School Business Administrator

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY USING THE DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL WEBSITE, PLEASE SEE DETAILS BELOW.

Chaddesden Park Primary School are looking to appoint an exceptionally organised School Business Assistant who has experience in leading administration in a school setting or busy office environment. We are looking for a candidate who is motivated and can keep up with the busy demands of day-to-day school life, whilst still maintaining a friendly and approachable first point of call for our families and visitors. (CPPSA2)

This role would also involve working alongside a part time School Business Assistant meaning that good communication would be crucial to an excellent working partnership. The working hours are non-negotiable. Wednesday 12-4:30pm, Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm and Friday 8:30am-4:00pm.

The successful candidate should be confident and familiar in.

Administrator

• IT systems including but not limited to Microsoft Office
• open and prioritising paper and electronic mail for staff, forwarding to the appropriate people as necessary
• ensuring the effective collection of dinner money and daily entries into the class registers.
• completing and promoting free school meal authorisations.
• using school transfer via the internet and post for admissions and leavers
• maintaining up to date electronic diaries for the school and parents through the website
• organising and maintaining filing systems for pupil records
• ensuring all electronic records of pupil contact details are always up to date
• administer first aid to children and staff where necessary
• completing the pupil workforce census
• recording of incidents including accident forms
• inputting end of key stage data

Finance

• inputting orders and invoices, inputting Early Years Funding onto Portal
• ensuring the proper collection, reconciliation and banking of any monies received by the school

HR

• process payroll data ensuring accurate payments, act as the school's data protection officer, maintaining the single central record, being responsible for the completion of all new starter paperwork and other documentation relating to staff employment

If you are interested in this role please apply via the below My New Term link

https://mynewterm.com/jobs/145592/EDV-2026-CPPS-76430

Provisional Interview Date: Week commencing 13 April 2026

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

Please be aware that Derbyshire County Council is placing this advert on behalf of this organisation and you should refer directly to its website for details of the terms and conditions attached to this post. Any queries regarding this advert or the recruitment process should be made directly to the organisation.