General Admin Assistant – Reading | Asap Start

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

Job summary

A Reading-based school is looking for a capable General Admin Assistant to support the school office on a temporary basis with an ASAP start. You will be the first point of contact for parents, pupils and visitors, helping with everyday administration and maintaining a welcoming tone.

Join a busy team and contribute to updates of pupil records, letters and other correspondence, while handling attendance tasks and routine administration in a calm, efficient manner.

Qualifications

• Previous administration or reception experience preferred, ideally in a school.
• Organised, confident speaking with different people and comfortable using Microsoft Office.
• Experience with Arbor, SIMS or Bromcom is helpful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide general admin support to the school office.
• Answer calls and respond to emails.
• Welcome visitors and handle enquiries at reception.
• Update pupil and school records.
• Prepare letters, documents and other correspondence.
• Assist with attendance and routine pupil administration.
• File, scan and keep records organized.
• Support colleagues with ad-hoc office tasks.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Tools

Arbor

SIMS

Bromcom

Job description

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

A school in Reading is looking for a capable and approachable General Admin Assistant to support the school office on a temporary basis.

You’ll be joining a busy team, helping with the everyday administration while also providing a welcoming first point of contact for parents, pupils and visitors.

What the role involves

Providing general admin support to the school office.

Answering calls and responding to emails.

Welcoming visitors and dealing with enquiries at reception.

Updating pupil and school records.

Preparing letters, documents and other correspondence.

Helping with attendance and routine pupil administration.

Filing, scanning and keeping records organised.

Supporting colleagues with ad-hoc office tasks.

What we're looking for

Previous administration or reception experience would be ideal, particularly within a school or similar setting.

You’ll need to be organised, confident speaking with different people and comfortable using Microsoft Office. Being able to work calmly when the office gets busy is important.

Experience using Arbor, SIMS or Bromcom would be helpful but isn’t essential.