School Administrator

Spen Valley High School, Liversedge, West Yorkshire, WF15 7LX

13 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  9 February 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  27 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 5

School Administrator job summary

As a School Administrator (Business Support Officer), you will play a key role in ensuring that the school is able to operate effectively and efficiently and meet the needs of students and staff.

This is an extremely fast-paced and varied role where no two days are the same, this will suit someone who enjoys a challenge and can quickly adapt their way of working in response to each task.

Joining a well-established and vibrant Administration team, you will be at the heart of our operations. You will be able to demonstrate building and maintaining effective working relationships and provide a high level of customer service to a wide range of people, including staff, parents/carers, students and outside agencies.

It is essential that the person for this role is organised, able to multitask, work flexibly and have a ‘can do’ approach. You will assist with general day-to-day admin tasks where you will demonstrate excellent IT skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and database management. Applicants do require Maths and English GCSE grade C/4 or above to qualify for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a primary contact to support parents, carers and students. To receive and answer enquiries whether by telephone, email or in person from parent/carers, governors, staff, students, outside agencies and all visitors to the school.
• To carry out administrative tasks accurately and efficiently. Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite of applications (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook, Microsoft Teams), and specific school information systems, such as the Child Protection Online Management System (CPOMS), InVentry, ParentPay and Parent Apps.
• To provide administrative support for various departments, including Admissions and Transition, SEND, Safeguarding, Behaviour, rewards and recognition systems and duties as requested by the Office Manager and the Senior Leadership Team.
• Support the Office Manager/Finance Department to oversee school trips, including communications, promotion and collating medical and consent lists.
• To monitor and update display boards around school, ensuring house style is adhered to, with a bit of creative flair.
• Attending to any ad hoc reprographics requirements, undertaking duties such as photocopying, printing, laminating and any other admin tasks needed to meet the school’s requirements.
• To provide occasional cover to the main reception and student services, welcoming all visitors to the school.
• To complete First Aid training to provide support for students in the Medical Room as required, including administering first aid and recording as appropriate.
• A team player with a ‘can do’ attitude, available to support at occasional parent/carer evenings and school events.
• All staff at Spen Valley actively support students and their families, all staff must implement our relationship policy and show our students and families respect and kindness in line with our charter.

We pride ourselves on being ethical leaders, and leading with integrity. When joining Spen Valley you are entering an environment that balances professional challenge with support and kindness. We expect our colleagues to work hard, and go the ‘extra mile’ for our students, but in doing so we recognise that additional support is sometimes necessary and our Trauma Informed and relational approach extends to the way we work with our staff. We offer a wide range of CPD opportunities, including a bespoke CPD package that genuinely meets the needs of each colleague.

We encourage our staff not only in their involvement in various activities throughout the school, but also to be proactive and develop new and fresh ideas to engage and enthuse both our staff and students.

Staff Benefits include:

• Employee Healthcare
• Access to bespoke CPD programme
• Support through Coaching (where applicable)
• West Yorkshire Pension Fund
• Staff supervision (counselling & support services)
• Varied Wellbeing Activities
• Kirklees Vivup Scheme (saving money on shopping, days out, entertainment etc)

All successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check. Employment is subject to the check being returned as clear and satisfactory.

For more information about this role, please contact the school and speak to the HR team.

*Please note the salary shown is the full time equivalent, the actual salary will be pro-rata.

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 Spen Valley High School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 960 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Spen Valley High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/spen-valley-high-school

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