School Office Administrator - Waddesdon Church of England School
Location: Waddesdon
Overview
We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, passionate and experienced Office Administrator to join our team of professionals at Waddesdon Church of England School. This Vital role will ensure we sustain outstanding successes for our students by providing the best standards of administrative practice.
Your responsibility will be to maintain the smooth running of Student Administration including: student absence management, data entry, tracking student attendance, maintaining accurate student records, producing reports for Heads of Year relating to absence, behaviour and lateness, 3 termly reports, supporting the Office Manager and answering phone calls, managing emails and post as required.
Term time only: Yes
Salary type: Bucks Pay
Salary Details: 3.16 - 20 £28,129 - £30,174* per Annum FTE 37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year (paid 45.8) 0.8784 FTE Actual Salary £24,707 - £26,503* *plus April 2026 pay award
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time/Part-time
Closing date: 13/03/2026
Interviews to be held: TBC
About us
Waddesdon Church of England School welcomes young people into a safe and secure community where students are encouraged to succeed according to their unique abilities. Standards and expectations are high and learning is developed through a wide range of engaging educational opportunities.
Our ethos is rooted and grounded in traditional Christian values which foster dignity and respect for all and compassion and sensitivity towards others. Self-confidence is nurtured through praise, encouragement, acknowledgement of success and celebration of achievement.
Our learning culture enables our students to fulfil their potential as responsible and productive citizens, to be keen life-long learners and to be proud to claim that they are a part of the Waddesdon tradition, the "Waddesdon Way".
Website: www.waddesdonschool.com
About the role
The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, strong attention to detail and be able to deliver timely and accurate reports for the leadership team.
You will play a crucial part in delivering a professional, proactive and approachable administrative service. You must be well-organised and work efficiently under pressure.
Please refer to the Person Specification for full details.
About you
We are looking for someone who can:
- Provide high‑quality administrative support to the Heads of Year and the Office Manager, including tasks related to student attainment and reports, attendance and behaviour management, preparation for GCSE Evening and Prize Giving presentations, Parents’ Evening organisation, and all associated correspondence and filing.
- Act as a frontline, first point of contact for visitors and callers to the school, ensuring a welcoming and professional service and effective communication between them and staff within the school.
- Deputise for the Office Manager in their absence.
Please see the full job description for further details.
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.
Please send completed application forms to the email address below:
Tel No: 01296 651 382
Email: [email protected]
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a self-disclosure form and return it prior to interview.
