General Admin Assistant – Manchester | Asap Start

Marchant Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Marchant Recruitment is seeking an organised and approachable candidate for an ASAP-start, full-time temporary school office role in Manchester. The role combines reception and general admin to support staff, parents, pupils, and visitors.

You will manage calls, emails, attendance, and routine tasks, with familiarity of Arbor, SIMS or Bromcom considered a plus. Previous school office or reception experience is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Previous school office, reception or general administration experience would be beneficial.
• Confident using computers and Microsoft Office.
• Able to work at a good pace and handle confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a welcoming first point of contact at reception.
• Answering calls and responding to general enquiries.
• Managing emails and passing messages to the relevant staff.
• Updating records and completing routine administrative tasks.
• Supporting with attendance and pupil information.
• Preparing documents, letters and other correspondence.
• Keeping filing and paperwork up to date.
• Helping the wider school office wherever needed.

Skills

Organised

Excellent communication

Microsoft Office

Reception experience

Tools

Arbor

SIMS

Bromcom

Job description

ASAP Start | Full-Time | Monday to Friday | Temporary - 1 Term+ | £120-£130 per day depending on experience

A Manchester school is looking for someone organised, approachable and ready to get stuck in to support their busy administration team.

The position combines reception and general admin, so you'll have plenty of variety throughout the day and will be dealing with staff, parents, pupils and visitors.

A few of the main duties:

Acting as a welcoming first point of contact at reception.

Answering calls and responding to general enquiries.

Managing emails and passing messages to the relevant staff.

Updating records and completing routine administrative tasks.

Supporting with attendance and pupil information.

Preparing documents, letters and other correspondence.

Keeping filing and paperwork up to date.

Helping the wider school office wherever needed.

About You

Previous school office, reception or general administration experience would be beneficial, but we're particularly interested in someone who is organised, personable and able to work at a good pace.

You'll need to be confident using computers and Microsoft Office, communicate well and be comfortable handling confidential information.

Familiarity with Arbor, SIMS or Bromcom would be an advantage.