Administrator - Receptionist
| Posting date: | 20 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 October 2025 |
| Location: | Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 5UB |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 10bc4296-24f0-4dde-8a05-963784844bb0 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Duties & Responsibilities
Administrative Assistant
• General administrative duties required in the day to day running of the school as delegated by the Business Manager.
• Provide first aid to students if and when required.
• Assist with school evacuation procedures, as delegated by the Business Manager in line with the fire evacuation plan
Reception
• Undertake reception duties, answering general telephone, email, and face to face enquiries promptly and professionally to ensure a positive outcome
• Sign in visitors in line with safeguarding protocol
• Manage all post and correspondence in a timely and effective manner.
• Keep the Reception office and Reception area clean and organised
• Induct contractors on to site, ensuring they are aware of safe and compliant practices.
• Manage InVentry, the school signing in software, ensuring all elements are up to date.
• Implement and maintain a visitor booking system utilised by all departments within the school. Enabling school to effectively monitor and maintain visitor records.
Professional development
Help keep knowledge and understanding relevant and up-to-date by reflecting on your own practice, liaising with school leaders, and identifying relevant professional development to improve personal effectiveness;
• Take opportunities to build the appropriate skills, qualifications, and/or experience needed for the role, with support from the school
Other Responsibilities
• Comply with and assist with the development of policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
• Be aware of and comply with all school policies and procedures
• Be aware of and support difference and ensure equal opportunities for all
• Contribute to the overall ethos and aims of the Schools and Trust
• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings, training and learning activities as required
What the school offers its staff
In addition to exclusive access to a reward and discount scheme, comprehensive induction, commitment to your ongoing training and career progression, paid for enhanced DBS, we also offer:
A competitive salary
Access to the Trust’s Employee Assistance Programme, which includes 24 hour access for you and your family members to legal, financial, health, parenting and life advice
1:1 Counselling Service
Cycle to Work Scheme
Childcare Voucher Scheme or Tax-Free Childcare Scheme
Access to freshly made hot meals or deli-style food on site
Teachers Pensions (23.68% employer contributions)
Local Government Pension Scheme (17.9% employer contribution)
Generous Sickness Payment Scheme
Eye Testing Scheme
Flexible Working Policy
Special Leave Policy
Member of the Valued Worker Scheme (accredited by our recognised unions)
A Disability Confident Committed Employer
Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Collaborative working culture and professional development opportunities across our Trust schools
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Duties & Responsibilities
Administrative Assistant
• General administrative duties required in the day to day running of the school as delegated by the Business Manager.
• Provide first aid to students if and when required.
• Assist with school evacuation procedures, as delegated by the Business Manager in line with the fire evacuation plan
Reception
• Undertake reception duties, answering general telephone, email, and face to face enquiries promptly and professionally to ensure a positive outcome
• Sign in visitors in line with safeguarding protocol
• Manage all post and correspondence in a timely and effective manner.
• Keep the Reception office and Reception area clean and organised
• Induct contractors on to site, ensuring they are aware of safe and compliant practices.
• Manage InVentry, the school signing in software, ensuring all elements are up to date.
• Implement and maintain a visitor booking system utilised by all departments within the school. Enabling school to effectively monitor and maintain visitor records.
Professional development
Help keep knowledge and understanding relevant and up-to-date by reflecting on your own practice, liaising with school leaders, and identifying relevant professional development to improve personal effectiveness;
• Take opportunities to build the appropriate skills, qualifications, and/or experience needed for the role, with support from the school
Other Responsibilities
• Comply with and assist with the development of policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
• Be aware of and comply with all school policies and procedures
• Be aware of and support difference and ensure equal opportunities for all
• Contribute to the overall ethos and aims of the Schools and Trust
• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings, training and learning activities as required
What the school offers its staff
In addition to exclusive access to a reward and discount scheme, comprehensive induction, commitment to your ongoing training and career progression, paid for enhanced DBS, we also offer:
A competitive salary
Access to the Trust’s Employee Assistance Programme, which includes 24 hour access for you and your family members to legal, financial, health, parenting and life advice
1:1 Counselling Service
Cycle to Work Scheme
Childcare Voucher Scheme or Tax-Free Childcare Scheme
Access to freshly made hot meals or deli-style food on site
Teachers Pensions (23.68% employer contributions)
Local Government Pension Scheme (17.9% employer contribution)
Generous Sickness Payment Scheme
Eye Testing Scheme
Flexible Working Policy
Special Leave Policy
Member of the Valued Worker Scheme (accredited by our recognised unions)
A Disability Confident Committed Employer
Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Collaborative working culture and professional development opportunities across our Trust schools
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.