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Receptionist Admin Assistant
| Posting date: | 20 June 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 July 2025 |
| Location: | Dagenham, Essex, RM10 8UR |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6760b0ec-e707-4617-baf0-ea2de9f0b761 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Act as the first point of contact for parents/carers and visitors arriving at the school
• Deal with telephone and face-to-face enquiries efficiently and in a professional manner
• Respond to messages promptly and accurately, passing on information to relevant staff members as necessary
• Maintain the main reception area.
• Answering the telephone, taking/delivering messages and dealing with any relevant matters.
• Taking pupils to and collecting pupils from their classrooms, as and when required.
• Monitor the late arrival of pupils and contact parents/carers to identify reasons for non-attendance
• Ensure appropriate documentation is received from agency staff and visitors
• Update and distribute online and offline communications (e.g. letters, newsletters, social media posts, etc.) to parents, staff and other stakeholders
• Maintain any debt recovery for school meals undertaken and use relevant management software (e.g., ParentPay/Arbor) as appropriate
• Pupil attendance monitoring
• Pupil Admissions tasks
What the school offers its staff
• A supportive and forward-looking staff and Governing Body.
• Opportunities for Continuing Professional Development.
• A pleasant working environment and helpful staff in our friendly successful school.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and protecting 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 (DBS). The school may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process, including a Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure at Enhanced level, will be undertaken on all applicants.
• Act as the first point of contact for parents/carers and visitors arriving at the school
• Deal with telephone and face-to-face enquiries efficiently and in a professional manner
• Respond to messages promptly and accurately, passing on information to relevant staff members as necessary
• Maintain the main reception area.
• Answering the telephone, taking/delivering messages and dealing with any relevant matters.
• Taking pupils to and collecting pupils from their classrooms, as and when required.
• Monitor the late arrival of pupils and contact parents/carers to identify reasons for non-attendance
• Ensure appropriate documentation is received from agency staff and visitors
• Update and distribute online and offline communications (e.g. letters, newsletters, social media posts, etc.) to parents, staff and other stakeholders
• Maintain any debt recovery for school meals undertaken and use relevant management software (e.g., ParentPay/Arbor) as appropriate
• Pupil attendance monitoring
• Pupil Admissions tasks
What the school offers its staff
• A supportive and forward-looking staff and Governing Body.
• Opportunities for Continuing Professional Development.
• A pleasant working environment and helpful staff in our friendly successful school.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and protecting 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 (DBS). The school may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process, including a Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure at Enhanced level, will be undertaken on all applicants.