Help Keep A Liverpool Primary School Office Running Smoothly

Marchant Recruitment; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Marchant Recruitment is recruiting an Administrator/Receptionist for a friendly primary school in Liverpool. You will provide day-to-day support across the school office and help create a welcoming environment for families and visitors.

You will act as the first point of contact, welcome visitors, maintain pupil records, assist with attendance calls, prepare letters and documents, support admissions and school events, and assist the senior leadership team with administrative tasks.

Qualifications

• Previous office administration or reception experience is essential.
• Familiarity with SIMS/Arbor or other school MIS is beneficial.
• Understand confidentiality and safeguarding in education.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for telephone and face-to-face enquiries.
• Welcome visitors and follow signing-in and safeguarding procedures.
• Maintain pupil files, contact details and other school records.
• Assist with attendance records, absence calls and follow-up administration.
• Prepare letters, forms and documents for parents and staff.
• Support admissions, school trips and general school events.
• Process incoming post and manage routine office correspondence.
• Provide administrative assistance to the senior leadership team.

Skills

Friendliness and dependability

Attention to detail

Professional communication

Tools

School MIS systems (SIMS/ Arbor)

Job description

A friendly primary school in Liverpool is looking for a reliable Administrator/Receptionist to provide day-to-day support across its school office. You'll help create a welcoming environment for families and visitors while ensuring administrative tasks are completed accurately and on time.

The Role

Act as the first point of contact for telephone and face-to-face enquiries.

Welcome visitors and follow signing-in and safeguarding procedures.

Maintain pupil files, contact details and other school records.

Assist with attendance records, absence calls and follow-up administration.

Prepare letters, forms and documents for parents and staff.

Support admissions, school trips and general school events.

Process incoming post and manage routine office correspondence.

Provide administrative assistance to the senior leadership team.

About You

You will be friendly, dependable and detail-oriented, with the confidence to handle enquiries professionally and prioritise work throughout the day.

Previous office administration or reception experience is essential. School experience and familiarity with SIMS, Arbor or other school MIS systems would be beneficial. You should understand the importance of confidentiality and safeguarding when working in an education setting.

An enhanced DBS check will be required.

If you are shortlisted, you will be contacted within 72 hours.