Job title and organisation: School Administrator - Westwood Primary School
Salary: B3
Hours: 37 Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm (3:30pm Fridays)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Bodmin Garth, LS10 4NH
Closing date and Time: Monday 20 April 2026
Please Note: For the right candidate we could provide flexibility with working hours and days. We would be opened to accepting a candidate on 4 days a week or slightly reduced hours of 9:00am – 3:00pm). This would be open to discussion at interview.
We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity to join the warm and welcoming team at Westwood Primary School as a School Administrator, starting June 2026. You will be joining an experienced office team who are committed to welcoming our school community and spreading the positivity in line with our school motto ‘If you believe you can do it, you can and you will!’
This position is ideal for someone who:
- Is organised, efficient, and able to manage a range of administrative tasks with accuracy and care
- Has excellent interpersonal skills in dealing with children, colleagues, parents and visitors
- Being part of a team in a busy office where work needs to be prioritised in a calm and friendly manner
- Is wanting to be part of the school community and all that it involves
About our School
Westwood Primary School is an exciting place to work. It is a consistently good school as graded in its most recent Ofsted December 2023. The Headteacher and senior leadership team are proud to lead such a highly performing, well respected and inclusive school.
Westwood Primary is an innovative, forward-thinking school full of creativity and fun. The staff and children are passionate about the school creating a warm and welcoming environment.
If you respect children and want to be part of helping them build on their dreams and aspirations, then we will offer you a warm and welcoming school environment where happy and highly skilled colleagues will support you.
About You
We are looking for an Office Administrator who:
- will provide secretarial and administrative support within school. Applicants will need to be excellent communicators, well organised, and conscientious.
- has good word processing/ICT skills. Knowledge of SIMS would be an advantage but not essential as full training will be given.
- Has a friendly, welcoming manner as well as accuracy and attention to detail, along with the ability to work as part of a team and also on own initiative.
- Closing Date: 20th April
Interview: Thursday 23rd April
Start Date: June 2026
Application forms and job description and specification information can be found on our school website westwood.leeds.sch.uk alternatively contact the school.
Westwood Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments will be made subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check, and medical clearance from the LCC Occupational Health service
As an applicant it is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children, schools and colleges if you are barred from engaging in such activity.
In line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines, you will be asked to complete your self-declaration at shortlisting stage
We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.
This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.
If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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