Job Introduction
South View Community Primary School
ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT
Grade 3 Scale Point 6 (£21,267 fte)
Start date 5th January 2026, 37 hours per week, 39 weeks a year, term time plus 5 training days.
South View Community Primary School requires a well-motivated and dedicated person to work as part of our welcoming and professional administration team to provide an efficient front of house service for visitors, staff and students.
The successful candidate will deliver exceptional customer service, have proven IT skills including Excel and Word. Knowledge of management systems such as Arbour, ParentMail etc and of working in a school setting would be preferable. Confidentiality and excellent inter-personal skills are of paramount importance.
Applicants should have the ability to work in a busy environment and be flexible with an enthusiastic can-do approach and be:
• Professional in appearance and manner to represent the values of the school
• Reliable and punctual
• Adaptable, flexible, confident and calm under pressure
• Well organised
• Able to make decisions confidently
• Able to problem solve
• Able to prioritise workload
Working hours are 8am-4pm, Monday to Thursday, 8am-3:30pm Fridays with a half hour lunch.
If you are interested in becoming part of our Administration Team, please email your completed application form, which you can find on our website https://www.southviewprimary.co.uk/ , to enquiries@southview.lincs.sch.uk .
Closing date for applications is midnight on Thursday 9th October and interviews will be held on Wednesday 14th October.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All posts will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure with children’s barred list, medical and reference checks. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to a social media check, a criminal record self-declaration and references will be requested prior to interview. Pre-employment checks are in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Fluency Duty
In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
The school advertising the vacancy will contact you directly regarding the outcome of your application and any interviews. When interviews are taking place schools will follow all Government and Public Health England Guidelines.
All shortlisted candidates will need to verify their eligibility to work in the UK at interview.
