Hetton Primary School - Admin Assistant

Moorsley Road, Hetton le Hole, Houghton le Spring DH5 9ND
Telephone (0191) 562 3323
Email [email removed]
Head Teacher: Mrs N Hill BA (Hons) NPQH

Vacant position: Admin Assistant
Salary: £19,562 - £19,948 pro-rata
Terms of post: Term time only
Hours per week: 32.5 
Grade: 2
Position: Permanent

The governors seek to appoint a highly organised, self-motivated person to join our happy, friendly team. The successful candidates will have strong IT skills, the ability to adapt to new tasks quickly with exceptional attention to detail and a passion for precision. You must share our vision for continued and sustained improvement to help and build the school’s success. Hetton Primary School is at the heart of the local community and the successful candidates must be able to promote the positive caring ethos of the school. 

We are looking for candidates who have:

• GSCE Level English & Maths.
• Experience /knowledge of spreadsheets. 
• Knowledge of Microsoft office.
• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to prioritise workloads.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Confident of working within a fast paced environment
• Flexible can do attitude 

In return, we can offer:

• A school community that has a love of learning.
• A friendly staff team that are waiting to welcome and support you.
• A supportive governing body that can offer opportunities for your professional development.

Visits to school are welcomed on:
• Monday 5th October 9:30am-11:30am
• Thursday 8th October 9:30am-11:30am or 1:30pm-3pm
• Monday 12th October 9:30am-12pm
• Tuesday 13th October 1:30pm-3:30pm
(Mutually convenient times outside of these dates could be organised via appointment).
Please call the school office ([phone removed]) to make suitable arrangements. 

Hetton Primary School safeguards and protects its pupils and staff by being committed to responding in accordance with Sunderland Local Safeguarding Board Procedures. The above post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore will be subject to a DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application packs are available via email ([email removed]) from the school office and should be returned to the school by Wednesday 14th  October 2026 (By 12pm noon)
Shortlisting will take place on 14th October 2026
Interviews are expected to take place on Friday 16th October 2026    

Attachments

• Job Description AA.docx
• Person specification AA.docx
• ApplicationFormSupport_MaintainedSchools.docx
• CriminalRecordSelfDeclarationForm.doc
• InformationtoCandidates.docx