School Business Assistant
Riddings Junior School, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4BW14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
16th March 2026 (or as close as possible)
Closing date
24 February 2026 at 8am
Date listed
10 February 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
- £25,185.00 - £25,583.00 Annually (FTE)
School Business Assistant job summary
Title of Post: School Business Assistant (initially fixed term - 1 year)
Responsible to: School Business Manager and Headteacher
Hours: 18 hours per week - 39 weeks per year
Working Pattern: Wednesday: 12:00 - 4:00pm, Thursday & Friday: 8:30 - 4:00
We are looking for someone who will:
Be an excellent representative and first point of contact for our school.
Be effectively undertake a range of office administration and reception duties.
Work alongside, support and be responsible to the School Business Manager.
Have great communication skills and demonstrates a friendly and helpful manner.
Have proven organisational skills, ICT experience and is efficient in time-management.
Take PRIDE in their work, with a desire to solve problems and support the school community.
Possess a strong team ethos, is willing to listen but also to share ideas in order to improve systems.
Show a willingness to train and engage in continuous professional development.
Our school and its community offer you:
A work environment that is supportive and to be part of a team who work very hard yet have fun - everyone will support you in your role.
A personalised professional development programme.
A workplace where your developing skills will improve outcomes for children.
Opportunities to be fully involved in the life of our school and a chance to develop your skills further.
Children’s safety and well-being is of the highest priority in our school; all candidates must be able to show an awareness of the vital role in safeguarding children that their role carries and absolutely understand the importance of confidentiality in their work.
About Embark Federation
Embark Federation is a family of 25 Derbyshire schools who believe that by working together as a team, we can create schools that “stand out” at the heart of their communities.
Riddings Junior School was judged Good in our most recent Ofsted inspection (October 2024). We are proud of what has been achieved so far and are now looking for an inspiring leader to take us further on our journey to excellence.
Visits and Applications
Visits to the school are warmly encouraged. Please contact Sarah Roberts to arrange your visit. 01773 528492 sroberts@riddings-jun.derbyshire.sch.uk
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
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 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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Riddings Junior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 232 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Riddings Junior School website
At Riddings Junior, we aim to meet the children’s individual needs, offer them enjoyable learning opportunities and a chance to develop their personalities in a caring and motivational learning environment based around our vision of PRIDE.
We are a proud member of The Embark Federation, a growing Multi-Academy Trust across Derbyshire https://www.embarkfederation.com having joined in November 2021. The core beliefs of the Federation are Family, Integrity, Teamwork and Success and we are looking for someone that shares these with us. The Trust is committed to growing the careers of our staff through highly effective professional development and networking.
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