Administrative Assistant


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Plymouth, PL1 4DJ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	20 Jul 2026
Closing date:	19 Aug 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Organisational skills with the ability to set targets and meet deadlines, planning and

prioritising individual workload.

• Tactful and discreet, with the ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.

• Able to provide customer service in a professional manner.

• Ability to work from instruction, making some decisions involving the use of

initiative, and to identify emerging problems and situations referring on to others as

appropriate.

• Experience of working co-operatively with others to deliver successful outcomes for

Plymouth CAST.

• A team player who has a positive approach to dealing with issues.Educated to GCSE level or equivalent qualification or experience.

• NVQ 2 or equivalent (desirable).

• Experience of working in a busy office providing efficient general administrative and

finance administration, including ash handling.

• Experienced in using school IT systems such as SIMS and Excel (spreadsheets).

• Experience of using and maintain ICT hardware such as printers, faxes and

photocopying machines.

• Experience of using financial management systems.

• Preferably experience of working within a School environment and as a result a

knowledge of safeguarding practices, child protection procedures and the day to day

running of a school.

What the school offers its staff

• A warm and welcoming school with a strong Catholic ethos.

• Friendly, polite and enthusiastic children who enjoy coming to school.

• A supportive and dedicated staff team who value collaboration and professional development.

• Opportunities for ongoing training and career development.

• A varied and rewarding role at the heart of a thriving school community.

• employee benefits scheme

• Well being support EAP

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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