Job Description

• Bawdsey Primary School
• Address: Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3AR
• Salary: £12.85 per hour
• Hours: 9 hours per week, 39 weeks per year, 9am – 12pm Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (can be discussed)
• Contract: Fixed Term until December 2026 (the end of the 2026/2027 academic year), required as soon as possible
• Reference: 5020

Bawdsey Primary School are looking to appoint an Administrative Assistant to work in our busy school office.

Bawdsey Primary is a thriving 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 Deben and the market town of Woodbridge.

Bawdsey has small mixed aged classes, and as a result we can give each child the attention they need to succeed. We have high expectations for the children and aim for the pupils to have a wide variety of opportunities while they are with us. The school ‘Staff are committed to helping pupils gain a strong sense of community and belonging. Pupils are happy and safe.’ (‘Good’ Ofsted June 2024 and ‘Good’ SIAMs 2020). All staff enrich the experiences of the children with the extras they do for them, and they are an incredibly supportive team.

At Bawdsey CEVCP 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 education excellence.

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) and Person Specification (pdf)

Please also take the time to 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 Katie Butler by emailing kbutler@tilian.org.uk or calling 01394 411365 to arrange an appointment or for an informal discussion about the role.

How to apply

Please submit your completed Application Form (Word) by email to kbutler@tilian.org.uk

Closing date: 1pm, 11 June 2026

Interview date: 18 June 2026