West Park Primary School, 25 hours per week. Temporary contract for 1 year (maternity leave cover).
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced Administrative Assistant to join our school.
We are seeking a highly organised and approachable individual to provide effective support within our busy and friendly school environment. While the contracted hours are fixed, the working pattern and times can be negotiated for the successful candidate.
Governors are looking to appoint a motivated individual to provide clerical, administrative, and financial support, contributing positively to the smooth day‑to‑day running of the school.
Requirements
- work calmly under pressure and meet deadlines
- communicate effectively with pupils, parents and staff
- operate office equipment and arrange orderly storage of supplies
- good IT skills
- SIMs experience
What we offer
- enthusiastic, friendly and happy children
- a committed, hard‑working staff team who value each other
- a forward thinking school
- comprehensive professional development and high-quality learning opportunities
- a leadership team that will support you to find your full potential
If you would like any further information about the position, please contact Mrs G Hegarty, Office Manager on 01902 558238 or by emailing office@westparkprimaryschool.co.uk
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
If you are successful in being short‑listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes, as well as your inbox, in case any correspondence has been delivered there.
Safeguarding Statement:In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, as a part of our recruitment process, we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the school and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed onto the recruitment manager and discussed during the interview.
We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise, the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertaken can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2025.
This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List check.
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to Children.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website.
At West Park we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
Interviews w/c: Monday 6 July, 2026
How to apply and contact details
E-mail: ghegarty@westparkprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01902 558238
School website https://www.westparkprimaryschool.co.uk/
To apply, visit https://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/jobs-in-schools/Administrative-Assistant-West-Park-Primary-Sch
