Business Administrator

Business Administrator Grade 2 (£24,796

• 25,185) Permanent
• Full Time
• Term Time 8:30am-4:30pm Mon-Thurs 8:30am-4:00pm Friday Required to start as soon as possible The Governing Body wishes to appoint an enthusiastic Business Administrator to join our busy office team.

The post is full time, 37 hours per week. The successful candidate will be reliable, have excellent communication skills, both verbally and written, using a range of media and have experience of clerical work. In return, we offer a supportive, welcoming working environment and excellent professional development opportunities.

The successful candidate should possess:

• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
• Good computer skills (Microsoft Word, Office 365, Publisher and Excel).
• The ability to work in a busy office environment, with the skills to organise, prioritise and deal with multiple tasks whilst meeting deadlines.
• Good organisational skills. Key duties and responsibilities will include:
• Being a first point of contact for the school, welcoming visitors and parents/carers and answering telephone calls.
• Working as part of a team to achieve the best for our children and their families and the school community.
• Providing clerical and administration support to all staff and pupils to ensure the smooth running of the school.

It is desirable that the successful candidate will have experience of working within a school environment and can use Arbor, FMS and Parent Pay systems. Application forms are available from the North-East Jobs website. For further information about this post, please contact Mrs Helen Corby Office Manager or Mrs Kirsty Harrison-Brown Head Teacher. This post is not open to job share. Standard term time only pay is calculated on the basis of the following:

• Number of 'teaching' weeks
• 38 weeks; plus
• Public (bank) holidays
• 1.6 weeks (8 days); plus
• Individual leave entitlement
• 5.

4 weeks (27 days) or 6.4 weeks (32 days) Individual leave entitlement is calculated on the length of continuous service. Employees with less than 5 years' service will receive 27 days annual leave. Employees with more than 5 years' service will receive 32 days annual leave.

For example:

Calculation for employees with less than 5 years' service: 38 weeks (term time) + 27 days (annual leave) + 8 days (public holidays) = 45 weeks' pay, to be paid in 12 equal monthly instalments Calculation for employees with more than 5 years' service: 38 weeks (term time) + 32 days (annual leave) + 8 days (public holidays) = 46 weeks' pay, to be paid in 12 equal monthly instalments We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and, if successful, you will need to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure. As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required. Closing date for applications is Thursday 21st May 2026 Interview date: W/C 1st June 2026 Belmont C of E Primary School Buckinghamshire Rd, Belmont, Durham DH1 2

QP Tel:

01913844178

Email:

belmontceprimary@durhamlearning.net