Office and Admissions Administrator

Salary: NJC Grade 4/5 (dependant on the candidate), Spinal Point 2, £24275 - £26227 FTE

Contract type:

4 days a week: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (negotiable) 08:30 – 16:30. Part-time (term time only plus INSET days), Fixed Term Contract (with opportunity for extension) 1st September 2025 – 31st August 2026

Hours: 30 hours per week

The Governors wish to appoint a highly-efficient Admissions and Finance Officer, comfortable with a range of office and technology tools, to join our highly successful, welcoming, dynamic and caring school community, graded ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted in 2023. Our recent Catholic School Inspection (November 2024) stated ‘The school community goes the extra mile to provide an exceptionally supportive and joyful environment for each of its members, valuing all without exception. Staff say, ‘There is no divide; everyone looks out for each other.’

The Admissions and Finance Officer is responsible for working collaboratively with the headteacher, providing day to day administrative and finance support to contribute to the smooth running of the school office, specifically:

• Oversee School Admissions, providing an effective and accurate admissions process for all prospective pupils and their families

• Support the school financial management procedures

• Other administration tasks (See Job Description)

• Excellent IT skills. Proficiency in office software, (Microsoft Office, Excel, Google, etc). MIS Arbor

For a more detailed list of duties, please refer to the job description.

We are looking for someone who is friendly, reliable, and well-organised; someone who can work independently to manage their own workload and be proactive and adaptable to the needs of the school. They will:

• have knowledge with and experience of working with IT systems, ideally Arbor (Microsoft Office, Excel, Google, etc.)

• have strong organisational and multitasking abilities

• have a high level of discretion and professionalism

• have excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Closing date: 12noon, Monday 2nd June 2025 Interviews: Tuesday 9th June 2025

Start date: Monday 1st September 2025

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are made using safer recruitment processes and the successful candidate will be subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. References will be requested prior to interview.