Administration Officer

St Richards R.C Primary School

Flapper Fold Lane,

Atherton,

Manchester,

M46 0HA

Salary: Grade 3 £21,254 £13.26 per hour

35 hours per week, term time plus two weeks working 40 weeks per year

Required for September 2026

The Governors and Headteacher are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, reliable, hard-working, self-motivated, out-going, friendly and flexible person as our School Office Administrator. This is an exciting opportunity to join our school team.

The successful candidate will:

Be committed to providing an efficient and accurate service;

Be able to communicate in a friendly, clear and effective manner;

Provide administrative support to the Headteacher and all other school staff when required;

· Ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the school office by working with the whole school team, providing high quality, efficient administrative support;

Be a team player as well as having the ability to work alone and on your own initiative;

Have the ability to prioritise and work to deadlines;

Be proficient in the use of Word and Excel;

Have excellent organisational, literacy and numeracy skills;

Have experience of working in a school office using ARBOR, ParentPay and Evolve. (Training will be available for suitable applicant.)

A commitment to supporting the strong Catholic ethos of St Richard’s Catholic Primary School is essential.

All completed applications are returnable to Mrs D. Nulty, Headteacher by email to enquiries@admin.saintrichards.wigan.sch.uk

A commitment to supporting the strong Catholic ethos of St Richard’s Catholic Primary School is essential.

All completed applications are returnable to Mrs D. Nulty, Headteacher at the school address or by email.

Due to the nature of work the above post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and relevant care/safeguarding legislation and appointment will only be confirmed if a satisfactory enhanced disclosure is obtained from the Disclosure and Barring Service(DBS)

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Application packs are available from the school office at the address above or via email.

All applications must be made on a CES application form.

If you require any further information, please contact the school on 01942 882980 E-mail: enquiries@admin.saintrichards.wigan.sch.uk

Website: https://www.saintrichards.wigan.sch.uk

Closing date for applications Friday 4th September 2026

Interview date Friday 11th September 2026

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check

The employer is committed to safeguarding

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