School Administrator

School Administrator

Location: Burntwood, Staffordshire

Hours: 8am – 4pm (Monday to Friday)

Contract: Ongoing (opportunity for Permanent role for the right candidate)

Start: June 2026

Zest Education are currently recruiting for an experienced School Administrator to join a Primary Academy in Burntwood, Staffordshire. The school are looking for talented and committed staff to join them in their mission to provide the highest standard of education for their pupils.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out general office duties supporting the Office Coordinator, such as dealing with enquiries from visitors / parents in person or over the telephone, producing letters, photocopying, filing, etc.
• Provide administration support to the Headteacher and wider Senior Leadership Team.
• Ensure all electronic management and HR systems are up to date.
• Contact parents as required throughout the school day.
• Respond to correspondence via the school’s main email address or forward to relevant staff as appropriate.
• Support school staff with the organisation of open events, parents evenings, etc.
• Take responsibility for ensuring that all safeguarding and child protection procedures are adhered to.

What you’ll Need:

• Enhanced DBS (or willingness to complete one)
• Previous experience working in an office environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Comfortable being first point of contact with customers and visitors.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Good attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines.

Why Zest?

• Ongoing support from a friendly, specialist team
• Opportunities for professional development
• Competitive pay rates
• A role that makes a real impact every day

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Emma Wright at Emma@zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.

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