Administrative Assistant

What skills and experience we're looking for

To start as soon as possible, we are seeking to appoint an Administrative Assistant to join our Support Staff Team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well‑established, high-performing school where no two days are the same. Working at the heart of reception, whilst supporting departments, reporting, and the reprographics/resources room, the successful candidate will play a key role in shaping the experience of students, parents and visitors, while helping to showcase and celebrate the many achievements of our thriving school community.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, organised and proactive individual who enjoys working with people, takes pride in delivering excellent service and is excited by the opportunity to contribute to the wide range of activities that make The King’s School such a vibrant and rewarding place to work.

“A mindbogglingly good, state comprehensive. Proving that consistent, well-managed, well-resourced, well-delivered and kind education for all can, and does, make a difference to a community.” (The Good Schools Guide, 2025)

All King’s School support staff are eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme, which is a defined benefit scheme, under which the school contributes 16.4% of an individual’s salary.

The King's School is an 11-18 comprehensive school, which takes great pride in the promotion of excellence in teaching and learning, pastoral care and extra-curricular activities. Our core purpose of 'Achievement for All' encourages every student to develop their skills, interests and talents, not just through academic achievement but also through a rich variety of enrichment opportunities including house competitions, extra-curricular clubs, trips and visits.

The closing date is 9am on Monday 7th September 2026. It is anticipated that interviews will take place the week commencing Monday 14th September 2026.

When applying for the role, it is important that you refer to the school's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and the DBS Disclosure Policy, which can be found on our website (About Us – Policy Documents). We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of students so all staff are enhanced DBS checked.