School Services Assistant
Lincoln Carlton Academy, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 4AG18 days remaining to apply
Closing date
20 July 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
2 July 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
- £25,185.00 - £30,518.00 Annually (Actual) NJC 4-16 Please note: This figure reflects the full-time equivalent (FTE) scale point value and is provided as an estimate only. Final salary will be subject to full job evaluation, applicable weighting allowances (including London weighting where relevant), and consideration of the individual school context.
School Services Assistant job summary
Our school is proud to be part of Anthem, a multi-academy trust that creates ambitious and successful schools where every child thrives.
Lincoln Carlton Academy is a highly regarded and consistently oversubscribed primary school, balancing high expectations with a joyful and nurturing approach to education. Lincoln Carlton Academy offers a rich curriculum shaped by curiosity, creativity and character development, supported by strong relationships with families and the wider community, a well-established behaviour culture and a commitment to ensuring every child can flourish and succeed.
Job purpose
To support the effective operation of school-based professional services by providing administrative and clerical support across school services, supporting the effective delivery of administrative functions.
The postholder ensures that centrally defined Anthem processes are implemented consistently within their areas of responsibility, providing coordination, oversight and support to broader School Services team.
Main duties and responsibilities
Administrative and clerical support
Carry out routine administrative tasks, including:
- filing, photocopying and scanning
- data entry into school systems
- preparation and distribution of documents
Support the organisation and storage of records.
Customer service and reception support
Assist with reception duties, including greeting visitors and handling basic enquiries.
Provide a welcoming and professional service to all stakeholders.
Support telephone and email communications.
Operational support
Assist with preparation and organisation of school activities and events.
Support processes such as:
- pupil meals and communications
- trips and visits
- general school administration
Provide support across functions as required.
Systems and data
Input and maintain accurate data in school systems.
Ensure confidentiality and compliance with data protection requirements.
Team contribution
Work as part of the wider school services team to ensure continuity of service.
Support colleagues by completing delegated tasks and providing assistance where needed.
General responsibilities
Undertake duties commensurate with the role.
Contribute to a shared professional services model.
Comply with safeguarding, health and safety, and Anthem policies.
These duties and responsibilities should be regarded as neither exhaustive nor exclusive as the post holder may be required to undertake other reasonably determined duties and responsibilities commensurate with the grading of the post.
Benefits
As part of Anthem Schools Trust, staff benefit from a supportive working environment and access to a range of employee benefits, including health and wellbeing support, professional development opportunities and financial benefits.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff, visitors and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, suitable references and other essential checks. Staff involved in recruitment and selection are trained in safer recruitment, and all staff and volunteers undertake child protection training.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, an enhanced DBS check, the Children’s Barred List check and satisfactory references.
It is an offence for an individual who has been disqualified from working with children to knowingly apply for, offer to do, accept, or do any work in a ‘regulated activity’. The position advertised is a ‘regulated activity’.
Anthem will undertake a basic online check for all shortlisted candidates.
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 Lincoln Carlton Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 417 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lincoln Carlton Academy website
Lincoln Carlton Academy is a vibrant, nurturing and inclusive primary academy, located in uphill Lincoln.
Lincoln Carlton Academy is proud to be part of the Anthem Schools Trust. Anthem is an education charity that runs a group of state-funded primary and secondary schools to give children a better future.
Our schools work in collaboration as one entity to improve and maintain high educational standards, experiences and outcomes across the Trust. Our single legal and moral purpose is to advance education for public benefit.
Anthem serves over 8,000 children and young people across the East Midlands, London and Thames Valley. Our vision is that by working together, we will create ambitious and successful schools in which every child thrives.
Anthem schools are diverse and serve many different communities. They are all united by a shared ambition for children and young people, which is underpinned by a commitment to integrity, collaboration and excellence.
These values are brought to life through our schools’ own identities and approaches, creating thriving local schools that meet their communities’ needs. We believe in the benefits of working with others. We actively encourage our schools to collaborate across the Trust and beyond, so that we all continually learn and improve.
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