Job Description

South Lee Prep School

Address:

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 2BT

Salary:

19,719 pro rata

Hours:

8am - 5pm, Monday- Friday (State school holiday plus one week at the end of August), 38 Weeks of the Year

Contract:

Permanent (Probationary Period 1 year). Required as soon as possible

Reference:

0410

Reports to:

Finance Manager and Compliance Manager.


We are looking for an excellent

Office and Marketing Assistant

to join our hard-working and inclusive team.


You will be a positive, happy, flexible and skilled member of the support staff team working closely with the Head and office team to provide an excellent experience for all our pupils, visitors, and parents. You will have a 'can do' attitude, be discreet and efficient and will enjoy being part of a busy and happy school community who are working to deliver the school's vision.


Founded in 1961,

South Lee Prep School

is a thriving, highly successful, co-ed day prep school. Pupils move on at 13+ to a range of senior schools, locally and further afield.

About South Lee Prep School and Nursery:

South Lee Prep School is a forward-thinking school that is always looking for ways to enhance learning and ignite intellectual curiosity in our children. We want them to become independent learners, to ask questions, to challenge what they already know, to learn new ways of thinking and to be the best they can possibly be. We also want them to learn who they are and how to be resilient and happy in their own skin.


Through our six South Lee pillars (authenticity and achievement, communication and community, nurture, and zest) we aim to instil the skills and confidence in each child so they can go out into the world, ambitious and brave, ready to make a positive difference in whichever way they choose.

Working at South Lee Prep and Nursery

all teachers are issued with an iPad as part of our Digitally Enhanced Learning various opportunities for professional development longer holidays than the maintained sector fee concessions free on-site parking free wellbeing gym sessions in our onsite gym a company pension scheme with flexibility for employees and free financial advice for each employee available on appointment delicious, cooked lunches every day during term time and free refreshments available throughout the day conveniently located on the edge of Bury St Edmunds reduced rates on facility hire for family events or groups from outside school a thorough induction with a mentor and staff buddy for the first year in post amazing colleagues with a culture of teamwork, sharing best practice and support.

To find out more

Please read the

(word)

Fo further information or to arrange a visit, please call

Sarah Catchpole

(Head) on

01284 754654

.

How to apply

Please complete the

Application Form (word)

Alternatively, applicants can find the application form and other details on

our website

All applications should be emailed to

recruitment@southlee.co.uk

Closing date: 12 pm, 13 October 2025.

Interview date: 21 October 2025.

Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date, and the school reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Applicants are therefore encouraged strongly to apply in good time.