Administration Officer - Term Time

The Archbishop's School, Canterbury

• Ref:KCC886-5426-437S
• Posted:18/12/2025
• Pay:KSA (Kent Range)
• Start Date:Feb 2026
• App Close Date:18/01/2026 at 23:00
• Interviews:TBC

Advert

Do you have experience of working in a customer-focused environment? Are you an attentive individual with effective communication skills?

If you have experience of working in a administration focused role and are seeking a new and rewarding environment, then this role could just be what you are looking for.

Dealing with a wide variety of visitors to our school, your primary focus will involve acting as the first point of contact to visitors, staff, customers, parents and students alike. 

In this role you will:

• Provide a high quality and efficient customer service, managing enquiries both face to face and via the telephone
• Provide general office support to implement and maintain all office procedures and systems to ensure the smooth running of the school, whilst assisting staff with a range of administration tasks.

We are looking for a candidate who:

• Is able to demonstrate a high level of customer service and excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise work accordingly.

• Has a friendly and approachable manner and has the ability to maintain a calm, empathetic, courteous and professional demeanour at all times.

• Has excellent telephone and verbal communication skills

• Has good administrative skills and experience of Microsoft Word and an understanding of databases/spreadsheets.

• Is able to deal professionally with confidential information

• Is educated to GCSE C and above (Grade 4) or the equivalent with a good level of numeracy and literacy skills.

If you feel you have the skills and experience we are looking for we would love to hear from you.

The post is term time plus 5 days to be worked in the school holidays, 37 hours per week, 8.00am – 4.00pm

KS A £24,513 FTE (Pro Rata £21,367.05)

Note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early and may offer early interviews before the closing date*

Information about the school

The Archbishop's School is a mixed ability school for students aged 11-19. We are a small, but successful and very popular Church of England Foundation School in the beautiful cathedral city of Canterbury. The Archbishop's School is rated GOOD by Ofsted. To read our most recent Ofsted report dated November 2023, please follow this link: https://www.archbishops-school.co.uk/501/ofsted-report

The school community is smaller than most secondary schools enabling us to provide a personalised approach to education. All students are well known, well cared for and receive the very best support and encouragement in their learning which engenders excellent progress in their academic, personal, social and spiritual development.

Our school ethos is “Enter to Learn, Go Forth to Serve”. This perfectly describes our mission: to provide the very best education for our students, whilst preparing them for school life in the twenty-first century with all the challenges this presents. They are able to make a positive contribution to society and share the love of God. As an innovative and forward-thinking school, we celebrate all of our students’ achievements and are extremely proud of the people they become.

As a school, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants are expected to share this commitment.

In line with KCSIE guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, The Archbishop’s School reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found concerning a candidate’s suitability to work with children will be discussed at interview stage.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early and proceed to interview upon receipt of a number of suitably qualified applications. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. In accordance with our safeguarding practices, we are unable to accept CV’s.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

The Archbishop’s School embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.

The Archbishop's School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) with barred list check is required for all successful applicants

Job Contact Information

• Name:Karen Paterson
• Address:St. Stephen's Hill, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7AP
• Telephone: 01227 765805
• Email: kpaterson@archbishops.kent.sch.uk

Fax: 01227 768535

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Admin Officer JD 2025
• Recruitment Pack
• Staff Rewards and Benefits