Receptionist AdministratorEDV/2025/GC/30199

Bede Academy; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution in Gateshead is seeking a motivated Receptionist and Administrator to join its administration team. This critical role involves delivering excellent service to staff and students, ensuring efficient administrative operations. The ideal candidate will have prior administration experience in a customer-focused environment, exhibit a strong work ethic, and possess good interpersonal skills. Offered benefits include a defined pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, and competitive holiday entitlement.

Benefits

Defined benefit pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Free parking

Access to exclusive Benefits Hub

Enhanced sick pay and maternity leave

Competitive holiday entitlement

Cycle to work scheme

Funded eye tests for DSE users

Qualifications

• Experience in a high-quality, customer-focused administration role is required.
• Ability to work supportively as a team member to achieve objectives.
• Positive attitude towards embracing change to improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver administrative support to staff and students.
• Provide guidance on a range of administrative functions.
• Ensure efficient operation of administrative processes.

Skills

Administration experience

Strong work ethic

Attention to detail

Good interpersonal skills

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Job description

About This Role

Receptionist and Administrator, Term Time/Term Time Plus 7 Additional Days, Wednesday - Friday, 22.5 Hours Per Week

Grace College have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our administration team to help us deliver an even better service to the staff and students. This is a key post within the school which requires dedication and a highly efficient and responsible approach, providing support and guidance to the staff and students on a range of administrative functions.

We Are Looking For a Team Member Who

• has administration experience in a high quality, customer focused environment;
• has a strong work ethic, high personal work standards and an attention to detail;
• is able to work supportively as a member of a team in order to deliver the team’s objectives, with good interpersonal skills;
• has a positive attitude and embraces change leading to improvement;
• experience of working in a fast paced environment.

We have high expectations for our students as they grow and develop and all our staff provide important role models to them in terms of positive attitude, work ethic and diligence.

Further information is available in the job description and person specification.

Benefits

• Defined benefit pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free parking
• Access to our exclusive Benefits Hub
• Employee centred and family friendly policies and practices that support you in and beyond the workplace
• Enhanced sick pay, maternity leave and paternity leave (dependent on length of service)
• Competitive holiday entitlement for support staff (minimum 25 days, plus bank 8 holidays per annum, pro-rated for part-time post-holders)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Funded eye tests and glasses for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)

Grace College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Where the post is engaged in regulated activity, and/or an opportunity for contact with children the position will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, and in accordance with statutory guidance, we may carry out an online search (for publicly available material) to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened which we may want to explore with shortlisted applicants at interview.