Administrative Assistant

Company: Durham County Council
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Location: Sacriston
Job Description:

Position Overview

The Woodlands are seeking to recruit an Administrative Assistant who will be responsible for ensuring the provision of an effective secretarial, administrative and clerical support service to facilitate the EHN Team in managing and delivering high‑quality support for students with special educational needs, ensuring compliance with school policies and statutory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Computer literate and able to use a variety of software packages to produce letters, spreadsheets etc.

Have experience in working together in a team.

Have experience of working in an office environment.

Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.

Qualifications and Experience

The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.

Compensation and Leave

Standard term time only pay is calculated on the basis of the following: Number of “teaching” weeks – 38 weeks; plus Public (bank) holidays – 1.6 weeks (8 days); plus Individual leave entitlement – 5.4 weeks (27 days) or 6.4 weeks (32 days). Individual leave entitlement is calculated on the length of continuous service. Employees with less than 5 years’ service will receive 27 days annual leave. Employees with more than 5 years’ service will receive 32 days annual leave.

For example: Calculation for employees with less than 5 years’ service: 38 weeks (term time) + 27 days (annual leave) + 8 days (public holidays) = 45 weeks’ pay, to be paid in 12 equal monthly instalments. Calculation for employees with more than 5 years’ service: 38 weeks (term time) + 32 days (annual leave) + 8 days (public holidays) = 46 weeks’ pay, to be paid in 12 equal monthly instalments.

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Posted: July 14th, 2026