Administrative Assistant
Newbridge School, Romford, Essex, RM6 4TR19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
12 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
23 September 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
- £31,284.00 - £32,653.00 Annually (FTE) OUTL4 (SCP 7–10) Actual Salary: £8,891.62
Administrative Assistant job summary
About this Role
Administrative Assistant (Part‑Time, Thursdays and Fridays with some flexibility for the right candidate)
Newbridge Upper Academy, Barley Lane, Goodmayes, Ilford
Are you a warm, highly organised administrator who loves making a difference every single day? Do you thrive in a busy, friendly environment where no two days are the same? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Newbridge Upper Academy — part of Astrum Multi Academy Trust, a specialist trust dedicated to transforming the lives of children and young people with SEND — is looking for a warm, organised and enthusiastic Administrative Assistant to join our front‑of‑house team.
At Newbridge, we are proud of our caring and inclusive ethos, our strong sense of community, and our unwavering commitment to ensuring every child feels a sense of belonging, valued, and empowered to thrive. As part of Astrum MAT, everything we do is guided by our Trust values: Compassion, Belonging, Collaboration, Innovation and Ambition. These values shape our culture, our practice and the experience of everyone who walks through our doors.
If you share these values and are looking for a role where your work truly makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
What you’ll be doing
This varied and rewarding role sits at the heart of our school. Every day you’ll:
Be the friendly face of the school — greeting visitors, managing enquiries and ensuring everyone receives a warm, professional welcome
Act as a gatekeeper for site safety — verifying visitor identities, checking safer‑recruitment clearances (including DBS), issuing badges and ensuring all safeguarding procedures are followed
Maintain accurate school records and information systems
Provide administrative support to staff and help co‑ordinate meetings, events and school activities
Handle a wide range of organisational duties that keep the school running smoothly. We also require some flexibility to occasionally work at other sites across our Redbridge Academies.
What we’re looking for
We’re seeking someone who is:
Warm, approachable and professional
Organised, reliable and proactive
Confident using IT and digital tools
Able to prioritise and work calmly under pressure
Discreet and committed to safeguarding
A team player who also works well independently
Experience in a school environment is helpful but not essential — what matters most is the right attitude and a commitment to supporting our children and staff.
Why join us?
- Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programme
- Generous Pension Schemes
- Family-friendly working policies
- Extensive support and development opportunities
- Refer a friend scheme
- Free onsite parking
- Free tea and coffee
- Great location close to TfL Elizabeth and Central Lines
- And more…
Astrum values diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We celebrate and embrace unique individuality, background and heritage.
We are a ‘Disability Confident Employer’ and all our application forms hide your personal information so we can focus solely on your experience, skills and qualities.
We believe in fostering a work environment that supports work-life balance. We are open to flexible working arrangements, including remote work, flexible hours, and part-time opportunities.
We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Astrum Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work at the school is expected to share this commitment.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Newbridge School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- Size
- 198 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Newbridge School website
We are a three times outstanding split site special school academy catering for children and young people between the ages of two and nineteen years who have a complex learning difficulty, often accompanied by additional special educational needs, which may include;
Physical disabilities
Sensory impairments
Autistic Spectrum disorders
Associated behaviour
SEMH
Medical needs
We are part of the Astrum Multi Academy Trust with two school sites, which are within one mile of each other. Lower School is for pupils in Early Years Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 and Upper School for students in Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and 16-19.
Pupils transfer from Gresham Drive to Barley Lane Campus at the end of Key Stage 2 and are supported to do this through a well-planned transition programme.
Please feel free to contact us if you would like to find out more about our work or request paper copies of some of the information.
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