Administrative Assistant in Mansfield

School Administrative Officer Level 3 Required from ASAP. Full time 37 hours per week, Term time only, Permanent, Grade D points 7-12 (£27,274-£29,542 FTE per annum). Actual Salary £23,458.78 per annum.

King Edward Primary School is seeking to appoint a Level 3 School Administrative Officer to support the Operations Manager in providing administrative, financial, and organisational processes within the school and assist with the planning and development of support services. We warmly welcome applications from motivated individuals to join our dedicated and highly effective team.

The role will include:

• Operating the school’s financial system and procedures in accordance with statutory guidelines, financial guidelines, school and Trust Policy and practice.
• Assisting with maintaining the school budgetary allocation and providing financial information and processing of invoices.
• Providing related information to members of the School Management Team.

You will:

• Have general office or similar experience.
• Have experience of working in financial/cash handling.
• Be able to carry out both routine and more difficult financial calculations.
• Have the ability to interpret data/information and present this to senior staff in an appropriate, understandable fashion.
• Be accurate and take pride in your work.
• Work well as part of a team.
• Be literate and numerate; have excellent communication skills with children and adults.

In return we offer:

• A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven towards continuously raising standards.
• Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives.
• Calm and purposeful learning environments.
• Friendly, polite, well-behaved children who deserve the very best.
• Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors, and community.
• A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school.
• Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust.

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed; please contact the school office to arrange an appointment. Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles, we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion, or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Any questions or queries should be directed to Heather Moorehouse at King Edward Primary School, Saint Andrew Street, Mansfield, NG18 2RG. Email: office7@kingedward.notts.sch.uk Telephone: 01623 472215.

Closing date for applications: 27th November 2026 (09:00am). Interviews will be held on: TBC.

Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9000 children in 27 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby, and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus. We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children. We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.