Administrative Assistant

Adecco; City Of London; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a full-time Administrative Assistant in London. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive administrative support to the Sixth Form Administrator, assist with attendance, bursary, and admission processes, and maintain the school database. Applicants should have at least a GCSE in English, experience in a busy office, and excellent communication skills. This role offers a salary of £13.85 per hour and requires flexibility to attend school events outside regular hours.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a busy office environment.
• Previous administration experience.
• Willingness to undertake First Aid training.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Sixth Form Administrator with administrative functions.
• Provide support for attendance, bursary, and admissions processes.
• Maintain the school database system and produce reports.
• Assist in arrangements for school trips and events.
• Provide First Aid support as required.

Skills

Good relationship-building

Teamwork

Verbal communication

Written communication

Numeracy skills

Literacy skills

Office software proficiency

Education

GCSE (grade A*-C) in English

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity to work for our Higher Education client.

Role: Administrator

Salary: £13.85

Working time: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Fully office based.

Line of responsibility: The Administrative Assistant will be directly responsible to the Sixth Form Administrator.

Job purpose

The Administrative Assistant is responsible for:

• Assisting the Sixth Form Administrator with all aspects of the development and effective operation of the administrative function within the school.
• Providing administrative support for the Sixth Form attendance, bursary and admissions processes under the direction of the Sixth Form Administrator.
• Contributing to the planning, development and organisation of administration systems.
• Providing support to Reception.
• Undertaking general office, reception and administrative duties.
• Providing administrative support for the school\'s performance management systems and processes.

Duties and responsibilities

• To establish and maintain good relationships with all students, parents/carers, colleagues, contractors and other professionals.
• To provide administrative support to the Sixth Form Administrator on Sixth Form attendance, FSM, bursary and admissions processes.
• To be responsible for updating and maintaining the school\'s database system/s and producing routine reports and lists.
• Assist in the arrangements for school trips and events e.g. open days, parents\' evenings.
• To provide First Aid support as required (subject to training and certification).
• To collate, amend and update student manual and computer files.
• To deal with routine correspondence within required deadlines.
• To undertake typing, word processing and other ICT tasks e.g. Parent Mail, website updates.
• To sort and distribute mail.
• Occasionally staffing sixth form study rooms.

General

• To be flexible within the broad remit of the post.
• To attend school events as required.
• To attend training sessions and meetings as required.
• To ensure compliance within the school of data protection regulations.
• To assist in such duties and activities relating to any of the above areas appropriate to grade as the Headteacher and Governors shall from time to time reasonably require.

Administrative Assistant: Person specification

Qualifications & Experience

• Studied to a minimum standard of GCSE (grade A*- C) or equivalent, in English and
• Experience of working in a busy office environment.
• Previous administration experience.
• Appropriate First Aid training or willingness to undertake.

Knowledge & Skills

• Ability to build and form good relationships with colleagues and students.
• Ability to work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities including own.
• Verbal and written communication skills appropriate to the need to communicate effectively with colleagues, students and suppliers / contractors.
• Good standard of numeracy and literacy skills.
• Ability to proficiently use office computer software including word-processing, spreadsheet, database and internet systems.
• Ability to absorb and understand a wide range of information.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and filing systems.
• Ability to deal with confidential data / issues appropriately.
• Ability to work flexibly to attend school events outside of school hours.

If you would like to hear more about this role, please apply. We will contact all shortlisted candidates.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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Job Info

• Job Title: Administrative Assistant
• Company:
• Location:
• Posted:
• Closes: Jan 4th 2026
• Sector: Administration
• Contract: Temporary
• Hours: Full Time

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