Job Introduction
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Claypole Church of England Primary School is currently recruiting for a dedicated School Administrative Assistant to start Monday 2nd November 2026.
Claypole Church of England Primary School is a small, friendly and thriving village school in an attractive, rural location. This is a school where children and adults have fun, work hard and achieve their very best. We love sports, art and music and produce fantastic work. You will hear much laughter and see smiling faces when you visit us, but you will also see good quality work in every part of our school. Our children achieve high results and academic standards are very important to us. Alongside this, our children care about each other within our Christian Values and their behaviour is exemplary. We have talented children and staff who strive for excellence, promote harmony and value achievement.
What the role is:
This is a permanent role starting in September on an ongoing basis working 24 hours a week ( 3 days). You will be responsible for ensuring best value for money on the services school pay for; be responsible for the accuracy, completeness and validity of the payroll returns and for the payment of salaries and wages including PAYE, NIC and superannuation; ensure payments are made to services/providers; support and advise the head teacher on the financial management of the school and other general admin duties (including meeting/greeting people to school & answering phone calls). Sometimes children will come to the office to see if their jumper is in lost property! It’s a varied day in school.
What you'll need to succeed:
As the first point of contact, it is important that the successful applicant has excellent inter-personal skills to interact positively with all members of our school community. The successful candidate will play a key role in welcoming people to our school. They will need to have a positive attitude and a willingness to adapt to situations as they arise. You will need to have recent and relevant experience working in a similar role within a primary school setting. This position would suit a friendly, team player. References will be required.
What you'll be doing:
Providing general administrative and clerical support to the school.
Supporting reception services, welcoming visitors and responding to telephone, email and face-to-face enquiries.
Maintaining accurate records, databases and management information systems.
Preparing correspondence, reports, mail merges, meeting notes and other documentation.
Supporting the administration of school activities, events, visits and wider school processes.
Ordering and maintaining supplies, services and resources.
Assisting with filing, photocopying, printing and other routine office duties.
Ensuring all administrative work is completed accurately, confidentially and within required timescales.
What you'll get in return:
A caring and inclusive ethos; the opportunity to develop your career; children who love their school and eager to do well; to work with a positive, enthusiastic and supportive staff, governing body, parents and children; the chance to contribute to the future of an ambitious and caring school; the opportunity to build upon your portfolio of experience and achievements and implement positive change; small class sizes; laughter!
What you need to do now:
If you are an experienced school administrator, then please don't hesitate to contact Martyn Wells, Head teacher at Claypole Church of England Primary School (01636 626 268 or mwells@claypoleprimary.org). Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and can be arranged by contacting us at the school to make an appointment. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expect all staff share this commitment. All posts will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, medical and reference checks. All 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.
