Student Reception Administrator

St Mary's Catholic School; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

St Mary’s Catholic School in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Student Reception Administrator for a full-time, permanent post starting October 2026. The role supports the school admin team and handles pupil enquiries at the front desk.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, enjoy working with young people, and contribute to the Catholic ethos. Full training and strong support are provided.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills across all audiences.
• English to GCSE or equivalent required.
• Experience with children or young people desirable for this role.
• Experience working in school admin or office environment is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Support the operation of the school admin/office team.
• Answer student queries at the Student Reception and direct to appropriate staff.
• Assist with routine admin tasks and front-dof desk duties.
• Contribute to maintaining a welcoming and supportive environment for pupils.

Skills

Communication skills

Flexibility

English GCSE or equivalent

Education

GCSE English

Job description

Student Reception Administrator

Full Time - Permanent

£27,274 -£28,153 per annum pro rata

Actual salary £24,143 -£24,921 per annum

37 hrs per week. Term Time Only + 11 additional days during school closure & as confirmed by the school

8.00am-4.00pm Mon-Thurs, Fri 8.00-3.30pm

Required October 2026

The Governors wish to appoint a Student Reception Administrator to support the operation of our excellent school admin/office team. The successful applicant will be hard working, flexible, and will have excellent communication skills. It is essential that any applicant enjoys working with and supporting young people, as this is a crucial part of the role. The successful candidate would also need to be prepared to support the Catholic/Christian ethos at St Mary’s in this role. Our Student Reception is the first port of call for student queries in school and, as such, the Student Reception Administrator is of vital importance. The successful candidate can be assured they will receive full training and unstinting support, to allow them to flourish in this post. English to GCSE or equivalent is required and previous experience working with children or young people is desirable, as is working within admin in a school or office environment.

St Mary’s is a very popular and happy school, rated Outstanding by the Diocese and Ofsted. We became an academy in 2013 and enjoy outstanding facilities in a new building, which opened in 2011. We joined the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust in June 2020. We are also very popular with parents and are one of the most over-subscribed schools in the North-East. The roll has grown from around 1100 five years ago to over 1440 by September 2026, with 5 main school year groups of around 235 and a Sixth Form of approximately 270 students. We expect the Sixth Form to continue to grow in the next couple of years, as strongly academic year groups continue to move into Sixth Form.

As an Outstanding school, St Mary’s plays a leading role within the Trust and more widely, leading significant school improvement, training and leadership development across other schools, as well as sharing good practice in academic achievement and teaching and learning across many other schools in the north-East. We also play a leading role in teacher training across the region.