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Vacancies at OBS

Vacancies at Old Basford School

The success of Old Basford School depends on the passion and skill of its staff. We are always delighted to hear from teaching and support staff that can make a significant difference to the lives of our children.

Thank you for your interest in wanting to work at Old Basford School.

We currently have the following vacancy:

Admin Officer

Contract Term: Permanent

Salary: Grade D points 6–11 (£25,989 - £28,142 FTE), Actual Salary £22,926 - £24,825 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, usually between the hours of 8.30am and 4.30pm. Flexibility with start and end times is essential to meet the needs of the school. 

Term time only, plus 5 Inset Days plus 5 additional working days during school holidays (to be mutually agreed with the office team)

Start Date: As soon as possible

Job Reference: AO/26

At Old Basford, our vision is ‘Opportunities Bring Success’. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a varied, busy role and enjoys being at the heart of a school community.

As Admin Officer, you will lead the day-to-day administration operations of the school, ensuring systems run smoothly at all times. You will also work closely with and support the School Business Manager, responding to a wide range of administrative and operational needs.

The role includes a range of general administration duties, such as:

  • Stock control for school uniform and stationery
  • Distributing resources
  • Processing purchase orders and invoices (using Bromcom)
  • Confirming deliveries
  • Liaising with suppliers

Alongside this you will:

  • Support HR and recruitment processes
  • Manage the school’s main inbox
  • Support school communications, including letters, calls and emails
  • Maintain pupil data (using Arbor)
  • Support with completing the census
  • Administering income and payments for clubs via Arbor
  • Help maintain financial records for school services
  • Assist with statutory and non-statutory returns and audits

To fulfil this role, you will be requiring excellent ICT skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining high professional standards in all internal and external communications.

In return, we offer:

  • A warm, positive working environment where everyone is valued
  • A truly inclusive school where every member of the school community really matters
  • A strong, collaborative culture of hard-working, dedicated staff who support one another
  • Caring, respectful pupils who are proud of school and wonderful to work with
  • The opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of our children and their families
  • A strong commitment to CPD and professional development.
  • Access to an employee assistance scheme

The attached person specification gives further details on what we are looking for in a suitable candidate and the attached job description gives full details of what the role involves. If you have any questions about the role, or you are interested in visiting before applying, please telephone school or email to make an appointment.

Closing date for applications: 10.00am on Monday 2nd February 2026

Interviews to be held: Thursday 5th February 2026

 

  1. Admin Officer - Job Description and Person Specification
    PDF File

Pre-employment checks

As a school, we are required by law to make certain checks on candidates throughout the recruitment process.  The documents below outline the checks we are required to make.  Failure to declare or submit to any of the checks could jeopardise your application.

  1. Information for applicants pre-employment checks.docx
    DOCX File
  2. Privacy notice for candidates.pdf
    PDF File
How to Apply

To apply for a role, please complete the appropriate Application Form which can be downloaded from the links below; please note that CVs are not accepted without a fully completed application form.

  1. Application Form.docx
    DOCX File

 
All our vacancies are also advertised on the Eteach website. Please click on the link below:
 
ETeach

 

Applications by email are encouraged and should be sent to: admin@oldbasford.nottingham.sch.uk

Alternatively, they can be posted to the following address:

Headteacher
Old Basford School
Percy Street
Old Basford
Nottingham
NG6 0GF

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive, we only contact candidates who have been shortlisted, and interviews are usually held within 2 weeks of the closing date.

If you are shortlisted, we will take up references before your interview, so please provide accurate phone and email contact details for your referees.

Safeguarding

Old Basford School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Check for Regulated Activity via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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