Administration Officer

Wakefield Council

  • Wakefield Sharlston, West Yorkshire
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 8 hours ago
Sharlston Community School is an averaged sized, friendly and welcoming primary school. The school is committed to inspiring every child to shine by nurturing their unique talents and fostering a love for learning. Together, as a community, we celebrate success as a shared experience, empowering everyone to reach their full potential. Inspected by Ofsted in December 2024, the school is a good school.The Governors, staff and children of the school are seeking an Administration Officer to join our educational team. The successful candidate will be someone who understands the school&©s current strengths, who values distributed leadership, and has the skills and experience to deliver continued improvements.The successful candidate will:
  • Be enthusiastic, highly motivated and hardworking
  • Provide a professional reception and front of house service to school visitors
  • Act as the first point of contact for the school, greeting visitors, ensuring safeguarding and security processes are in place and followed and providing hospitality as appropriate
  • Have a commitment to support our common purpose of providing our children with the best possible care and education
  • Be responsible for monitoring attendance and providing appropriate first day response to absence in accordance with policy
  • Be responsible for medicines in school in accordance with policy
  • Have the ability to form positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
  • Have excellent organisational and communication skills
  • Have the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines while maintaining a good sense of humour
  • Be adaptive in an ever changing environment
  • Have a secure knowledge of Microsoft Office and experience of management information systems
  • Appreciate the role that efficient administration and organisation can play at the heart of a school
  • Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to the appropriate person
Next StepsFor further information about the opportunity please contact Elaine Loxton on or 01924 967614.To ApplyPlease submit applications via My New Term.Job title Administration Officer Job reference 243856 Date posted 04/09/2025 Application closing date 15/09/2025 Location Sharlston Community School, Hammer Ln, Sharlston Common, Wakefield WF4 1DH Salary G4 SCP 5-6 actual £20,680-21,008 (FTE £24,790-£25,183) Package Permanent Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Administration, Full time, Permanent, School, School Support Attachments Job descriptionSharlston Community School is an averaged sized, friendly and welcoming primary school. The school is committed to inspiring every child to shine by nurturing their unique talents and fostering a love for learning. Together, as a community, we celebrate success as a shared experience, empowering everyone to reach their full potential. Inspected by Ofsted in December 2024, the school is a good school.The Governors, staff and children of the school are seeking an Administration Officer to join our educational team. The successful candidate will be someone who understands the school&©s current strengths, who values distributed leadership, and has the skills and experience to deliver continued improvements.The successful candidate will:
  • Be enthusiastic, highly motivated and hardworking
  • Provide a professional reception and front of house service to school visitors
  • Act as the first point of contact for the school, greeting visitors, ensuring safeguarding and security processes are in place and followed and providing hospitality as appropriate
  • Have a commitment to support our common purpose of providing our children with the best possible care and education
  • Be responsible for monitoring attendance and providing appropriate first day response to absence in accordance with policy
  • Be responsible for medicines in school in accordance with policy
  • Have the ability to form positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
  • Have excellent organisational and communication skills
  • Have the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines while maintaining a good sense of humour
  • Be adaptive in an ever changing environment
  • Have a secure knowledge of Microsoft Office and experience of management information systems
  • Appreciate the role that efficient administration and organisation can play at the heart of a school
  • Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to the appropriate person
Next StepsFor further information about the opportunity please contact Elaine Loxton on

Wakefield Council