Part-time Administration Officer (Fixed-Term Contract) - Merstone School

Part time Administration Officer (Fixed Term Contract)

Salary: Band C - £26,824 Pro rata. Actual salary: £12,741

Working Pattern: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8.50am - 2.00pm/ Friday 8.30am - 3.30pm (Break 12.00 - 12.30) 20.5 hours per week - worked over 4 days (0.5 hour break) TTO

Required September 2026

An exciting opportunity to join an enthusiastic team within our well respected special needs schools. Merstone is an expanding community school, recently graded as Strong Standard by OFSTED.

Merstone School is looking to appoint an Administration Officer. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Administration Team, being responsible to the Office Manager and to support in the smooth running of the schools by providing daily reception, administrative, procedural and organisational support.

Experience of school systems and using SIMS. You will have strong spoken and written communication skills and secure IT skills in order to deal with oral or written exchanges with a range of audiences. Specifically: You will be able to use Microsoft Office and SIMS (or other school management systems). Experience of ParentPay desirable.

Ability to communicate clearly and confidently with people at all levels. Ability to prioritise, manage own workload and use initiative, at times, working independently. Ability to record written and numerical information accurately and reliably. Ability to maintain confidentiality.

We are looking for someone who is hardworking, committed, organised, flexible and who enjoys coming to work!

What you'll need to succeed:

• Share our passion for wanting the very best for our pupils, schools and the wider community
• Commit to keeping our pupils safe
• Be highly motivated and passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people
• Be emotionally intelligent with the ability to build strong working relationships with pupils, staff, parents, carers and external organisations
• Have the ability to work in an organised and systematic way
• With enthusiasm, deliver a high quality service to meet customer, organisational and personal expectations, adopting a 'can do' attitude in all of the work you deliver, ensuring it meets the needs of current and potential customers

What you'll get in return

• Working in a caring, supportive and professional environment
• Development through appropriate training and support
• A competitive salary
• Competitive pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme)

For more information contact Kim Archer-Clarke via or on or visit

Attached documents

• Administrative Officer - Job Description & Person Specification.pdf
• Application for Employment.pdf
• Recruitment Monitoring Form.pdf