School Administrator
Alfriston School, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2TS16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1 September 2026
Closing date
10 July 2026 at 9am
Date listed
24 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £29,114.00 - £31,230.00 Annually (FTE) Bucks Pay Range 3 ISN 16-20 £29,114-£31,230 pro rata, actual salary £13,278 - £14,243
School Administrator job summary
Role: School Administrator
Salary: Bucks Pay Range 3 ISN 16-20 £29,114-£31,230 pro rata, actual salary £13,278 -£14,243
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract 1st September 2026 - 31st July 2027 - Term Time Only
Hours: 22.5 Hours Per Week (Monday to Friday 9.30am to 2.30pm with a daily 30 minute unpaid break)
Start Date: 1st September 2026
Are you an organised, approachable, and efficient administrator looking to make a real difference in a school environment? Alfriston School is seeking a dedicated Administrator to join our team and support the smooth running of our busy school.
About the Role
This is a dynamic and varied position where you will:
- Provide high-quality administrative support across the school
- Assist with the coordination of careers and work-related learning programmes
- Support the administration of school trips and events
- Assist the HR function with recruitment and staff administration
What We’re Looking For
We are looking for someone who is:
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
- Confident managing multiple priorities in a busy environment
- A strong communicator with good interpersonal skills
- Proactive, flexible, and able to work independently and as part of a team
- Experienced in administration (school experience is desirable but not essential)
Why join Alfriston School?
You’ll be part of a supportive and collaborative team, working in a rewarding environment where your contribution has a direct impact on students and the wider school community. Join us and help make a difference every day.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children which will be reflected throughout recruitment. The selected candidate will be required to provide suitable references and undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before taking up the post.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Alfriston School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- School size
- 164 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Alfriston School website
Alfriston is an outstanding Special School with Academy status for girls aged 11-19 with moderate learning difficulties and speech and language and communication difficulties. We currently have 164 girls on roll. All the pupils have an Education Health Care Plan and are taught in small groups and with additional support. Our staff are specialist subject teachers and are experienced in working with a range of special needs and abilities.
Pupils attend Alfriston from all over Buckinghamshire and some neighbouring counties. We also have weekly boarding provision for 20 pupils.
We consider the staff team as our most valuable resource. Training and development is a high priority in the school. There is also personal support given to staff to manage the diverse and challenging work needed to support pupils with significant special needs. At present there are 70 staff employed at the school working in the teaching, support, residential and administrative teams. We are proud of the excellent standard of education provided at Alfriston.
WHY WORK FOR ALFRISTON SCHOOL?
Alfriston School is based in Beaconsfield. The school benefits from outstanding modern facilities, all of our classrooms are fully equipped with interactive screens and access to class sets of laptops or iPads. All teachers are provided with a laptop that is renewed every three years. The school enjoys a recently modernised performing arts and music facilities that include the use of a dance studio, sound/recording studio and performance space, along with our exceptional sports facilities that caters for a range of indoor and outdoor activities including mountain biking, trampolining, cycling, football and many others. The school also enjoys use of its spacious swimming pool designed by a bespoke architect, as part of an upgrade of the sports facilities at Alfriston, the architects developed a concertina-like roof structure that echoes the shape of the pitched roofs on other buildings in the area causing minimal sound reverberation which is beneficial for the use of our students with their Special Educational Needs.
Alfriston offers a wide and diverse range of professional development opportunities for staff, including the opportunity to train with Astra School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT), a local Ofsted-outstanding school-centred teacher training provider.
Alfriston School also offers staff:
• A friendly working environment
• Supportive and caring colleagues
• Excellent opportunities for professional development
• Onsite parking
• Transport links (Chiltern Line and close to the M40)
• Discount on hire of selected school facilities
• Close to local amenities
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