• Orford C of E Primary School
• Address: Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 2LU
  Salary: £12.85 per hour
• Hours: 9 hours per week, 8.30 – 10am Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and 8.30 – 10.30am Tuesdays and Thursdays, 38 weeks per year
• Contract: Fixed Term until December 2026 (end of academic 2026/2027 year), required as soon as possible
• Reference: 5031

Orford C of E Primary School are looking to appoint an Administrative Assistant to work in our busy school office.

Orford Primary is a small rural Church of England school with a family atmosphere. The beautiful school and grounds are in an area of outstanding natural beauty and historical interest, close to the coast, the River Alde and the market town of Woodbridge.

At Orford School we will offer you:

• an amazing small school with a family feel, where you can make a real difference to the staff, pupils and families
• brilliant, friendly children with real enthusiasm for learning and excellent behaviour and attitude
• a happy, caring, and supportive staff team
• chances to develop skills, relationships and your role
• an aesthetic school environment with a wealth of resources
• development professionally for your present role and your future ones with opportunities for CPD through the Tilian Partnership
• support from the Central MAT team, and the administrative community within the Tilian Partnership
• a school with strong links with our supportive parent/ carer and village community.

You will assist with the administrative elements of the school office, under the direction of the Headteacher, Senior Teachers and Part-time Office Manager. In addition, you, alongside the Office Manager, will provide the Headteacher with a full and comprehensive administrative service to enable the school to deliver and sustain excellence in education.

You will:

• contribute to the school’s administrative office, enabling teaching staff colleagues to enhance their effectiveness and help them to achieve and constantly improve standards of learning and achievement
• be highly organised with excellent interpersonal skills
• maintain the highest levels of professionalism, confidentiality and discretion
• be experienced in the use of IT packages
• be positive and resilient
• have School Office experience (Highly desirable).

For more information

Please read the (pdf)

Please also read the following important documents:

• Safeguarding Policy (Word) Child Protection Procedure (included in appendix 2 of Safeguarding Policy)
• Tilian Code of Conduct for Staff (Word)
• Staff Induction Policy (Word)

Visits to the school are warmly encouraged and very welcome, please contact Matthew Head Headteacher, by either emailing admin@orfordcvap.org or calling 01394 450281 to arrange a visit or for an informal discussion.

How to apply

Please submit your Application Form (Word) by email to admin@orfordcvap.org

Closing date: 1pm, 11 June 2026

Interview date: 18 June 2026