Administration Assistant

Contract type: Permanent
Salary information: Point 5, £26,196 per annum 
Work pattern: 35 hours per week; Term time + 30 hours during the holidays
Hours of work: Monday - Friday, 8:15am - 3:45pm (30 minutes unpaid break)

Start date: January 2026 or earlier by agreement

For January 2026 or earlier by agreement, we are seeking a colleague to join a school where staff and students live our core values of Love Learning, Show Kindness, Build Character, Chase Brilliance and Bright Futures. We are seeking to appoint a colleague who also upholds these values and embraces professional learning.

The successful candidate will join an established Administration Team to support our community with the day to day running of the school. You will become part of a team of 10 team members, who undertake specific roles such as Reception, Welfare, Admissions, Attendance, Data etc.  As a general administrator, you will be assisting these staff and learning about the many aspects of the service within the school, developing your skills over time. 

Bishopshalt is an exciting and thriving school to work in, where we aim to be a little better each day. We are a Leading Edge school. This year, we were awarded two SSAT Exceptional Education awards for Progress and Attainment, as our GCSE results in 2025 placed us in the top 1 percent of schools nationally. It is a point of pride that all students excel and flourish at Bishopshalt, irrespective of their starting point, and therefore there are no gaps in progress. The school also has a large and successful Sixth Form.

Bishopshalt School is also one that is steeped in history; we embrace this with the names of our houses and their significance. We are a successful and extremely oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive school with approximately 1300 on roll including a Sixth Form of 320+. The school is situated in outstandingly attractive grounds in a conservation area on the edge of London and achieves examination results well in excess of local and national averages. Beyond the taught curriculum, we have a broad co-curricular offer, strong student leadership and our performing arts annual shows are known locally for their exceptional standard.
 
We can offer you:

• A supportive working environment within the Administration Team.
• A friendly student cohort with exceptional behaviour and a willingness to learn.
• An aspirational, supportive Leadership Team and Governing Body.
• Ambitious, professional, hardworking and friendly staff.
• Opportunities to develop and grow in your career in an environment that values and supports initiative.
• A two week half-term in October without detriment to other holiday periods throughout the year.
• Family-friendly policies offering up to three days of paid childcare/emergency leave as well as others outlined in our Special Leave of Absence Policy.

If you would like to visit the school prior to application, please email: zbermingham@bishopshalt.school.
 
Applications should be emailed to Mrs Bermingham at the above address.
 
Closing date: Noon on Friday 28th November at Noon
Further information: Please note that the School reserves the right to appoint at any stage during the recruitment process.
 
Bishopshalt School is culturally diverse and is fully committed to celebrating, respecting and learning about inclusion and diversity throughout the community.
Bishopshalt School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including reference checks with past employers and a full enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.