School Receptionist/Admin Assistant Part-Time 2 days per week

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated receptionist/administrator at a leading educational institution. The successful candidate will support the admin team, handle general clerical work, and engage positively with children and adults. This role demands excellent ICT and interpersonal skills, alongside a proactive approach and the ability to maintain confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Experience in general clerical/administrative work.
• Ability to relate well to children and adults.
• Willingness to undertake first aid training.

Responsibilities

• Support the admin team with general administrative duties.
• Manage own workload and meet deadlines.
• Ensure confidentiality while dealing with sensitive information.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

ICT skills

Time management

Confidentiality

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

An exciting opportunity has become available at our state of the art school. This is an excellent opportunity for an highly motivated receptionist/administrator.

Our ethos of ‘Ensuring Excellence’ is at the forefront of everything that we do. The successful candidate will take on general admin duties to support within a well established admin team.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience in general clerical/administrative work
• Experience of operation of administrative systems
• Able to organise and manage time efficiently and effectively whilst being flexible
• Maintains confidentiality
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisations skills
• Excellent ICT skills and experience using Microsoft Office packages
• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
• Confidence and ability to relate well to children and adults; proactive friendly ‘can do’ attitude
• Shows enthusiasm and commitment to undertaking tasks as required and in particular in seeing tasks through to completion
• Takes responsibility for work tasks and quality, managing own workload and deadlines in conjunction with manager guidance
• A good sense of humour
• A knowledge of school student MIS systems would be an advantage
• First aid trained or willingness to undertake first aid training

Closing Date: 9.00am,1 July 2025

Community Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks and a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the standards which flows from Community Academies Trust vision and values.

The role is covered by part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Community Academies Trust supports Equal Opportunities Employment.

Community Academies Trust Company Registration No. 0747273-6