Administration Assistant

Part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust

Tel: 01842 754902

Email: rosemary.ison@dneat.org

• Salary - Scale: E, Points 7-11, £18,352 - £19,561 actual pa (£27,274 - £29,071 FTE)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 27 hours per week
• Term Time plus 4 weeks
• Required for November 2026

Are you an organised, detail-oriented professional with strong administrative skills? Do you enjoy working in a warm, welcoming educational community where every member of staff plays a vital role in helping children thrive?

We are seeking to appoint a proactive, committed, and efficient Administration Assistant to join our friendly team at Bishop’s Church of England Primary Academy. 

The Administration Assistant role supports the effective management and delivery of the school’s administrative, financial, technical and clerical services to a high standard, supporting the schools’ pupils, parents, external partners and school colleagues.

The Bishop’s Church of England Primary Academy are also recruiting for an Attendance Officer role. If you are interested in applying for both of these opportunities, please include this within your personal statement in your application.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience in an educational or general administrative or safeguarding role
• Is highly organised, accurate and able to prioritise workload 
• Has excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office 
• Can communicates effectively with staff, parents and external partners 
• Works with integrity and maintains confidentiality 
• Is enthusiastic about contributing to the life of a busy primary school 

Working Hours

The exact working pattern will be agreed with the successful candidate at interview but will fall within our academy hours of Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to book an appointment by phoning 01842 754902.

How to apply

For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, please read the attached Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’.

To complete our online application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, and you will be directed to apply through our Applicant Tracking System. If you do not already have one, you will need to create a ‘Teacher Booker’ account.

References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. Please contact us to discuss this further if you have any queries.

Within the Trust we use AI to help review applications. If we spot that AI has been used in a misleading way, such as copying unedited AI created answers, exaggerating previous job experience, or pretending to be someone else, we may choose to reject the application without feedback.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received.

Closing date:   5 November 2026, 9am

Interview date:  13 November 2026

The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references.

The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.