School Office Admin Assistant - Booker Park School
Location: Aylesbury
Overview
Inspire - Enable - Achieve
Are you highly organised, friendly, and ready to play a key role in supporting a busy school office?
The Vale Federation is looking for a School Office Admin Assistant to join our dedicated admin team and help keep our school running smoothly.
Term time only: Yes
Salary type: Other
Salary Details: £21,218-£22,994 (FTE £26,522-£28,742) per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week, 8.30am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday, Term time only
Closing date: 17/05/2026
Interviews to be held: To be conducted as suitable candidates apply.
About us
At Booker Park School we look for all our young people to be successful learners enabling them to achieve in a caring and supportive environment. The school is a member of the Vale Federation of Special Schools, together with the secondary school Stocklake Park, and its post-16 site Harding House.
Website: www.thevalefederation.com
About the role
At Booker Park School, we are looking for an Admin Assistant to join our dedicated team in a busy Special Educational Needs school office.
This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same.
You will be working under the guidance of the Senior Administrator and provide essential administrative support across the school.
Your work will be varied, fast-paced, and rewarding — from greeting visitors and supporting reception, to maintaining school data systems and assisting with pupil-related admin.
For further information please see attached Job description.
About you
What We're Looking For:
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Proficiency in IT and data entry
• Ability to work collaboratively and maintain confidentiality
What We Can Offer You:
• Free onsite parking
• Large staffroom with resourced kitchen with complimentary hot and cold beverages
• Employer contribution pension scheme, with Life Cover
• Access to employee benefits including discounts on travel and purchases from local shops, cafes and restaurants
• 24 hour free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual Flu Vaccination
Join us and make a difference in the day-to-day life of our school community!
For further information please see attached Person specification.
Other information
Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact Lynne Worley (HR Officer).
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we appoint an appropriate candidate
If you have not been contacted within three weeks of the closing date you must assume that your application has, on this occasion, been unsuccessful
Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact Lynne Worley (HR Officer).
Tel No: 01296 427221
Email: [email protected]
The above post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure & Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.
The Vale Federation of School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children which will be reflected throughout recruitment. All posts are subject to pre-employment checks, satisfactory references will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check and online health 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 self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
