School administrator

Somerby Primary School, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 2PZ

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  24 September 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  12 September 2025

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: £10,197.42 - £10,358.94 Annually (Actual) FTE £25,191 - £25,590

School administrator job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge?

Are you looking for an opportunity to work in a school environment and make a difference to children?

Does a future career excite you within our Trust?

Somerby Primary School is offering a fantastic opportunity to join our friendly, dedicated and supportive team, in our small, but mighty school.

School Administrator

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a School Administrator working at Somerby Primary School to provide a confidential and high quality administration and health and safety compliance checks for the school.

This position is a fixed term contract until the end of this academic year (10th July 2026), working 17.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday (8.30 am - 12pm) term time only.

We are looking for someone who would fit perfectly into our small, but mighty team, who has recent and relevant work experience to be able to undertake a range of office administration accurately and efficiently. You will be able to work both on your own initiative and as part of a team. It is essential that you have GCSE English and Maths at Grade C or above, or equivalent, and ideally have a knowledge of safeguarding, health and safety, behaviour, and child protection policies (although this can be learnt as part of the role).

We are looking for someone who is kind and friendly with excellent customer service and communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels, both written and verbal and with excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage your own workload effectively and respond swiftly to tight deadlines.

You will also complete daily, weekly, and monthly compliance checks, including playground inspection and water temperature checks. Full training will be given to enable the successful candidate to carry out all compliance checks.

As well as this you will get the opportunity to work with our children and support them over the lunchtime period.

Application deadline - 12pm Wednesday 24th September2025

Interviews - Thursday 2nd October 2025

Start date - As soon as possible

About the Mowbray Education Trust

The Mowbray Education Trust (MET) is a family of schools dedicated to providing children with a first-class education. Based in Leicestershire and reaching far beyond, our settings support pupils throughout their education journey, providing them with the skills and knowledge to thrive and make a positive impact on society.

Our vision is to deliver first-class teaching and learning with integrity. This means that every young person attending our schools, regardless of background or ability, receives a first-class education.

Our Senior Leadership Team work collaboratively across the Trust to enhance each school, whilst allowing them to keep their own sense of individuality.

As our Trust grows, so does our need for talented, skilled individuals. Each of our employees bring a unique mindset, new ideas and positively impact the development of our Trust. We are therefore dedicated to:

- Creating our own

- Growing our own

- Inspiring our own

- Retaining our own

And of Course, Children First!

Further information

The remuneration package includes a competitive salary, contributory public-sector pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement:

£10,197.42 - £10,358.94 (FTE £25,191 - £25,590)

Local Government Pension Scheme membership

5.6 weeks paid holiday entitlement rising to 6.44 weeks after 5 years’ continuous service

Mowbray Education Trust reserves the right to close adverts early if sufficient applications are received.

All roles are subject to full pre-employment safeguarding checks, including an Enhanced DBS with Barred List check.

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 Somerby Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 43 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Somerby Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/somerby-primary-school

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