School Place Planning Assistant

About the role

The School Place Planning Assistant provides essential administrative and organisational support to the Place Planning & Admissions team within West Northamptonshire Council. This role helps ensure statutory school place planning processes run smoothly, records remain accurate, and enquiries are handled efficiently.

Key responsibilities

• Provide day‑to‑day administrative support to the Place Planning team.
• Manage the Place Planning inbox and log enquiries accurately.
• Assist with elements of the education capital programme.
• Support responses to internal and external enquiries.
• Organise meetings, briefings and events related to school organisation.
• Support statutory data returns and information requests.
• Use Office 365 and internal systems to maintain records and trackers.

Required profile

• Proactive, highly organised individual with a strong eye for detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work under pressure.
• Experience in an administrative or support role.
• Strong organisational and record‑keeping skills.
• Confidence using Office 365 or willingness to undertake training.

Required skills

• Office 365

What we offer

• Access to a full list of employee benefits via the council’s careers site.