School Administrator

Parson Street Primary School, Bristol, BS3 5NR

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  13 September 2026 at 11pm

• Date listed

  28 August 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: £17,506.00 - £17,785.00 Annually (Actual) N6 (£25,989) - N7 (£26,403) FTE, ACTUAL salary £17,506.19 - £17,785.06

School Administrator job summary

Position: School Administrator

Pay scale: N6 (£25,989) - N7 (£26,403) FTE, ACTUAL salary £17,506.19 - £17,785.06

Contract term: Provisionally Fixed until 31 December 2026 with potential for extension

Contract days/hours: Monday-Thursday, 8:00am-2:15pm and Friday 8:00am-2:00pm. 28.5 hours p/w, Term Time Only plus INSET Days

Start date: As soon as possible

Closing date for applications: Sunday 13 September 2026 at 12:59pm. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early for the right candidate so don't hesitate to submit your application.

Interview date: W/C Monday 21 September 2026

Job Advert

Parson Street Primary School is located in the heart of South Bristol and serves a diverse local community. We provide high quality primary education for children aged from 3 to 11 years.

Would you like to join our creative and motivated team? If you can build genuine relationships with our team members and become an active team player who loves challenges, we would welcome your application.

At Parson Street Primary School, we have a new position open for an Administrator to join a friendly administrative team, providing an efficient point of contact within our school office. Hours of work will be Monday-Thursday, 8:00am-2:15pm and Friday 8:00am-2:00pm.

This is a fixed term job linked with the long term absence of a colleague. This is provisionally until the end of December 2026, with a potential for extension.

Job overview

You’ll be responsible for overseeing the reception, answering calls and dealing with face-to-face enquiries, signing in visitors and ensuring all visitors are appropriately monitored, as well as providing general clerical and administrative support and maintaining school records.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful applicant.

Job requirements

Hold GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent) In English & Maths

• High level ICT Skills, with advanced skills in relevant areas (spreadsheets/excel type systems) including all MS office packages and information management systems
• High standard of communication skills, evidenced by experience of dealing with colleagues, clients/customers, the general public at all levels to assess and solve operational procedures
• Ability to manage time effectively, organise and prioritise personal and team workload to ensure team objectives are fulfilled.
• Excellent customer service skills
• Able to communicate well, both orally and in writing, with others, including young people and other adults.

Why Join Us

As our Administrator, you’ll be able to take pride in ensuring a friendly and courteous port of call is available for any enquiries, contributing as a key part of a wider team to ensure daily administrative operations run smoothly. You’ll have access to training and professional development opportunities within this post, building on key skills to ensure you have a comprehensive and full working knowledge of administration.

Fluency Duty

The ability to converse at ease with pupils, parents and other users of the service and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

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 Parson Street Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 232 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Parson Street Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/parson-street-primary-school-bristol

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