Senior Administrator (Principal's Office)

Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools are recruiting for a Senior Administrator to join the Principal's Office on a full-time, permanent basis. This role is term-time only, with an additional two weeks during the summer holidays in August, starting from 11 August 2025, subject to pre-employment checks. The position involves working 38.75 hours per week with a pro-rata salary of £31,816 per annum. The role is based across both the Queensferry Road and Ravelston sites.

We seek a highly organized and professional Senior Administrator to support the Principal and the Executive Assistant, ensuring the smooth operation of the Principal's Office. The role includes managing calendars, coordinating meetings and travel, preparing documentation, handling correspondence, supporting projects and events, maintaining office systems, and creating a welcoming environment for visitors. Discretion, professionalism, and accuracy are essential.

For more details, please refer to the job description .

ESMS cannot sponsor international workers. Applicants must demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

Benefits include generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, family-friendly policies, access to school facilities outside hours, and discounts at numerous retail and entertainment locations.

We value individuals who embody kindness, confidence, resilience, integrity, and curiosity, and who promote our pillars of ambition, innovation, and community.

ESMS is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All applicants will undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland. All posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The closing date for applications is 12pm on Tuesday, 8 July 2025. Interviews will follow shortly after.