Admin Assistant / Receptionist

Hadleigh Junior School, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2DQ

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,392.77 - £21,732.27 Annually (Actual)

Admin Assistant / Receptionist job summary

Admin Assistant / Receptionist

We are currently seeking to appoint a hard-working, enthusiastic and dynamic Reception/Admin Assistant to join our well established and supportive administration team.

The ideal candidate will have some experience working in an administrative role within a school setting. As a Receptionist/Admin Assistant, you will provide an efficient and effective service supporting the administrative team, school staff, pupils, parents and visitors.

The working hours are 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time only (38 weeks per year).

If you feel that this role could be for you, we would love to hear from you!

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

a passion for child development;

a dynamic approach;

the ability to engage in the full life of the school;

personal drive and determination to deliver the best standards for the school;

high level team skills and positivity;

excellent communication, interpersonal and administrative skills;

a strong commitment to, and ownership of, professional development.

Hadleigh Junior School offers:

a welcoming, caring community environment, in which to learn and develop;

a strong vision, driven by values and principles adopted by all stakeholders;

a commitment to deliver continuous improvement and inspiration for our learners;

a school that highly values a creative approach to the curriculum, leading to mastery and greater depth levels of learning and understanding;

a strong team ethos;

high levels of professional support and development.

To more fully understand what our school offers and the direction in which we are heading please refer to our website.

Visits to the school are positively encouraged. Please contact the school office on 01702 558619 or email finance@hadleigh-jun.essex.sch.uk to arrange an appointment.

Hadleigh Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its entire staff to share this commitment. All postholders working in our schools will be considered to work in Regulated Activity and will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance all shortlisted candidates may be subject to online searches that may include social media. For further information please contact HR@seeat.org

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Hadleigh Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 342 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hadleigh Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hadleigh-junior-school-benfleet

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