School Admin & Front Desk Lead (Term-Time)

Teaching Vacancies; Waltham Cross; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Term-time pattern

Onsite gym access

CPD opportunities

Job summary

Goffs Academy in Cheshunt is seeking an organised administrator to run the school reception, manage the administration inbox and telephone system, and provide broad clerical support across the academy while ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed.

You will handle inquiries, support reporting and events, and work within the central administration team to maintain smooth daily operations at a large secondary school.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths at C/4 or above or equivalent.
• Experience handling multiple requests and meeting deadlines; confident user of Microsoft Office.
• Strong communication and record-keeping skills; able to stay calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Provide a professional reception service and manage the school’s administration email and telephone system.
• Register students daily using the registration system and maintain visitor sign-in and ID procedures.
• Perform routine clerical tasks: word processing, filing, photocopying, mailing, stock ordering and basic data returns.
• Produce weekly staff and parent bulletins; manage catering debt messages and confiscated phones records on Arbor.
• Support the Principal’s PA with visitor/speaker paperwork for safeguarding permissions.
• Plan and organise key school events (Open Evening, Transfer Evening, parents’ evenings) and host visitors.

Skills

GCSE English/Maths

Microsoft Office

Calm under pressure

Evenings for events

Education setting experience

Education

GCSE English/Maths

Tools

Arbor

Job description

Goffs Academy in Cheshunt is seeking an organised administrator to run the school reception, manage the administration inbox and telephone system, and provide broad clerical support across the academy while ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed.

You will handle inquiries, support reporting and events, and work within the central administration team to maintain smooth daily operations at a large secondary school.