School Office Administrator — Full-Time, Immediate Start

Confidential; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in West London is seeking a reliable School Receptionist and Administrator to join a busy secondary school's office team. The role offers a full-time schedule, with an immediate start, Monday to Friday 8:30am-4:30pm, and a focus on delivering excellent administrative support.

Key duties include front-of-house reception, phone handling, data entry in the MIS, inbox management, and general office tasks. DBS clearance is required for safeguarding purposes.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a school reception or administration role.
• Strong verbal and written communication with a professional telephone manner.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise in a busy environment.
• Experience using SIMS or similar MIS is advantageous.
• DBS certificate suitable for working in a school, with safeguarding clearance.

Responsibilities

• Front-of-House Reception: welcome visitors, parents, pupils and staff professionally.
• Telephone management: answer calls, handle enquiries and route messages.
• School administration: maintain records, update pupil/staff data, input data in MIS.
• Email inbox management: respond to routine enquiries and prioritise urgent messages.
• Post/deliveries: sort and distribute mail and deliveries to departments.
• General office support: doc prep, filing, photocopying and word processing.
• Customer service: provide a helpful, friendly service to all school contacts.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Customer service

Reception experience

Tools

SIMS MIS

Job description

Confidential in West London is seeking a reliable School Receptionist and Administrator to join a busy secondary school's office team. The role offers a full-time schedule, with an immediate start, Monday to Friday 8:30am-4:30pm, and a focus on delivering excellent administrative support.

Key duties include front-of-house reception, phone handling, data entry in the MIS, inbox management, and general office tasks. DBS clearance is required for safeguarding purposes.