Admin Assistant – maternity cover
Required from May 2026
Part Time - 32.5 hours
Term time only
Maternity Cover
Salary grade C point 5 (FTE £25,583.00 per annum)
£19,328.12 actual salary per annum
Parkdale Primary is seeking to appoint a Level 2 School Administrative Officer to support the Office Manager to provide general clerical, administrative and financial support to the school
We are a large, happy, multi-cultural school on the outskirts of the City of Nottingham, just (by a few hundred metres) into the County of Nottinghamshire. We are part of the Transform Trust, a multi-academy trust based in the East Midlands.
We pride ourselves on our caring, nurturing approach and going the ‘extra-mile’ to help children and their families. We are a community school, with several of the staff living in the neighbourhood and some even having attended here as pupils!
We warmly welcome applications from motivated individuals to join our dedicated and highly effective team from May 2026. The role will include supporting the busy school office with clerical support such as reprographics, filing, word processing and data input on the schools computer systems, arranging bookings for trips and dealing with parent enquiries.
The position is Fixed term as maternity cover.
You will:
• have general office or similar experience
• experience of working in financial/cash handling
• be able to carry out both routine and more difficult financial calculations
• be accurate and take pride in your work
• work well as part of a team
• be literate and numerate;
• have excellent communication skills with children and adults
In return we offer:
• A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven towards continuously raising standards.
• Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives
• Calm and purposeful learning environments
• Friendly, polite, well behaved children who deserve the very best
• Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community
• A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school
• Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust
Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.
How to apply
Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.
Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Trust/transformtrust
Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.
Any questions or queries should be directed to Katherine Howe at Parkdale Primary School, Parkdale Road, Nottingham, NG4 1BX
Email: khowe@parkdale.notts.sch.uk Telephone: 0115 9110066
Closing date for applications: 12pm 13th March 2026
Interviews will be held on: w/c 16th March 2026
Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9300 children in 27 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus.
We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.
We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.