Departmental Secretary
- Organisation: Oundle School
- Location: Northamptonshire
- Tenure: Part-time
- Closing Date: Thursday 26 February 2026
Oundle School is seeking an experienced Departmental Secretary, that will provide exceptional administrative support for several academic departments.
The Role
The Departmental Secretary is responsible for providing administrative support to various academic departments within the school, including:
Classics
Economics
English
Government & Politics
History
Mathematics
Sciences
Working within the Academic Support team, the role holder will report to the Deputy Head Academic and the Head of STEM, but take direction from the relevant Heads of Department on a daily basis.
The role is to work term time plus 17 days, which is 36.4 weeks per annum (paid for 41.33 weeks, to include entitlement to holiday pay).
Hours: The hours of work are 27.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The exact hours will be agreed with your line manager.
Salary: £13,968 actual (£25,563 FTE)
Further information of this exciting opportunity can be found in the accompanying job information pack.
The School
Oundle and Laxton Junior Schools have long been associated with the very best of modern independent education, especially boarding. The Schools take seriously their responsibility to pupils so that they can emerge as decent, open-minded adults; ambitious about what they can go on to achieve and contribute. Over 1400 pupils are on roll at the School, of whom 840 are full boarders. Academic results are steadfastly excellent.
A team of around 800 staff, both academic and support, ensure an education of the highest standard is in place across the Schools with the efforts of the whole team focused on this fundamental aim.
Living in Oundle
We are fortunate in our location at the heart of a beautiful market town. School and town are part of the same community and our pupils take their place within this community, not isolated from it. The town has a spirited cultural life, with an annual international festival, literature festival, and frequent performances of nationally touring shows at the School’s Stahl Theatre.
To Apply
If you are excited by this opportunity, please complete and return an application form and supplement to the application before the closing date.
Full details of the role, including hours of work and salary, can be found at the ” Application Pack and Job Description” link below.
Please note CV submissions cannot be accepted.
Application closing date: 9am, Thursday 26 February 2026.
Interviews will take place week commencing 2 March 2026
If you have any questions about the role, please contact:
HR Department, Oundle School, The Bursary, Church Street, Oundle, Peterborough, PE8 4EE
Email c/o: opportunities@oundleschool.org.uk or Tel: 01832 277193
Oundle School and Laxton Junior School are proud to be equal opportunity employers and we welcome applications from all. We aim to ensure that all applicants are provided with the same opportunities during the recruitment process, and we endeavour to comply with the duties placed upon us to make reasonable adjustments as prescribed by the Equality Act 2010. Should you need to request a particular adjustment to enable you to participate fully in the recruitment process, please ensure that this is made known, to the HR Department
Both Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Recruitment Agencies
The Corporation of Oundle School has an internal recruitment department, but where agency support is required, we will engage our trusted partners. Our adverts are intended to encourage direct interest from potential applicants, not recruitment agencies. Speculative CVs sent from sources other than directly from a candidate, will not be acknowledged or considered.
Oundle School is seeking an experienced Departmental Secretary, that will provide exceptional administrative support for several academic departments.
Description
The Role
The Departmental Secretary is responsible for providing administrative support to various academic departments within the school, including:
Classics
Economics
English
Government & Politics
History
Mathematics
Sciences
Working within the Academic Support team, the role holder will report to the Deputy Head Academic and the Head of STEM, but take direction from the relevant Heads of Department on a daily basis.
The role is to work term time plus 17 days, which is 36.4 weeks per annum (paid for 41.33 weeks, to include entitlement to holiday pay).
Hours: The hours of work are 27.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The exact hours will be agreed with your line manager.
Salary: £13,968 actual (£25,563 FTE)
Further information of this exciting opportunity can be found in the accompanying job information pack.
The School
Oundle and Laxton Junior Schools have long been associated with the very best of modern independent education, especially boarding. The Schools take seriously their responsibility to pupils so that they can emerge as decent, open-minded adults; ambitious about what they can go on to achieve and contribute. Over 1400 pupils are on roll at the School, of whom 840 are full boarders. Academic results are steadfastly excellent.
A team of around 800 staff, both academic and support, ensure an education of the highest standard is in place across the Schools with the efforts of the whole team focused on this fundamental aim.
Living in Oundle
We are fortunate in our location at the heart of a beautiful market town. School and town are part of the same community and our pupils take their place within this community, not isolated from it. The town has a spirited cultural life, with an annual international festival, literature festival, and frequent performances of nationally touring shows at the School’s Stahl Theatre.
To Apply
If you are excited by this opportunity, please complete and return an application form and supplement to the application before the closing date.
Full details of the role, including hours of work and salary, can be found at the ” Application Pack and Job Description” link below.
Please note CV submissions cannot be accepted.
Application closing date: 9am, Thursday 26 February 2026.
Interviews will take place week commencing 2 March 2026
If you have any questions about the role, please contact:
HR Department, Oundle School, The Bursary, Church Street, Oundle, Peterborough, PE8 4EE
Email c/o: opportunities@oundleschool.org.uk or Tel: 01832 277193
Oundle School and Laxton Junior School are proud to be equal opportunity employers and we welcome applications from all. We aim to ensure that all applicants are provided with the same opportunities during the recruitment process, and we endeavour to comply with the duties placed upon us to make reasonable adjustments as prescribed by the Equality Act 2010. Should you need to request a particular adjustment to enable you to participate fully in the recruitment process, please ensure that this is made known, to the HR Department
Both Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Recruitment Agencies
The Corporation of Oundle School has an internal recruitment department, but where agency support is required, we will engage our trusted partners. Our adverts are intended to encourage direct interest from potential applicants, not recruitment agencies. Speculative CVs sent from sources other than directly from a candidate, will not be acknowledged or considered.
