Administration Assistant with Attendance Officer responsibilities

Part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust (DNEAT)

Tel: 01842 754902

Email: rosemary.ison@dneat.org

• Salary: Scale E, 7-11, £24,854 to £26,492 actual pa (£27,274 to £29,071 FTE)
• Permanent 
• Part Time
• 37 hours per week
• Term Time + 4 weeks
• Required October 2026

Are you an organised, detail-oriented professional with strong administrative and or safeguarding skills? Do you enjoy working in a warm, welcoming educational community where every member of staff plays a vital role in helping children thrive?

We are seeking to appoint a proactive, committed and efficient Administration Assistant with Attendance Officer responsibilities to join our friendly team at Bishop’s Church of England Primary Academy.

The Administration Assistant role supports the effective management and delivery of the school’s administrative, financial, technical and clerical services to a high standard, supporting the schools’ pupils, parents, external partners and school colleagues. For the Attendance Officer responsibilities this means proactively enacting the Academy’s attendance policy by communicating with parents and carers and interaction with pupils.

The Bishop’s Church of England Primary Academy is also recruiting for an School Secretary, if you would like to be considered for this role additionally, then please include a sentence in your personal statement detailing your preference.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience in an educational or general administrative or safeguarding role
• Is highly organised, accurate and able to prioritise workload
• Has excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office
• Can communicates effectively with staff, parents and external partners
• Works with integrity and maintains confidentiality
• Is enthusiastic about contributing to the life of a busy primary school

Working Hours

The ideal working pattern Monday – Friday 08:00 – 16:00 with a ½ hour unpaid break. Total 37 hours split 27 hours Administrative Assistant and 10 hours Attendance Officer responsibilities.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to book an appointment by phoning 01842 754902.

How to apply:

For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, please read the attached Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’.

To complete our online application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, and you will be directed to apply through our Applicant Tracking System. If you do not already have one, you will need to create a ‘Teacher Booker’ account.  Please ensure that you give detail and evidence in support of your application within the ‘personal statement’. This should include; why you think you will be a good fit for our school, how your experience/ aptitude and values demonstrate that you meet the person specification for the position being advertised and how you feel you can make an impact in our school.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received. 

Within the Trust we use AI to help review applications. If we spot that AI has been used in a misleading way, such as copying unedited AI created answers, exaggerating previous job experience, or pretending to be someone else, we may choose to reject the application without feedback.

References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. Please contact us to discuss this further if you have any queries.

Closing Date: 07 October 2026

Interview Date: W/C 12 October 2026

The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references.

The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.