School Administrator

Mattishall Primary School, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 3AA

23 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  29 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 May 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: £16,956.80 - £21,715.40 Annually (Actual)

School Administrator job summary

School Office Administrator Vacancy at Mattishall Primary School - Permanent Role

Scale F, Term Time + 1, 35 hours per week (8:00am - 4:00pm)

Start date: 1st September 2026

Job Description:

A school office administrator provides essential clerical, reception, and organisational support to ensure smooth daily school operations, acting as a key liaison between staff, parents, and pupils. Responsibilities include managing front-desk enquiries, maintaining computerised pupil databases (Arbor), attendance tracking, updating website and supporting staff with administrative tasks.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Front Office Management: Acting as the first point of contact for visitors, parents, and staff, managing phone calls, emails, and school correspondence.
• Data Management & Attendance: Maintaining accurate pupil records, managing databases (Arbor), monitoring attendance, and processing lunch data.
• Administrative Support: Processing admissions, maintaining the Single Central Record (SCR) for safeguarding, and assisting with HR administration related to staffing.
• Communication: Distributing school newsletters, updating websites, and managing school mail.
• Organisation & Logistics: Assisting with school trips, managing school calendars, ordering of stock, and arranging meetings.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• IT Proficiency: Strong skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) and experience with Arbor or similar.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with parents and external agencies.
• Safeguarding Knowledge: A commitment to child protection and maintaining confidentiality.
• Organisation: Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced, often noisy, school environment.

Typical Qualifications & Background

• Previous experience in an administrative or customer service role is frequently required.
• An enhanced DBS check is mandatory
• Relevant training

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.

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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 Mattishall Primary School

• School type: Academies, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 160 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Mattishall Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mattishall-primary-school

Rural school, lots of grounds. Approx 200 on roll. 7 single form classes. Part of Synergy MAT.

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