Light Oaks Infant School
Lancaster Road
Salford
M6 8LU
Tel: 0161 921 1685
Head Teacher: Miss. L. Thelwell
Office Administrator
36 hours per week/Term Time Only
2B scale point 9-13 £20,852 - £22,571
36 hours per week, term time plus 5 training days throughout the year.
Start Date as soon as recruitment checks are complete or 1st September 2026
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Office Administrator to join our busy School Administration Team.
Light Oaks Infants is a thriving and happy 3-form entry community school, with a caring ethos. Our school is unique in the Local Authority as the only Infant School; we foster a close partnership with the adjacent Junior School and share the same site. We have a strong staff team and are a well-resourced school. We work in close partnership with parents and stakeholders.
We are looking for a calm, flexible and motivated team member with:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office & SIMS
Good organisational skills
The ability to build good working relationships with children, teachers, parents and carers.
We offer:
A supportive working environment
Close to a good transport network and on-site parking is available.
A friendly nurturing environment.
Opportunities to develop expertise further.
Light Oaks Infant School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required.
Visits to the school are welcome and encouraged. Available date: Friday 3rd July at 2pm. Please get in touch if you would like to arrange this.
Closing date and Shortlisting: Monday 6th July 2026
Interviews: Tuesday 9th July 2026
If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants
