School Administrator / Office Manager
The Community College, Bishop's Castle, Bishops Castle, Shropshire, SY9 5AY28 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
13 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): Full time - 37 hours per week (term time only + PD Days)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 8
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a person with:
- Excellent communication skills
- Outstanding administration and computer skills
- The ability to prioritise and manage work and time effectively
- Be flexible and adaptable
- Have high standards and expectations in all areas
The role will include working closely with the Senior Leadership Team, the Headteachers PA, Teaching agencies and Support staff. The successful candidate will need to deal with students, parents and outside agencies. Previous school experience, including the use of SIMS, ParentPay, Word and Excel or similar systems is preferred. Team leadership and management experience would also be beneficial but is not essential.
Other necessary qualities include the ability to maintain confidentiality, work efficiently using your won initiative and work under pressure, maintaining a positive and cheerful ethos in a professional and consistent manner.
The hours are from 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am to 4pm on a Friday, with a half-hour unpaid lunch break. There will be occasions when admin support is required for evening functions such as Open Evenings and Parents Evenings.
What the school offers its staff
The post is subject to receipt of appropriate references and an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Application forms and further information are available by email fromRebecca.newbold@ccbcshropshire.com or by telephoning Mrs R Newbold,Headteacher’s PA on 01588 638257.
Further information about the job
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 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.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Community College, Bishop's Castle
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 526 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Community College, Bishop's Castle website
- Email address
- Rebecca.Newbold@ccbcshropshire.com
- Phone number
- 01588 638257
The Community College is an exciting and stimulating place to learn, one that treats all
students as individuals, challenges and actively supports them, and provides the widest
range of educational opportunities possible. It is a safe and tolerant society, which operates
on the basis of mutual respect, with high expectations of conduct, a high regard for moral
courage and teamwork. It is a place that supports, and is supported by its local community,
but seeks to develop students’ understanding of the wider world where creativity, adventure
and new ideas are encouraged.
We believe the best way to prepare our young people for the future is to encourage high
aspirations, help them achieve outstanding results and develop the necessary skills and
attributes to be the best that they can be.
Arranging a visit to The Community College, Bishop's Castle
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Rebecca.Newbold@ccbcshropshire.com.
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