Administration Assistant - Bosham Primary School

About the Role

Bosham Primary School is seeking to appoint a friendly, organised and proactive Admin Assistant to join our school office, to start as soon as possible. A flexible attitude, strong team spirit, excellent interpersonal skills and administration experience are essential. Use of school MIS systems is desirable, but training will be given. Your duties will be varied and may include assisting in a number of different areas across the school.

We can offer you:

• happy, motivated and well-behaved children who enjoy learning
• a creative and engaging curriculum
• a supportive and collaborative staff team
• strong leadership and professional development opportunities
• a positive culture that values staff wellbeing
• a welcoming village school with strong community links

Job Details

Salary: Grade 4:6 - £15.10 an hour (inclusive hourly rate)

Contract Type: Fixed term

Working Pattern: School hours will be 08:15 - 12:15 (one hour lunch) 13:15 - 15:15

Either:

• Wednesday and Thursday mornings then school hours on a Friday.

Or

• School hours on a Thursday and Friday.

Location: Bosham

Interviews: 15th October 2026

What You Need to Succeed

We are seeking someone who:

• is well organised
• works well in a team
• has great communication skills to meet and greet parents
• can support creating the school’s newsletter
• Answer and respond to telephone enquiries
• perform admin jobs left by the secretary such as
  • filling, shredding and archiving
  • managing diaries
  • maintaining stationery and first aid stock
  • checking class lists, fire logs and noticeboards

Further Information

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. To arrange a visit or for an informal discussion about the role, please contact Clare Walster, School Secretary, on 01243 572375 or email office@boshamprimary.co.uk . If you wish to apply for this position, please complete an application form and email to this to the afore mentioned email address.

Bosham 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. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, online searches as part of our due diligence process, satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Bosham Primary School and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.

How to Apply

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. To arrange a visit or for an informal discussion about the role, please contact Clare Walster, School Secretary, on 01243 572375 or emailoffice@boshamprimary.co.uk

If you wish to apply for this position, please complete an application form and email to this to the afore mentioned email address.

NOTE TO CANDIDATES - Please do not select the ‘Apply online’ button as the School processes your applications directly rather than through this site.​

The reference number for this role is SCHO03061.

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