Job Title: Admin Assistant – Level 1
Actual Annual Salary: £10,956 - £11,942
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £25,941 - £28.275
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Part Time, 18.25 hours per week
Working Pattern:
- Wednesday Afternoon
- Thursday Full Day
- Friday Full Day
Provisional Start Date: 01/09/2025
Are you highly organized, approachable, and ready to support a busy school environment? We're looking for a reliable Administrative Assistant to help keep things running smoothly. If you’re a team player with strong communication and administrative skills, this could be the perfect role for you.
About you:
- Good planning and organisational skills.
- Effective use of IT, ideally including management information systems, to support effective delivery of administrative processes.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, e-mail, keyboard skills and use of the
- internet.
- Adapts practice to meet the needs of the service.
- Works effectively with internal and/or external stakeholders.
- Self-evaluates learning needs and seeks professional development opportunities.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Excellent telephone manner and ability to take accurate messages.
- Excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 35 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
• Closing Date: 28/07/2025
• Short-listing: 29/07/2025
• Interviews: 06/08/2025
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
The Cabot Learning Federation are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role has significant responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice within the academy. This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity.
The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK and a child disqualification check. The checks will also include an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.
