Pastoral Administrator

Badminton School, Bristol, BS9 3BA

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  15 October 2025

• Closing date

  3 November 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  15 October 2025

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: £5,556 to £5,923 (FTE £27,200 to £29,000)

Pastoral Administrator job summary

Position: Pastoral Administrator

Location: On site, Westbury-on-Trym BS9 3BA

Hours: This role is term-time plus 15 days to be worked during school holiday periods at the start and end of each term; normal working hours will be 10 hours per week.

The closing date for this position will be Monday 3rd November 2025

Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date, and the school reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Applicants are therefore encouraged to apply early.

We are looking for an organised and empathetic Pastoral Administrator to support the school.

Primary responsibilities include:

Safeguarding Administration

• Co-ordinate the transfer of files for new pupils, requesting these from the pupil’s last school and ensuring they are received in a timely manner; arranging for files for leaving pupils to be sent to their next school

Boarding Administration

• Make arrangements for the annual boarding staff induction programme under the direction of the Assistant Head (Boarding).

• Maintain First Aid and Fire Safety training records for the boarding team and liaise with Bursary staff to arrange training as required

Additional

• Provide administrative support for the school exchange trips (two per year: Australia and New Zealand)

• Adopt a flexible approach during the first 3 to 4 weeks of each term when there will be a requirement to work additional hours.

To be considered for this position, we are looking for the following:

• Previous experience working within an education environment

• An understanding of safeguarding responsibilities and the importance of confidentiality

• Flexibility to work additional hours at the start of each term

• Strong administrative skills with a high level of attention to detail

For full details of the essential and desirable criteria, please see the person specification in the candidate brochure

What We Offer:

• Additional benefits: free lunch, free onsite parking, use of the school gym and heated swimming pool (at designated times)

• Pension scheme membership (including life cover)

Applicants should be aware that all email communication with HR will be sent via E-teach. We recommend that you check your emails and E-teach account regularly.

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 Badminton School

• School type: Independent school, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 516 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Badminton School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/badminton-school

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