Admin Assistant
| Posting date: | 04 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 July 2025 |
| Location: | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 6SA |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 85fec633-3eaf-47ca-ae29-bd0cf5ca5a45 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
About the role:
We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Admin Assistant to work closely with the Office Manager and the wider school staff to join us on journey to achieving excellence for our students.
As an essential member of our team, you will handle a variety of tasks from managing schedules and organising meetings to maintaining records and covering reception duties.
If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, love interacting with people and enjoy being the go to person for support, we want to hear from you.
Duties and responsibilities:
Create a positive, welcoming, and professional ethos at Howard Community Academy. To support the leadership team establishing and developing effective systems and ways of working.
Provide receptionist duties and secretarial and administrative support to the academy and the Nursery in liaison with Trust colleagues.
Be responsible for the day-to-day running of the school reception desk providing support to pupils, staff and parents.
Requirements:
• Good oral and written communications skills
• Ability to respond quickly and effectively to issues that arise
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise to meet deadlines
• Ability to use own initiative and take action accordingly
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to use IT packages including word processing, spreadsheets
• and presentation software
• Ability to use relevant office equipment effectively
• Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues
• Understanding of data protection and confidentiality
• Understanding of safeguarding
What the school offers its staff
Employee Benefits:
• Generous Pension Scheme (LGPS or Teachers’ Pension Scheme depending on the role)
• Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free membership to Anglian Learning Sports Centres
• 20 percent discount on Anglian Learning Adult Education Courses
• Professional Development Scheme Policy
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Specsavers VDU Vouchers
• Boots Flu Vouchers
• Perkbox – access a range of discounts in-store and online at nationwide shops.
Closing Date:12 midnight on 11th July 2025 (We reserve the right to close this advert early)
Interview date:TBC
Start date: As soon as possible, subject to safeguarding checks
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks. Therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
About the role:
We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Admin Assistant to work closely with the Office Manager and the wider school staff to join us on journey to achieving excellence for our students.
As an essential member of our team, you will handle a variety of tasks from managing schedules and organising meetings to maintaining records and covering reception duties.
If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, love interacting with people and enjoy being the go to person for support, we want to hear from you.
Duties and responsibilities:
Create a positive, welcoming, and professional ethos at Howard Community Academy. To support the leadership team establishing and developing effective systems and ways of working.
Provide receptionist duties and secretarial and administrative support to the academy and the Nursery in liaison with Trust colleagues.
Be responsible for the day-to-day running of the school reception desk providing support to pupils, staff and parents.
Requirements:
• Good oral and written communications skills
• Ability to respond quickly and effectively to issues that arise
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise to meet deadlines
• Ability to use own initiative and take action accordingly
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to use IT packages including word processing, spreadsheets
• and presentation software
• Ability to use relevant office equipment effectively
• Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues
• Understanding of data protection and confidentiality
• Understanding of safeguarding
What the school offers its staff
Employee Benefits:
• Generous Pension Scheme (LGPS or Teachers’ Pension Scheme depending on the role)
• Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free membership to Anglian Learning Sports Centres
• 20 percent discount on Anglian Learning Adult Education Courses
• Professional Development Scheme Policy
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Specsavers VDU Vouchers
• Boots Flu Vouchers
• Perkbox – access a range of discounts in-store and online at nationwide shops.
Closing Date:12 midnight on 11th July 2025 (We reserve the right to close this advert early)
Interview date:TBC
Start date: As soon as possible, subject to safeguarding checks
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks. Therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.