ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT
Hours: 7 hours per week (Friday 8am-4pm with 1 hour lunch break); term-time only plus INSET days
Contract: Permanent
Salary: JG3 Annual FTE: £25,583 - £25,989
Actual salary: £4,448
We wish to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Administration Assistant with strong clerical skills to join our school office.
You will be the first representative of our school community and the first point of contact for many parents and visitors. Therefore, a warm and professional approach is essential, whilst having the ability to remain calm and organised in a very busy school environment.
The successful candidate will be:
- Exceptionally well organised
- Resourceful and efficient
- Have strong IT skills and experience
- A strong communicator with a positive attitude and a pleasant telephone manner
- Able to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Someone who gives good attention to detail
- Able to work as part of a team
Some of the main duties will be:
- Act as a receptionist for visitors to the school
- Receiving and responding to incoming communication and deliveries
- Pupil attendance and lunch records
- Administration of payments through ParentPay
- Arranging transport for school visits
- Maintaining the operation of the printer and photocopier and other office equipment to ensure it is ready to use, resolving any issues as needed.
- Managing the school diary
- Report any issues with the school’s IT
- Ordering, monitoring and manage stock
- Preparing and sending communications (paper or electronically) to parents and carers, and the wider community, including Newsletters.
- Planning and organising after school clubs
- Maintaining the IT inventory
We can offer:
- A friendly, supportive and committed team seeking to enable all children to be the best they can be
- Full induction programme
- An excellent benefits package including contributory pension scheme, comprehensive employee assistance programme and benefits (including shopping discounts), an electric car scheme and cycle to work scheme.
If you feel your skills and experience match the requirements of this post then please apply using the E-recruit system. In accordance with our Safeguarding Policy, we do not accept CVs.
Closing date: 12pm Friday 20 March 2026
Address: School Road, Wrington, BS40 5NA
Wrington Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.