Administration Assistant

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St Mary’s Catholic Primary School

Dane Bank Avenue, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 8AD

Temporary Grade 3 Administration Assistant, 30 hours per week

Actual Salary £16,902 (8.45am – 3.15pm Monday to Friday)

The Governing Body of St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Crewe, is seeking to appoint a committed and organised Grade 3 Administration Assistant to join our busy and welcoming school office.

The successful candidate will work alongside our experienced office staff and play a key role in ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the school’s administrative functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide general clerical support for the school including word processing, photocopying, filing, collation of information, distribution of mail, diary organisation etc. to ensure the efficient and timely provision of information.
• Collect and count all cash and cheques received for school dinner monies, maintain accurate records and preparation for banking.
• Maintain personnel records and deal with school-based personnel administration including the provision of basic advice (e.g. sickness, leave entitlements) to employees to ensure staff are paid and contracted correctly and an effective service is provided.
• Deal with telephone and face-to-face enquiries to ensure that all calls and visitors are handled efficiently and effectively and good relations are fostered.
• Receive goods and other items (including pupils’ personal possessions) and ensure they reach the correct destination.
• Develop and maintain administrative systems so that support provided is efficient and effective.
• Respond to enquiries, in person and by telephone, from a wide range of school contacts, dealing with issues directly or referring to professional staff as necessary.

Safeguarding

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, health clearance, evidence of the right to work in the UK and an enhanced DBS disclosure.

How to Apply

Application forms are available to download from www.cesew.org.uk.
Please send completed applications to Mrs T German, Business Manager t.german@stmarysrc.cheshire.sch.uk.

Catholics and non-Catholics are welcome to apply.

Closing date: Thursday 19th March 2026 by 12pm.

If shortlisted, Interviews will take place on: Tuesday 14th April 2026.

If you have not heard from us by Friday 20th March 2026, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.