, inboxes, ID badges, incoming mail, records, and calendars while supporting CEO meetings, this will also cover administrative tasks for our Nursery and Pre-school. e.g. attendance
- General Administration and Support: Arrange travel, update the website, assist with proofreading, analyse data, provide support, and undertake research.
- Adaptability and Senior Leadership Support: Perform various clerical duties as directed by the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to the school's mission and relationships with external parties.
For a more comprehensive list of the job responsibilities, please view the full Job Description
What are we looking for?
- Experience in office administration or a related field
- Strong organisational and multitasking abilities
- Experience of developing and maintaining administrative systems and procedures
- Evidence of the ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing
- Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people
Please view the full Job Description for more information on the essential criteria and skills required for this role.
Further information
Pre-employment checks
Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks. Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
Diversity and Inclusion
We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics. Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.
What the school offers its staff
Why should you apply
Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.
You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:
- a strong vision of Educational Excellence, Character Formation and Spiritual Insight
- great opportunities for professional development
- NEST pension scheme subject to eligibility criteria
- O2 discounts
- NUS Card
- Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
- Access to multiple well-being programmes
- Cycle to work schemes
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Avanti Gardens School
- School type
- Free School, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 305 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Avanti Gardens School website
- Email address
- talent@avanti.org.uk
At Avanti Gardens, our ethos is built upon three core pillars which are the golden thread in all that we do: Educational Excellence – Character Development – Spiritual Insight.
Our exceptional team puts pupils at the centre of everything and our aim is to prepare our pupils to thrive beyond primary school. I believe that through the strong partnership that we develop with our community, aspirational aims become reality.
Our rich and rigorous curriculum is underpinned by the Avanti Way, which enables our pupils to develop a strong sense of self-belief and an understanding of respect and tolerance. We harness the potential of our staff’s expertise and our amazing on-site facilities to provide a unique offer. We support our children to become fluent and passionate readers, writers and mathematicians, thus ensuring that every child can engage in and enjoy the richness of our wider curriculum.
We are very proud of our inclusive, warm and caring approach. The strong relationships that are developed between staff and pupils enable our pupils to flourish and reach their academic and social potential. Through our curriculum pupils will gain a reflective, compassionate understanding of themselves and the communities around them.
Arranging a visit to Avanti Gardens School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email talent@avanti.org.uk.
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