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SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR
Required June 2026
Salary: Grade 5 (£25,402 - £26,672) pro rata per annum
Actual: (£22,608.28 - £23,738.61)
Term Time Only + One week
Hours: 08.00 am - 4.30 pm
(4.00 pm finish on Friday)
We are looking for an enthusiastic School Administrator to join our fantastic school team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a genuine desire to work in a busy environment within a small yet friendly and hardworking team. You will be based in main reception, alongside our other school administrator, and will be the first line of contact for parents and visitors calling in at the school, as well as main contact for staff during school hours. It is essential that you have a professional, courteous and respectful style of communication at all times, as well as an understanding of the importance of 'Child Protection and Safeguarding' issues when working on a school reception. In addition to general reception duties, you will assist in a variety of administrative tasks to support the wider staff team.
King Ethelbert School is rated "Good" by Ofsted and is very popular, being oversubscribed for several consecutive years. We are part of the Coastal Academies Trust which is made up of a grammar school, three Thanet high schools and two primary schools. All of these schools operate independently and have unique characteristics but good practice is shared helping to drive forward standards at every level: our mission is to make Thanet the centre for excellent education. In the sixth form we offer the exciting International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme (CP) which has brought the school international recognition.
King Ethelbert School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The post is subject to safeguarding checks including an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and;Barring Service and in accordance with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education (2025), King Ethelbert School will undertake an online search via social media platforms of publicly available information concerning all short-listed candidates.
Should you require any additional information please contact Laura Pease, PA to the Headteacher,