Job Description

We are seeking to appoint a part-time School Administrator for our school. The School Administrator will work alongside a School Business Manager. The appointment will be for 20.5 hours per week, which will be one full day from 8:30am to 3:30pm on Fridays and four days from 12:00 to 3:30pm, Monday to Thursday. This is a Term-Time Only (TTO) contract plus the 5 staff training days each year. The post will also have an additional element of 10 hours in our After-School Club, working from 3:30 - 5:30pm every day.

The post holder will be expected to provide an effective administrative support service to the Headteacher and the School. Alongside the School Administrator, we will have a part-time School Business Manager. We are committed to the professional development of our staff and will offer support where necessary.

The post holder will work within the busy environment of the school office managing the administration for the school, providing an administrative and reception service, where excellent organisational and interpersonal skills are essential in order to handle the variety of tasks the need to be undertaken. Experience of working in a school office or dealing and health and safety and confidential information would be advantageous. A full job description and person specification is available.

Interested applicants are asked to submit an application form to Lynsey Benson at HR@killinghall.n-yorks.sch.uk by Friday, 19th September 2025. CVs will NOT be accepted. Application forms can be downloaded from our website: https://www.killinghall.n-yorks.sch.uk/n-yorks/primary/killinghall/site/pages/schoolinformation/vacancies

Interview date: Wednesday, 24th September 2025.

This is initially a one year fixed term contract until 31st August 2026, with a view to renew.

As a North Yorkshire Council employee, you will have access to some great benefits via our Everybody Benefit's scheme such as shopping discounts, home technology and green car salary sacrifice schemes, financial wellbeing and health assured and our employee assistance programme to assist with your health and wellbeing. You will also have access to our local government pension scheme, a generous plan for your retirement where the minimum employer contribution is 18.1%. For more information on the benefits, we offer please see our Total Rewards Brochure: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/total-rewards

Killinghall CE Primary is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We have a robust child protection policy https://www.killinghall.n-yorks.sch.uk/n-yorks/primary/killinghall/site/pages/schoolinformation/safeguarding and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment at the school. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children. An online search may be undertaken for shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Killinghall CE Primary is committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity.

An Enhanced DBS clearance will be required.

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: 12.85 per hour

Expected hours: 30.5 per week

Work Location: In person