School Administrator (with Receptionist duties)

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School Administrator (with Receptionist duties)

Our mission is to ‘inspire learners and change lives’ – and that includes our staff. We want to empower our teams, so pupils are ready to be kind, confident and impactful world citizens. To help us, we wish to appoint a School Administrator (with Receptionist duties), who will provide a welcoming, efficient, and professional front-of-house service for our school community. Ensuring every child, parent, and visitor receives a positive experience.

We are looking to appoint someone with the following skills:

  • Has a calm, patient personality, who has strong organisational and administrative skills

  • Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage sensitive data appropriately

  • An enthusiastic, highly committed and flexible individual with excellent interpersonal skills

  • Commitment to working as a member of a team, and shows initiative to work independently

  • Ability to adapt to changing, and sometimes, challenging environment

  • Commitment to high professional and personal standards

Closing date for applications: Monday 5th January 2026 at 12.00pm

If you would like more information on our school, please visit our website: https://ardleighgreenjun.org.uk/

For further information about this role, please email Mrs P Broadmore at PBroadmore@elatschools.co.uk. If you have any queries about the recruitment process and compliance, please contact Miss J White, HR Officer, jwhite@elatschools.co.uk.

Ardleigh Green School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students; therefore, all successful applicants will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, including an online social media check, satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check.

Please find our policies here: Key Information – https://ardleighgreenjun.org.uk/key-information/

Early applications are appreciated as interviews will be arranged as and when suitable applications are received. We reserve the right to commence or complete the recruitment process prior to the closing date.

We do not accept applications via agencies.

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