Admin Assistant

Salary: NJC 3-5 £22,321 - £23,030 (actual), £24,796 - £25,583 (FTE) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits Hours: 37 hours per week, 41 weeks per year Contract: Permanent Closing date: 17th April Interview date: Week commencing 20th April Start date: May 2026

Are you organised, friendly, and thrive in a fast-paced environment?

We're looking for a proactive and professional Admin Assistant to join Lift Firth Park, a vibrant and diverse school community where every day is busy, energetic, and rewarding.

You'll be the welcoming face of the office while keeping everything running smoothly behind the scenes, supporting staff, students, and visitors in a lively, fast-moving environment.

What you'll do:

* Manage calls, queries, and daily admin tasks * Support organisation across the school, including diary scheduling and coordination * Handle confidential school paperwork with care and professionalism * Assist with events, communications, and office systems * Support staff and leadership with essential admin duties * Supporting reception duties, including visitor sign-in and maintaining a professional reception area * Preparing and sending whole-school communication via letters, texts, and ParentMail * Coordinating room bookings, uniform orders, and general office supplies * Inputting pupil data, including new starters and transition information * Processing Free School Meal applications and maintaining accurate FSM records * Supporting reprographics; printing, copying and collating resources

What we're looking for:

* Excellent organisation and attention to detail * Strong communication and IT skills (experience with google suite is advantageous) * A calm, professional approach with the ability to multitask * Proven admin experience (school experience a bonus!) * Must be able to attend an interview in person, we cannot support online interviews for this position

About our school:

Lift Firth Park is a vibrant, mixed secondary school for students aged 11-16. Located in Shiregreen, Sheffield, we serve around 1,200 pupils and reflect a richly diverse community, with more than a third of students speaking English as an additional language.

The school is currently undergoing an exciting period of transformational change, and we are already seeing its positive impact in the classroom, across the curriculum and throughout our culture. This is an excellent time to join our team. We are looking for individuals who share our dedication to inclusive, aspirational education and who are excited to contribute to our renewed vision and ambitious future.

We would warmly welcome visits to the school, please contact us.

Who is Lift Schools?

We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 58 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to d