Job Description

Salary: Support Pay Scale 3 (24,330 FTE, actual salary 11,271)


Benefits: Generous pension, condensed school year, training and development, recognition policies, wellbeing support (24/7 GP access & EAP), access to discount platform, work-life balance, family-friendly policies, free parking, occupational sick pay

Headteacher - Nicola Matheson

We are seeking an Office Administrator with receptionist duties to join our team at Sythwood Primary School, part of Bourne Education Trust.

As an Office Administrator, you will provide accurate, efficient, and effective administrative and clerical support within the school, while delivering excellent and proactive front-line customer service to families, staff, and visitors.

About Sythwood Primary School

Sythwood is a larger primary school, of around 550 children. It provides education from two-year-olds to the end of year 6. Sythwood celebrates children and staff from a range of ethnicities and cultures. Around 60% of children learn English as an Additional Language.


Sythwood is a truly inclusive school. The number of children with additional needs is higher than average. The significant areas of needs are: Moderate Learning Difficulty, Speech, Language and Communication and Vision Impairment. The school has a Specialist Centre for children with Vision Impairment. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for Free School Meals is above average. The school motto, "Be Ready, Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Your Best," is interwoven throughout our curriculum. It is the language we use, the behaviours we model and expect and the aspirations we hold. We believe that an effective curriculum offers the knowledge and cultural capital to succeed in life; our students leave Sythwood suitably equipped to become interested and interesting adults, able to contribute positively to the well-being of their community and to wider society. We are fortunate at Sythwood to be based on a large area of land with truly excellent facilities. Each phase is in a separate building with a communal assembly and dining hall. We have a diverse Copse, where children learn forest skills; an outdoor gym; games area and much more.

Details

Position:

Office Administrator - with reception duties

Contract:

Permanent, part time (term time plus one week)

Hours:

20 hours per week, 38 weeks per year (Monday - Friday, 12:15 - 4:15pm)

Start Date:

3rd November 2025

Salary:

Support Pay Scale 3 (24,330 FTE, actual salary 11,271)

Benefits

Generous workplace pension through LGPS (Employer contribution 18.9%) Condensed school year with two week half term in October Ongoing training, learning and development opportunities Recognition policies for exceptional performance and long service Well-being support, including 24/7 online GP access, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), online wellness support and free eye tests and flu vaccinations Access to savings on your everyday spending including groceries, homeware, entertainment and holidays, through My Staff Shopbenefits platform Work-life balance, and family friendly policies and processes Free on-site parking and cycle to work scheme Occupational sick pay

Key responsibilities include:

Provide effective administrative support to the School Business Manager and office team Undertake general admin duties as required for the efficient function of the office team Keep up-to-date records of changing school information and maintain key information for reference and distribution, as necessary

Requirements include:

Essential

An awareness, understanding and commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children Experience working in an office environment Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Desirable

Previous reception / administrative experience within a school environment Experience of school software packages such as Arbor

For full job description and requirements, please see applicant pack on our careers website.

Our Culture

At Bourne Education Trust, we value colleagues who are:


Reflective, optimistic and aspirational Collaborative and innovative Committed, engaged and professional Advocates for equality and inclusivity

How to apply for this role:

Please click 'Apply' to complete our online application form. Please note CVs without a fully completed application form will not be considered.

The closing date for this vacancy is the 3rd October 2025. However we strongly recommend applying early to have the best possible chance of being considered. Applications will be considered on receipt, and we retain the right to amend the closing date and withdraw this vacancy if we have received sufficient applications.

Bourne Education Trust are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare and safety of its staff and pupils, and follows safeguarding interview procedures. We expect all candidates to meet the highest standard of safeguarding and successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Bourne Education Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, pupils and other stakeholders. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. In advertising our vacancies, we are committed to accommodating diverse needs. If you require the applicant job pack to be supplied in a different format, please don't hesitate to contact us and we will do our best to provide a suitable alternative.

Job specification

School

Sythwood Primary School

Location

Sythwood, Horsell, Woking, Surrey, GU21 3AX

School type

Primary, Academies

Job Posted

16/09/2025

Role

Administration

Subject

Administration

Employment type

Term time plus (this will include some working in the holidays)

Closing date

03/10/2025

Start date

3rd November 2025

Job reference

AdminSEPT25