Administrative Assistant

Job description
We are seeking to appoint a highly organized, efficient and
motivated administration assistant to join the team in our busy school office
from September 2026.

This is a permanent post (subject to a probationary period)

Hours of work will be

Monday to Thursday 8.15am
to 4.15pm

Friday
8.15-3.45pm

If you are the right person
to become part of our dedicated Birchfield team, the details for the post can
be found on our website here.

We would encourage you to visit our school
prior to submitting your application.
Please telephone Sarah Davies in the school office to arrange a
mutually convenient time-0113 253300+

Your application should be
submitted to office@birchfieldprimary.org.ukor in person at the school
office.

Closing
Date for applications: Friday 13th September 2026 at +:00am.

Interview
date: Friday 20th September 2026

The successful candidate will work under the supervision of the
school Business Manager and the Headteacher. You will be responsible for

ensuring delivery of the highest quality and efficient
administration service within our school.

You will have a good
knowledge of general office procedures and practice and experience of
providing a high standard of customer-focused services. Previous experience
of working in a school office/environment is desirable but not
essential. Full training and support
for the role will be given.

You will:
• Be
friendly, courteous, approachable and professional
• Be
the first point of contact for parents and visitors
• Be
committed to the safeguarding of children
• Be
able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people
• Be
able to input/ retrieve information from databases
• Be
able to process documentation using Wordand
Excel
• Have strong
organisational and ICT skills;
• Be
able to accurately enter/retrieve data information from information systems
• Work
flexibly as part of a team & show initiative
• Prioritise
work to meet conflicting deadlines, under the direction of the Headteacher
and Business Manager
• Demonstrate
good numeracy & literacy skills (GCSE Grade C or above is desirable but
not essential)
• Demonstrate
the ability to respect sensitive and confidential work.
• Display a responsible and co-operative attitude
to working towards the achievement of the schools aims and objectives
• Have the ability to take on varied roles and multi-task;

Our
school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and
expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful
candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
The details of the DBS Code of Conduct can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-code-of-practice.

We
promote diversity and want a workforce which reflects the population of
Leeds.

Employment
is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK– either
as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured
any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK
and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider
carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.