Assistant Developer (maternity cover)
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Westminster School
London
- Expired
- Salary:
- £43,287.43 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- September 2026 until October 2027 to cover a maternity leave
- Apply by:
- 22 September 2026
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Assistant Developer to assist in the maintenance and development of Westminster School’s online systems.
This role offers the opportunity to build on your existing skills in a supportive and collaborative environment. Supervised by the Senior Developer, you will:
Develop and maintain the school’s management information system
Work closely with the Helpdesk Manager to understand and respond to end-user requirements and devise and implement project plans
Develop and maintain internal systems, including Admissions, Visiting Music Teachers’ Billing and Trip Management systems
Design and implement new applications and enhancements that integrate with the school’s existing systems
Collate and maintain technical documentation as required
Provide first- and second-line support to users across the school
Undertake data analysis, produce reports and complete data returns from school systems as required
Support end users through training as required
Maintain key system schedules and deadlines throughout the academic year
Maintain code repositories in GitHub, following appropriate version control and development best practice
The ideal candidate will have experience working as an IT developer, with strong knowledge of technologies including HTML, CSS, SQL, Classic ASP, MS SQL Server, DevOps, Visual Studio and Git/GitHub. You will be organised and adaptable, with excellent communication skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively, you will bring a proactive approach to improving systems and processes, alongside a strong commitment to maintaining high technical and security standards.
Benefits of working at Westminster School include:
Generous pension scheme
Free access to leisure facilities, including a fitness gym (restricted hours).
Cycle to Work Scheme and season ticket loans following completion of our standard probation period
Discretionary Christmas shutdown period
Private medical insurance (opt in)
Free school meals are also available when on-site during working hours for the role.
For further information and to apply, please click the apply button.
For this role, there is no fixed closing date.
Applications will be considered on receipt, and interviews may occur at any stage.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex or sexual orientation.
About Westminster School
Westminster School is an independent day and boarding school for boys aged 13-18 and girls aged 16-18, with a long history, a distinctive ethos, and a unique sense of place in the very heart of London. Pupils achieve exceptional examination results and entrance to some of the top universities in the world. It is a busy, passionate and purposeful place where independent and deep thinking is enjoyed, encouraged and respected by all, and where holistic excellence is nurtured and valued.
While the School is one of the foremost centres of academic excellence in the country, its commitment to academic life does not make it a hothouse for passing examinations. Pupils’ success at examinations and entry to leading universities is instead a result of their enjoyment of academic enquiry, debate and search for explanation, well beyond published syllabuses. Pupils are intellectually, socially, ethically and politically engaged and our aim is to ensure that their enthusiasm for learning is developed further, allowing them to take full advantage of the opportunities presented to them in the future. At Westminster, pupils have the freedom to lead on projects outside of the classroom and embrace a whole range of extra-curricular activities and interests. A host of pupil-led societies take place every week at the School, often with expert guest speakers, and pupils can choose to study an additional language, play an instrument or two, volunteer in local primary schools, row along the Thames, take part in plays and musicals, and much more.
The School’s ethos resides in the enduring values of the liberal tradition reflected in the 1560 Charter of Westminster’s Elizabethan foundation, where it is stated that: ‘the youth which is growing to manhood, as tender shoots in the wood of our state, shall be liberally instructed in good books to the greater honour of the state’. Whilst academic and cultural attainments are highly prized at Westminster, the School is fully committed also to each pupil’s spiritual, moral, emotional and physical development and wellbeing – with a particular emphasis on drawing out individual talent wherever it lies – and to prepare young people for fulfilled private and public lives.
From September 2028, the School will welcome both girls and boys at 13+ entry, offering a Westminster education to all. By 2026, Westminster Under School will have opened its brand new pre-prep for girls and boys at 4+ and girls will have joined boys in Years 3 and 7, at the 7+ and 11+ entry points. By 2030, all year groups at Westminster School and Westminster Under School, from ages four to 18, will be fully co-educational, reflecting the School’s dedication to inclusivity and excellence.
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