Part-time Administrative Assistant

  • Philosophy Education
  • May 03, 2026
Contractor Education

Job Description

  • Administrative Assistant
  • Primary School, Putney
  • Part -time (8am-1.30pm)
  • Temporary
  • Starting 18th May until end academic year

We have a part-time opportunity for an experienced school admin assistant to work at a lovely primary school in Putney from mid May to the end of the academic year.

Job role

Working closely with the reception where you will be answering calls and helping with face-to-face enquiries. You will be providing support across a range of areas in school administration. A large proportion of your role will include daily use of Microsoft so a good knowledge of ICT and numeracy/literacy skills is essential.

As a school administrator your role will include:

  • Daily use of Word, Excel
  • Support finance procedures and school invoicing
  • Support stock management, ordering and monitoring.
  • routine admin tasks and any other duties the Office Manager or school business manager

This role is to provide additional support to the current administration and school office team. The school are looking for an administrator who is available immediately on a part-time basis with prior experience within a primary school office.

The School

This diverse school is based in the borough of Wandsworth with good local transport links. The school is well organised with a committed and driven leadership team who work closely with staff and parents to ensure the best outcomes for all pupils. Alongside the teaching staff team, there is an established school administration team who ensure all aspects of the day to day running of the school are accurate and completely efficiently.

To apply for this role you must have the following:

  • Good working knowledge of SIMS or ARBOR administration including payments
  • ACCESS
  • Excel spreadsheets
  • Be extremely organised in administration
  • Have a friendly and calm approach
  • Good communication skills
  • School office experience

To apply for this role, please apply with an up to date CV outlining your skills and experience.

We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Philosophy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.