Office Assistant

West Earlham Junior School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 8HT

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Required from October 2026

• Closing date

  28 September 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  11 September 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: £21,746 - £22,092 per annum

Office Assistant job summary

Tel: 01603 454569

Email:  office@westearlhamjunior.norfolk.sch.uk

Website: www.wejs.co.uk

• Salary Scale D £21,746 - £22,092 per annum      
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 35 hours per week Monday to Friday 8.30 - 4.00 pm
• Term Time + 1 week  
• Required from October 2026

This is an exciting opportunity for a friendly and hardworking Admin Assistant to join the office team at West Earlham Junior School. 

Do you thrive in a fun and busy environment where no two days are the same? Do you enjoy working alongside a happy and committed team? We may be the school for you.  

Key elements of this role include daily reception duties; being the first point of contact for parents, visitors and children; undertaking general and financial administration; first aid for children; administration of after school clubs and school trips. 

We are looking for someone with: 

• Excellent communication skills. 
• A flexible and friendly approach. 
• Good organisational skills. 
• Experience of working in a school office or similar role. 
• The ability to problem solve and manage changing priorities and work with the team and be self-motivated. 
• Previous experience of Pupil Asset or Star Accounts (not essential) 

Applicants should access more information about our school via our website www.wejs.co.uk. We actively welcome applicants from out of Norfolk. Visits to the school by appointment are warmly welcomed, although this will not prejudice those applying out of county. 

For further details please don’t hesitate to get in touch, our number is 01603 454569.

How to apply

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.  

To complete our online application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, and you will be directed to apply through our Applicant Tracking System. If you do not already have one, you will need to create a ‘Teacher Booker’ account.

We look forward to receiving your application and reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive suitable applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

If you have not heard from us within seven days of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.  We thank you for your interest in our school and wish you well in your career.

Closing date:   Monday 28 September 2026 9am       

Interview date:  Friday 2 October 2026

Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities Statement 

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks and Enhanced DBS check will be carried out before the post begins. 

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential part of this role 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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 West Earlham Junior School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 239 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: West Earlham Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-earlham-junior-school

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