Admin Assistant - Part-time

Featherby Infant School, Gillingham

• Ref:MED887-2401-153S
• Posted:09/07/2026
• Pay:Medway D2 (4-11) £13,787.88 - £15,682.42 Actual
• Start Date:1st September 2026
• App Close Date:17/07/2026 at 08:00
• Interviews:22nd July 2026

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Join Featherby Partnership Schools as an Administration Assistant!

Welcome. Organise. Support – helping our school community thrive every day.

Hours: 22.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: 41 weeks per year (term time plus inset and additional weeks)
Start Date: As soon as possible
Salary: Medway D2 (4-11) £13,787.88 - £15,682.42 actual salary

About the Role

Are you an organised, friendly and proactive administrator who enjoys working in a busy environment where no two days are the same?

Featherby Partnership Schools are looking for an enthusiastic Administration Assistant to join our welcoming team. Working across our Infant and Junior Schools, you'll provide high-quality administrative and reception support, helping ensure our school offices run smoothly while offering a warm, professional service to pupils, families, visitors and colleagues.

Whether you have previous school office experience or are looking to bring your administration skills into education, we'd love to hear from you.

As part of this varied role, you will:

• Provide reception support and welcome visitors, parents and contractors
• Answer telephone and email enquiries as a professional first point of contact
• Support attendance, admissions and wider pupil administration
• Maintain accurate records using the school's Management Information System (MIS)
• Assist with school events, trips, clubs and general office administration
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the school and Maritime Academy Trust

Who You Are

We're looking for someone who:

• Has excellent organisational and administrative skills
• Enjoys building positive relationships and providing excellent customer service
• Is confident communicating with children, families, staff and visitors
• Can manage competing priorities in a busy office environment
• Has good IT skills (experience of Arbor, SIMS or other MIS systems is desirable but not essential)
• Is organised, accurate and able to work both independently and as part of a team
• Shares our commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and supporting every child to succeed

Previous experience in a school office is desirable, but training will be provided for the right candidate.

What We Offer

At Featherby Partnership Schools, part of the Maritime Academy Trust, every member of staff plays an important role in helping children achieve their very best.

We offer:

• A welcoming, friendly and supportive school community
• A varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same
• High-quality CPD, Trust-wide training and career progression opportunities
• Local Government Pension Scheme and national terms and conditions
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Occupational Health support
• Cycle to Work Scheme, Blue Light Card, eye care vouchers and a range of employee discounts

Ready to Join Our Team?

We'd love to welcome you for a visit. To arrange one, please contact the school office on 01634 231984.

Further information can be found in the Candidate Information Pack. Apply via My New Term. We may interview and appoint before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Featherby Partnership Schools and the Maritime Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and online checks. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

Information about the school

We achieve our vision through a commitment to working in partnership across the Featherby schools, collaboration across Maritime and engagement with other agencies and parents.

We believe that no matter what a child’s starting point may be, they have the potential to achieve and succeed. We achieve this through our curriculum, approach to learning and through developing best practice through partnership. Our thematic curriculum develops children’s skills and knowledge to ensure we equip them for the challenges of life; ensuring they leave us ready for the next stage of their educational journey as 21st Century learners and citizens. Our approach to learning is centred around cognitive science and developing webs of knowledge.

We believe in encouraging independent and resilient learners who have the ability to work collaboratively, embracing known pedagogy, whilst developing new models for learning using the latest technologies and approaches. We actively equip our children with cognitive strategies and functional skills which are proven to support knowledge retention and to develop our children’s webs of knowledge. Our children will take ownership of metacognition adopting the best strategies for them. This will support self-regulation - they will choose the strategies which work for them.

Skills will remain with us forever ensuring we are confident, curious, and resilient learners – proud of who we are and optimistic about what we will achieve, holding high aspirations of ourselves. Ensuring we are ready for the next stage of learning and the 21st Century.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Maritime Academy Trust
• Address:50 John Harrison Way, Greenwich, London, SE10 0BG
• Telephone: 020 8858 0394
• Email: recruitment@maritimeacademytrust.org

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Application Pack