OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

Woodgate Primary Academy, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 9GT

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2025

• Closing date

  16 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 14 hours per week, term time only.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: SLT Pay Scale C £24,796 - £25,185 fte
• Actual salary: actual starting salary £7,845.10 - £7,968.17

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a highly organised, enthusiastic and motivated School Administrator to join our friendly and supportive team. The School Office Administrator will have a flexible attitude towards work and recognition of the confidentiality of the role is key. The ability to communicate effectively with pupils, staff, parents and visitors to the school is also necessary.

The ideal candidate must be well organised, with the ability to work using their own initiative, and an effective team member reporting to the Headteacher and Office Manager. This person will demonstrate a calm, positive attitude with the ability to multitask within an extremely busy school office environment. Previous school experience would be preferred but all applications will be considered.

What the school offers its staff

The post responsibilities will include:

• Monitoring attendance on a daily basis, ensuring accurate records are maintained

• Meeting and greeting visitors to the school, 'front of house', 'signing in' visitors

• Dealing with a variety of enquiries face to face, over the telephone and via email

• Undertaking typing, word processing and other ICT based tasks

• Assisting with the maintenance of school records via Arbor and producing reports and returns as required

• Supporting the administration of clubs and school trips

• Other duties commensurate with the post

Visits are strongly encouraged and can be arranged by contacting the School Office

Email: office@woodgateprimary.school or telephone: 01444 461329.

We advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.

Completed application forms should be returned by email to office@woodgateprimary.school or posted to Woodgate Primary Academy, 41 Bellevue Farm Road, Pease Pottage, West Sussex, RH11 9GT. Please note that we are unable to accept cvs.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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

WGPA Office Administrator - Role Profile (1) (1).pdf - 114 KB (opens in new tab)

About Woodgate Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 147 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Woodgate Primary Academy website
• Email address: office@woodgateprimary.school
• Phone number: 01444461329
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodgate-primary-academy

Arranging a visit to Woodgate Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@woodgateprimary.school.

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