Start date: October 2026
Term Time Only: 35hrs per week, term time only, plus 1 week and INSET days
Grade & Salary: Scale 3 Spinal Point 5-6
Salary: £31086 to £31530 FTE (actual salary £27,802 to £28,201 based on hours and weeks worked), subject to pay review.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, organised and friendly Office Administrator to join our welcoming school team.
The successful candidate will provide effective administrative support and play a key role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the school office. As the first point of contact for many of our families, visitors and colleagues, you will need to have excellent communication skills, a professional approach and a commitment to providing a warm and efficient service.
Experience of working in a school environment and knowledge of school administrative systems would be desirable, although full training and support will be provided for the right candidate.
About the Role: The School Office Administrator will provide an efficient, welcoming and professional administrative service to support the smooth day-to-day running of the school, including managing reception and enquiries, communicating with parents, pupils and staff, maintaining accurate records, supporting school systems and processes, and providing general administrative assistance to the wider school team.
We strongly encourage you to come and visit us. To arrange a visit with our Headteacher, Darren Janes, please contact our School Business Manager, Barbara Whiting, on 020 8699 5127.
Completed applications can be submitted electronically to admin@stgeorges.lewisham.sch.uk or in hard copy to the school office.
Closing date: 12:00pm on Monday 21st September
Shortlisting: Tuesday 22nd September
Interview dates: Week commencing, 5th October 2026
Please note CV’s are not accepted.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Online searches will be completed for shortlisted candidates and we may obtain references prior to interview.
St George’s Primary School in committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Our recruitment processes follow the guidance in the Department for Children, Schools and Families document Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education. All staff will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and you will need to provide two employer references.
Offers of employment are conditional and subject to satisfactory references and you having a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Criminal Records Check and Barred List Check, having the legal right to work in the UK e.g. National Insurance Number, Work Permits or Indefinite Leave to Remain.
If the applicant has lived/worked overseas for 12 months or more since the age of 18, they will also be required to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct from the country (ies) they lived/work in at their own expense and provide these for our records.
Lewisham is a vibrant and culturally diverse borough. This reflected in all aspects of daily life, from the response to the pandemic where the community rallied to support our most vulnerable residents, to the 170 languages spoken in our homes, schools and businesses. We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.
As we plan ahead, we are working towards a fairer, greener, healthier and more economically sound future for all in Lewisham. This means continuing our efforts to tackle climate change for generations to come; ensuring that good health and wellbeing is equally accessible to everyone; and safeguarding local jobs and up-skilling residents with tools they need to succeed. Building on the community spirit and activism that has been so prevalent in recent years, we are committed to creating a Future Lewisham we can all have a part in.
