Administration Assistant

Rosemead; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

St Dunstan’s Education Group is seeking an Administration Officer to support daily operations, uphold safeguarding standards and assist academic departments and senior leadership. The role includes occasional front‑of‑house reception coverage to ensure a professional, welcoming service.

Start Date: January 2027. Employment Type: Full‑Time, Term Time only. Salary: £28,932 FTE; Actual Salary £22,478. DBS checks are a requirement due to safeguarding responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide vital administrative support to academic departments and senior leadership.
• Deliver front‑of‑house reception service when required.

Job description

We are seeking a highly professional, organised, and adaptable Administration Officer to join our administrative team. Acting as a central pillar of the school’s daily operations, you will maintain rigorous safeguarding standards and provide vital administrative support to academic departments and senior leadership. There will, on occasion be reception cover required where the candidate will be required to deliver an exceptional front‑of‑house reception service.

Start Date: January 2027

Employment Type: Full-Time, Term Time only

Salary: £28,932 FTE Actual Salary £22,478

St Dunstan’s Education Group is 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. As this role involves ‘regulated activity’ with children the successful applicant will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure application. Employment will be conditional upon St Dunstan’s Education Group being satisfied with the result of the Enhanced DBS check and the outcome of all other checks.

St Dunstan’s Education Group will also carry out a check of the Children’s Barred List on the successful applicant. Applicants should be aware that it is unlawful for St Dunstan’s Education Group to employ anyone to work with children if they are barred from doing so, and it is a criminal offence for a person to apply to work with children if they are barred from doing so.

This role is also exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and St Dunstan’s Education Group is therefore permitted to ask shortlisted applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are ‘spent’ unless they are ‘protected’ under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children