Office Administrator

Edith Moorhouse Primary School, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3HP

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  16 March 2026

• Closing date

  2 March 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  20 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: £14,981.41 - £15,218.76 Annually (Actual) Term time only (38 working weeks, paid for 43.60 including holiday)

Office Administrator job summary

Office Administrator role

5 days a week, 8.45am to 2.30pm (26.25 hours per week), term time only

You would thrive as an Office Administrator at Edith Moorhouse if you are you a person who is able to

• Act as first point of contact for parents, visitors and contractors
• Maintain a calm, friendly and professional manner at all times
• Work appropriately and confidently within the framework of the school’s policies and procedures (child protection, safeguarding, confidentiality, health and safety and GDPR)
• Produce and maintain registers, evacuation reports and other associated documents.
• Generate letters, emails, SMS and newsletters
• Be responsible for maintaining the school website, adding documents / news and other information as required
• Be responsible for undertaking a variety of general administration to support the school’s Extended Care facility (Breakfast Club and Star Club)
• Organise and book external and internal activity clubs
• Support the Office Manager to organise the day to day administration of childcare vouchers and MCAS payments
• Arrange and organise visits from the school nurse and other outside agencies when needed

General responsibilities as part of the Trust

• To support teaching and learning by providing high quality support as part of a committed and flexible team;
• At all times act in accordance with agreed local and national policies and procedures;
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the River Learning Trust;
• 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;
• Carry out other duties as required from time to time by line manager;
• Follow the Trust’s Health and Safety rules and procedures and adhere to safeguarding principles.
• Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.
• Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in the job description.

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.

OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

If you would like to have a confidential conversation with Helen Smith about the role, prior to application, then please email helensmith@edithmoorhouse.org.

The River Learning Trust and Edith Moorhouse Primary School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered

Visits to the school are warmly welcome and actively encouraged. Please call 01993 842372 to arrange a visit and for any further information.

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

The River Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. All staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (one from current/latest employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role.

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 Edith Moorhouse Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 337 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Edith Moorhouse Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/edith-moorhouse-primary-school

We are a popular primary school in the Oxfordshire town of Carterton, close to RAF Brize Norton. Visitors to our school often comment on the calm and friendly atmosphere, and our children are happy and enjoy their learning. As a school we have worked really hard over the past few years to build a strong and committed team with the capacity to improve the outcomes for our pupils. We are proud to be an academy as part of The River Learning Trust. We feel very strongly that our school team, along with the wider family of the River Learning Trust, is what makes our school successful.

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