Office Assistant

Springfield Primary School, Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, TW16 6LY

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  25 November 2025

• Closing date

  17 December 2025 at 9:30am

• Date listed

  25 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: GLF Associate 2.1 £23,651 FTE (£16,955.68 actual)

Office Assistant job summary

Springfield Primary School is seeking to recruit a committed and enthusiastic part-time Office Assistant to join their hard working school team.

If you are a confident, friendly and flexible individual who would like to make a difference to the outcomes of the children attending our school, this could be just the role for you.

Your opportunity

Reporting to the Office Manager, the successful candidate will provide high quality, varied administrative support for the school, including financial and student welfare tasks. You will be based in our main school office and will be the first point of contact for receiving and processing payments and online financial transactions. Experience of working in an educational environment would be desirable.

What we are looking for

Our ideal applicant will have:

• Competency in MS Excel and Word
  
• Effective and clear communication skills
  
• Good administration skills and ability to use own initiative
  
• Personal integrity and loyalty with the ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
  
• Flexible approach and the ability to work on their own initiative 

Please read the job description and person specification carefully to ensure your personal application statement demonstrates how your skills match what we are looking for.

About Springfield Primary School

Our School sits within a newly established cluster of schools, overseen by a Regional Director. Along with Springfield Primary School, our cluster includes the following other schools; Lightwater Village, Cordwalles, Pine Ridge and Lorraine. This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across this cluster, to share expertise and experience, ensuring all children in our schools receive an excellent education and reach their potential. It also provides opportunities for career progression across the cluster and gives you the chance to further your professional development.

Join the GLF Schools Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.

• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
  
• 43 primary and secondary schools within 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
  
• We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
  
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education

GLF Schools Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
  
• Flexible working options
  
• Generous holiday allowance
  
• Work life and family friendly policies
  
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
  
• Career pathways and talent management
  
• Access to a staff benefits portal
  
• Community and collaboration working model

The Details

Start Date:  ASAP

Salary: GLF Associate 2.1 - £23,651 FTE

Pro Rata: £16,955.68

Hours of Work: 8.15am - 2.15pm, Monday to Friday, (Term-time only 39 weeks a year)

Closing Date: Wednesday 17th December at 9.30am

Interview date: TBC

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 Springfield Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 490 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Springfield Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/springfield-primary-school-sunbury-on-thames

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