School Admin/Receptionist

The Aurora Group; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading special school in Derby as an Administrator/Receptionist, responsible for reception duties and administrative support. This full-time role involves managing visitor interactions, maintaining a welcoming environment, and assisting staff, all within a supportive and dynamic team. We value flexibility and commitment to fostering a safe learning environment for our students.

Benefits

Training and Development

Competitive Pay and Reward

Employee Assistance Programme

UK Health Cash Plan

Perkbox discounts

Enhanced Annual Leave

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Must have excellent computer skills – Excel, Word, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint.
• Good time management and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for the school, welcoming visitors and managing inquiries.
• Responsible for reception area maintenance and security.
• Support colleagues and staff to achieve work objectives effectively.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Good level of literacy and numeracy

Excellent computer skills

Organised

Good time management

Able to work independently and as part of a team

Discreet, confidential and reliable

Job description

Overview and Responsibilities

Administrator /Receptionist - Aurora Ryefields

Join the Team at Ryefields: A New Special School in Derby!

Location: Derby

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: 40 hours per week, Term Time only + 10 days to be worked throughout the year

Salary: £12.37 to £12.71 p/hr (actual salary per annum £23,235 to £23,874) depending on experience

Close date: Monday 7th July. Interviews to be held week commencing 14th July

About Ryefields

At Ryefields School, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive, supportive, and high-achieving environment for our students. With a strong commitment to academic excellence and personal growth, we work collaboratively to ensure every child thrives.

We’re now seeking an experienced Administrator / Receptionist to join our admin team in September, at our brand new school.

The Role / Key duties:

To be responsible for School reception and administrative duties, welcoming visitors, managing phone calls, diary management and taking deliveries. First impressions count and it is essential that the person for this role is organised, able to multitask, work flexibly and have a ‘can do’ approach to work, as no two days are the same.

• To act as the first point of contact for the school: welcoming visitors and responding to telephone and email enquiries in a helpful and constructive manner
• Ensuring the safety and security of the school at all times, making sure that the front door is locked and entry to the premises controlled
• Ensuring that the reception area is maintained attractive and welcoming and updating notice boards as and when required
• Maintaining, updating, sorting and retrieving a range of records/statistical data, including monitoring/ordering of stationery and office supplies if appropriate
• Following standard procedures for security of confidential data and information
• To support colleagues and senior members of staff to achieve their own work objectives effectively and efficiently
• Maintain positive relations with parents, local authority personnel and the community

Like many SEN environments; your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required. You can view the job description here: Ryefields JD Administrator Receptionist .docx

Skills and Qualifications

Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate:

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Good level of literacy and numeracy
• Must have excellent computer skills – Excel, Word, Outlook, Access, Powerpoint and ability to use range of databases
• Organised, good time management
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Discreet, confidential and reliable

Benefits and Additional Information

What’s on offer?

• Training and Development

Within Aurora, we strongly believe that learning and development should not be limited to just the children and young people we support. We offer wide range of programmes and opportunities to all our employees to improve your skills and further your career.

• Save money on your bills!!

With the cost of living rising we have a fantastic benefit through Perkbox to help with cutting costs and help make your money go further. Perkbox is a free app for you to use on the go wherever you are. You can get deals and discounts to save money on things like your weekly food bill, phone plans, internet, eating out, gym memberships, insurance and more. You can also use Perkbox for our cycle to work scheme and car scheme.

• Competitive Pay and Reward

Every year we compare the market rates of pay and rewards to insure they are comparable or better to other similar organisations. We also offer Enhanced Annual Leave, Company Sick Pay, Enhanced Pension and Life Assurance.

• UK Health Cash Plan

This plan can help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optician and dental bills. You and your children are covered on this plan and you can also choose to upgrade and add a partner to enjoy the benefits with you.

• Employee Assistance Programme

Your health and wellbeing is very important to us and we have support available on a wide variety of issues, helping you with online tools, information and via a freephone counselling service available 24/7.

• Refer a friend for £1,000

We’ll reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company (*terms apply)

How to apply?

Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details. If you need any assistance or would like any more information please contact Karen in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at [e-mail]

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.