School Administrator/Receptionist

Pertemps Education are pleased to be supporting one of our fantastic schools in their current search for a School Admin/Receptionist, based in Haringey.
Must have experience of working in a school environment and utilising Arbor.

At Pertemps, we're currently recruiting for a School Receptionist in a school after building a strong relationship with a local grouping of schools.

They are looking for an experienced School Administrator with experience using SIMS or School Pod ideally, or a candidate with very strong Admin experience looking to make the move into the Education setting.

Our Pertemps Services Division specialises in the placement of non-classroom-based staff including Administrators, HR, Finance and Facilities. With years experience within the team, we are the best placed recruiter to support you with your needs both inside and outside of the classroom.

About the role
Monday to Friday, 8am - 4pm
Pay Scale Point 4

As a School Admin/Receptionist, you'll have experience in assisting the school office manager or similar with the day to day running of a busy office.

You will be responsible for looking after all forms of admin task, from answering the telephone to scanning, printing, filing, uploading documents to a digital system, dealing with parent and pupil liaison and much more.
This is a lovely but very fast paced role, which will require an individual to possess strong organisational skills and be calm and able to work under pressure, as school offices can quite often be hectic

Key responsibilities can include but are not limited to:

Day-to-day tasks, such as printing, scanning, filing, answering inbound queries, making outbound queries, parent liaison, safeguarding concerns, medical issues, and more.
Ensuring that admin tasks and paperwork are completed efficiently and effectively, whilst maintaining a high quality of work.
Liaising with both parents, carers, teachers and other school staff throughout the school day.
Dealing with sensitive information and paperwork, sometimes relating to children and safeguarding or welfare issues.
Ensuring school systems are up to date and information is uploaded to school systems accurately, including at times the use of systems such as ARBOR.
Take responsibility for ordering equipment for the office staff as and when this is required in order for them to complete their roles.
Answering the telephone and responding to parents via email as well as stepping in to complete ad-hoc tasks as and when the needs of the school require you to.
Being the primary liaison point within the school for parents and pupils.
To assist with the organization of the reception of visitors and the handling of telephone enquiries, dealing with queries as far as possible and referring them to the Head teacher and other staff as necessary.
To undertake word processing and reprographics as required.
To cover the work of members of the admin team in times of peak workload or absence, e.g. supporting the AO & OM to meet deadlines e.g. Census & Year end accounts.
To carry out other duties as may be required to meet the needs of the service.About you

Experience working within a school environment
Must have experience using SIMS, Arbor, BROMCOM or similar
A valid DBS on the DBS update service
Experience of monitoring and logging attendanceAbout us
We are Pertemps and we pride ourselves on being the best Education and Support staff based recruiter on the UK Market. With partnerships with some of the biggest trusts of schools, we have received glowing feedback over years of recruiting and provide a service that really makes us stand out from the rest.

Get paid in line with AWR
Your own dedicated consultant
Wellbeing support, travel discounts, and retail offers from our partnersHow to apply
You can apply for this role below or get in touch with us directly. All applicants require the appropriate qualifications, and all teachers require a formally-recognised teaching qualification.
If you are not contacted within 2 working days, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful for this role.
All candidates must have a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before starting work. Full assistance provided.
By applying for this role, you are consenting to Pertemps Education group storing your personal details in our fully encrypted database, in line with the GDPR requirements. This will also mean that you may be contacted by one of our consultants to discuss other potential opportunities that they think are well suited to your capabilities.
Pertemps are an equal opportunities employer and pride themselves on finding the best candidates on the market and we are very much looking forward to working with you and helping you find your next role