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Senior Admin Officer

Park Hall Junior Academy, Walsall, West Midlands, WS5 3HF

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 September 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £28,153 - £32,046

What skills and experience we're looking for

SKILLS

• Excellent communication
• Good listening skills
• Very good ICT skills including use of excel, word and publisher
• Experience of School Management Information Systems
• Experience of School Cash Office software or equivalent
• Effective use of ICT and other specialist equipment/resources
• Good understanding of equality and diversity
• Has a friendly yet professional and respectful approach which demonstrates support and show mutual respect
• Full working knowledge of relevant polices/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation
• Ability to understand and relate well to children and adults
• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities and own position within these
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
• Good organising, planning and prioritising skills
• Good attention to detail, thorough and accurate
• Demonstrates commitment

EXPERIENCE

• Extensive experience of working in a school office
• General clerical/ administrative / financial work
• Experience of development, management and operation of administrative systems

What the school offers its staff

• Fantastic children with a passion for learning;
• A friendly and hardworking team;
• A supportive Trust Board
• Commitment for continued professional development;
• The opportunity to work in forward thinking schools.

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

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

PHJA Senior Admin Officer Job Description June 2026.pdf - 646 KB (opens in new tab)

About Park Hall Junior Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 409 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Park Hall Junior Academy website
• Email address: hr@parkhall-jun.walsall.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01922720761
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/park-hall-junior-academy

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