Receptionist & Administration Assistant

DDAT; East Midlands; Híbrido; GBP 23.000 - 29.000; Tempo parcial

Resumo da vaga

DDAT is recruiting a friendly receptionist and administration assistant for Arboretum Primary School in Derby City. The role handles front-desk duties, phone and in-person enquiries, and supports the school office team during busy days.

The successful candidate will have solid IT and clerical skills, accurate data entry, and the ability to work flexibly across term-time hours. The post is permanent, part-time (15 hours/week, 39 weeks/year) with a pro rata salary of £26,016 FTE.

Qualificações

• Experience in a school office or customer-facing receptionist is beneficial.
• Strong IT skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and teamwork in a busy school office.

Responsabilidades

• Be the first point of contact for parents, visitors and callers.
• Provide general administrative support to the office team.
• Support staff, parents and visitors to maintain high professional standards in a large school.

Conhecimentos

Reception duties

Customer service

Excellent communication

IT skills

Ferramentas

Microsoft Office

Email systems

School admin software

Descrição da vaga

Location: Arboretum Primary School

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Derby City Support Staff Grade B, pt 4. Salary £26,016 FTE per annum, pro rata.

Hours per week: 15 hours per week (8:00am to 4:00pm Thursday & Friday)

Weeks per year: 39 weeks per year (term time + 5 Inset days)

Start Date: As soon as possible

Age Range: 2-11years

NOR: 625

Job outline

We are looking to recruit receptionist and administration assistant to work as part of our busy, friendly and dedicated school office team. The successful candidate will be the first point of contact for parents, visitors and others, both in person and over the telephone, as well as providing general administrative support within the office.You will demonstrate that you are a team player, whose excellent communication skills effectively support our lively office team in helping staff, parents and other visitors to our large, modern school. You will also need to be highly flexible and adaptable to respond to our schools daily routines and be resilient in the face of pressure as we aim for the highest professional standards.The successful candidate will have excellent office and IT skills and will demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy in their work. Experience of working in a school office, or in a customer-facing receptionist position would be beneficial.We are a large 625 place primary (which includes 20 children in our 2 year old unit and 60 in our 3 year old nursery), with a rich ethnic mix of delightful and well-behaved children. Our modern school has been refurbished and extensively extended and sits in large attractive grounds. We pride ourselves in our caring ethos and the value we place in our dedicated and friendly staff teams. We are a popular school, and have a waiting list for most year groups.

Please note that all candidates must have a right to work in the UK in order to be able to work at our Trust. Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for international job applicants.

Closing Date: Monday 23rd November 2026 at 9:00am

Provisional Interviews: w/c 30th November 2026

DDAT welcomes a diverse population of both children and staff and is committed to promoting and developing equality of opportunity in all its functions. DDAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, online checks, pre-employment and Disclosure Barring Service checks. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).