School Office Administrator

Beechwood Primary Academy, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 6DX

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  16 November or as soon as possible

• Closing date

  12 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 September 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: £26,427.00 - £27,274.00 Annually (FTE) Grade C, £13.70-£14.14, Actual Salary £15,349.24

School Office Administrator job summary

Come and join our team! We are all looking forward to meeting our newest colleagues who will ensure our children receive the best education possible through a welcoming and organised approach. We know that our schools can only be as good as our staff team.

We are welcoming applications from colleagues with experience of working in administration or those with the aptitude and aspiration to be successful in this role. This post focuses on serving our community members with excellent organisation, efficiency, and a smile. We encourage you to read the job description, however, we celebrate our School Offices as dynamic departments where a flexible approach is required to successfully support the functioning of the school. Colleagues will benefit from training and support appropriate to their experience to enable them to be experts in this important role.

The hours of work for this post are initially Monday to Friday, 11:00-16:00 with no lunch break.

Discovery Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches and other pre-employment checks.

Our recruitment team can also be reached by emailing hr@discoverymat.co.uk

Closing date: 12 October at 09:00

Required for: 16 November 2026 or at the earliest opportunity.

Please note that we reserve the right to appoint to the post prior to the closing date.

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

Discovery Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out, references and online checks will be sought for all shortlisted candidates and all shortlisted candidates will be requested to complete a questionnaire about any convictions or adult cautions that are unspent. Guidance will be given to those shortlisted.

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 Beechwood Primary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 249 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Beechwood Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/beechwood-primary-academy

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