School Administrator

St Nicholas Church of England Primary, Hurst, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG10 0DR

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  15th April 2026

• Closing date

  9 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 January 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: £26,403.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Annual Salary from £12,530 - £13,356

School Administrator job summary

School Administrator 

This is a permanent, term time only role. 

Start date: 15 April 2026 

Hours: 21 hours per week 

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - 8:15am to 3:45pm 

Grade: 4 SCP 7-11 FTE £26,403 - £28,142  

(Actual Annual Salary from £12,530 - £13,356) 

  

St Nicholas CoE Primary school is a small village school in Hurst with a nurturing ethos and a friendly, welcoming team.  The school are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, conscientious and self-motivated person to join their friendly reception team.  Experience specially within school administration would be advantageous, but is not essential for the right candidate with relevant office/reception experience.   

 

The role involves: 

• Undertaking day to day administration/receptionist tasks that ensure smooth operation of the school  

• Meeting all visitors to the school and ensuring appropriate safeguarding arrangements  

• Administer and coordinate a range of school events and activities including the use of Evolve for offsite trips

• Managing parent communications 

• Coordinating First Aid across the school and acting as a first aider 

• Collating and recording dinner numbers and liaising with the kitchen team 

• Completing attendance records for pupils each day, following up any absent pupils in a timely manner and informing relevant parties. 

 

The successful applicant should have: 

• Excellent administration skills 

• Good communication skills with an ability to communicate in various ways  

• A friendly, positive and proactive approach to work  

• The ability to works as part of a team  

• A commitment to providing high quality administrative support that enables children to flourish  

• Good telephone manner 

• Good organisational skills - able to prioritise workload 

• Tact, diplomacy, confidentiality and sensitivity  

• Able to use Word, Excel and Outlook  

• Be willing to administer first aid 

•  Experience with organising Admissions

• Experience of data transfer using systems such as Arbor and DfE sign in platforms

 

We welcome and encourage visits to our school, to arrange a visit please email the HR Manager, Jo Lambdon, on hr@keysacademytrust.org  or call the school office on 0118 934 0727.   

 

Closing Date: 12pm 9th February 2026

Interviews:   Wednesday 25th February 2026

 

Please note applications may be considered on receipt. No agencies please

 

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced criminal records 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.

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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 St Nicholas Church of England Primary, Hurst

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 139 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Nicholas Church of England Primary, Hurst website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-nicholas-church-of-england-primary-hurst-wokingham

St Nicholas CofE Primary School is a welcoming and inclusive school in Hurst village that aims to ensure all members of the St Nicholas ‘family’ have a positive and fulfilling experience with a strong focus on kindness and respect for all. At the recent Ofsted Inspection in October 2023 they commented that ‘staff work hard to ensure that pupils feel safe and happy’ and that ‘the school grounds and rural location are well used to develop the wider curriculum’.

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