Administration Assistant - Park Primary School and Nursery

Required ASAP Administrative Assistant – Old Park Primary School & Nursery Friday 8.00 am - 3.30 pm Salary:
Grade 3 (SCP 5-6)

We are seeking to appoint a friendly and enthusiastic Administration Assistant to join our administration team as soon as possible. As you will be the first point of contact for the school, you will need to be welcoming and able to communicate effectively in a warm and professional manner with parents, pupils, staff, governors and visitors.

Telford & Wrekin Council,

Permanent

37 Hours per week

Monday
- Thursday 8.00 am - 4.00 pm

Term time only

• friendly and enthusiastic
• caring and sensitive to others
• self-motivated and committed to deliver a high standard of work
• well organised and able to work under pressure
• able to demonstrate a positive attitude and ‘can do’ approach
• able to work effectively as part of a team
• has strong attention to detail
• sensitive in handling confidential information
• able to contribute to the ethos and values of our school

You will be working in our extremely busy school office under the direction of the School Business Manager, dealing with a wide range of tasks including reception duties, pupil attendance, general administration tasks and pupil welfare.

Excellent literacy, numeracy and ICT skills and experience of working in an office environment is essential.

Old Park is a large primary school with 548 children on roll and a 120 place Nursery.

We can offer you a welcoming, positive and thriving environment, a great team of friendly and supportive staff, and our wonderful children too!

The school is committed to safeguarding children and young people, all shortlisted candidates will be subject to online checks. All successful candidates are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We are committed to Safeguarding and follow the Safer Recruitment practices as set out in the Statutory Guidance
- Keeping Children Safe in Education. We are also committed to Equality and Diversity. Old Park’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy are accessible via the Old Park Primary Website

If you have not been contacted by Tuesday 6th October 2026, we thank you for your application but regret that you have not been successful on this occasion.

Closing Date: 12.00 pm 30th September 2026

Interview Date:
Wednesday 7th October 2026