Administrative Officer – Finance and School Administration Support - Furzedown Primary School

£31,236 - £32,632 per annum (Scale 5 point 12-15) 36 hours per week Term-time + 1 week, 40 weeks per year. Required from September 2026.

Furzedown Primary School is looking to appoint an enthusiastic, professional and proactive Administrative Officer – Finance and School Administration Support to join our friendly and busy school office team. This is an important role within our school. The successful candidate will help provide a warm and professional first point of contact for parents, carers, pupils, staff, visitors and external agencies, while also supporting the smooth running of school administration, finance processes, pupil records, trips, clubs, wrap‑around care and wider school communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide a welcoming front‑of‑house service for parents, carers, pupils, visitors and colleagues.
• Support telephone, email and face‑to‑face enquiries.
• Maintain accurate pupil records and school information systems.
• Support attendance, admissions and pupil data administration.
• Assist with school finance processes, including payments, orders, invoices and records.
• Support the administration of trips, visits, residentials, clubs, Breakfast Club and After School Care.
• Support communication with parents and carers, including letters, newsletters, website updates and Arbor messages.
• Provide administrative support to the Headteacher, Senior Leadership Team and School Business Manager.
• Help to ensure that school office systems are efficient, accurate and well organised.
• Contribute to the safeguarding, inclusion and wellbeing of pupils through effective administrative support and communication.

Qualifications

• Strong administrative, organisational and communication skills.
• Good standard of education, including English and Maths at GCSE grade C/4 or above, or equivalent.
• Can provide a warm, calm and professional welcome to parents, carers, visitors, pupils and colleagues.
• Confident using IT systems, email, spreadsheets and databases.
• Work accurately and maintain attention to detail, particularly in finance administration, records and school systems.
• Manage competing priorities in a busy school office environment.
• Understand the importance of confidentiality, safeguarding and data protection.
• Communicate clearly and professionally with parents, carers, staff and external agencies.
• Flexible, proactive and able to work well as part of a team.
• Willing to learn new systems and undertake relevant training.

Experience

• Working in an administrative, office‑based or customer‑facing role.
• Using IT systems, email, spreadsheets and databases to support accurate administration.
• Communicating professionally with a range of people.
• Handling confidential information with care and discretion.
• Organising tasks, managing deadlines and keeping accurate records.
• Working collaboratively as part of a team.
• Supporting effective systems and routines in a busy working environment.
• Experience of working in a school office, using Arbor or another school management information system, or supporting finance administration is desirable.

Benefits

• A warm, welcoming and inclusive school community.
• A friendly, knowledgeable and supportive staff team.
• Happy, polite and enthusiastic children who enjoy being part of school life.
• Supportive parents, carers and governors committed to our inclusive ethos and values.
• A varied and rewarding role at the heart of the school.
• Opportunities for professional development and relevant training.
• A strong values‑led culture built around Ambition, Inclusion, Creativity, Respect, Happiness and Community.

Furzedown 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. Successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory references, online checks and an enhanced DBS clearance.