Reception, Administration and Reprographics Assistant

Walsall Academy, Walsall, West Midlands, WS3 3LX

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  2 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37.5 hours a week – Monday to Friday, specific hours to be agreed 200 days worked per year (190 term time days, plus 5 term time PD Days, plus 5 additional days in negotiation with the Administration Manager)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Actual pay c£22,000

What skills and experience we're looking for

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced Reception and Administration Assistant to join our school.

We are seeking a highly organised and approachable individual to provide effective support within our busy Academy environment.

The suitable applicant, must have experience of, or be able to demonstrate the ability to:

• work calmly under pressure and meet deadlines
• communicate effectivity with students, parents and staff
• operate office equipment and arrange orderly storage of supplies
• good IT skills
• School MIS experience (preferably Bromcom, ParentPay)

If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 10 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes, as well as your inbox, in case any correspondence has been delivered there.

What the school offers its staff

Benefits

Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme

Electric vehicle charging devices for staff use

Hot and cold drinks and fresh fruit available daily

High quality nursery provision on site

Annual flu jab

Social and recreational sports activities (Friday pm)

Annual staff celebration event

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.

Please visit Walsall Academy's website https://walsallacademy.com/job-opportunities/ to view and download further details and Walsall Academy’s Non-Teaching Application Form. Please send completed application forms for the attention of Ms Harper to applications@walsallacademy.com.

Walsall Academy is committed to safeguarding our students and all posts will require enhanced DBS check and standard pre-employment checks.Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) 2025, refers to the role of online searches as part of due diligence within the recruitment process. In response, all short-listed candidates will undergo an online search prior to interview.

Commitment to safeguarding

Walsall Academy is committed to safeguarding our students and all posts will require enhanced DBS check and standard pre-employment checks.

Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) 2025, refers to the role of online searches as part of due diligence within the recruitment process. In response, all short-listed candidates will undergo an online search prior to interview.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Person Specification Administrative Assistant - June 2026 and Cultural Strategy.pdf - 250 KB (opens in new tab)

About Walsall Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1418 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Walsall Academy website
• Email address: lharper@walsallacademy.com
• Phone number: 01922 493910
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/walsall-academy

Walsall Academy in Bloxwich, Walsall opened in September 2003. The student enrolment is 1390 with 1060 in the lower school and a further 330 students in the Sixth Form. The School is one of a number of City Academies established in England prior to the expansion of the Academies Programme in 2010 and was originally sponsored by The Mercers’ Company of the City of London and Thomas Telford School.

We are a founder school in the Thomas Telford Multi Academy Trust.

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