Administration and Classroom Cover Assistant

Administration and Classroom Cover Assistant

Location: Duffield, Derbyshire DE56

Contract: Full-Time (37 hours); Term-Time including whole school closure days, plus five working days during the summer holiday period

Salary: £25,185 per annum pro-rata, actual salary for term-time only plus whole school closure days £21,897 per annum

We are seeking a proactive Administration and Classroom Cover Assistant to join our supportive and friendly support staff team.

Are you organised, calm under pressure, and passionate about making a direct impact on the education and future of young people

If so, The Ecclesbourne School has an exciting opportunity for you.

About the Role

You will be a friendly point of contact for students, staff, and colleagues, supporting daily office and reception operations, maintaining student records, and handling communications with parents. You will track daily attendance, follow up on unexplained absences, and liaise with our pastoral teams. You will supervise pre-set work across a range of subjects (Key Stages 3 and 4), managing classroom behaviour in line with school policies.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Strong IT and data entry skills (Arbor, SIMS or similar MIS experience desirable).
• Excellent communication and diplomacy when speaking with families.
• A calm, authoritative presence in the classroom to ensure strong behaviour management.
• A flexible, positive attitude as you may be asked to move from one task to another at short notice.
• Basic literacy and numeracy (GCSE English and Maths at grade C/4 or above, or their equivalent) plus three other GCSEs or their equivalent, or substantial relevant experience).
• Experience of working with young people in a school setting, youth work, coaching, mentoring etc.
• The ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Understanding of safeguarding and confidentiality in a school setting.

Why Join The Ecclesbourne School:

• Make a real difference: See the tangible impact of your work on the school and its students.
• Supportive environment: Join a welcoming team in a school that values and invests in its staff.
• Professional development: Full induction, including safeguarding and behaviour management training, and opportunities for career development within our supportive academy.
• Local Government Pension Scheme: Immediate memberships of the Local Government Pension Scheme with a high percentage of employer contributions.
• Wellbeing: We value our staff and recognise the on-going contributions they make to the continued success of the whole school.
• The school motto: ‘Integrity. Tenacity. Service.’ is at the core of school life.
• School admissions: Children of members of staff, with a minimum of two years’ service at the school at the time of application are included in our admissions criteria.
• Term-time hours: Great for work life balance.

The reward for working at The Ecclesbourne School is more than financial.

If you share our ethos, we look forward to hearing from you.

How to Apply

When you click apply you will be re-directed to our website where you can download the school application form.

When applying please outline how your previous experience has prepared you for this role and what skills you will bring to it.

Closing date for applications is 8am on Monday, 1 June 2026.

We encourage applicants to apply early as we reserve the right to close applications on an earlier date should there be a high number of candidates.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Our school is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students, and we expect all our staff to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment will be conditional on a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, references, health check and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain convictions are considered “protected”. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers and, if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice Website and on the websites of charities NACRO and UNLOCK.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a school we are passionate about diversity and recognize that as individuals we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.