Administrator and reception

St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community), Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 7BD

9 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  7 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  27 April 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: £14,266.00 Annually (Actual) Term time only plus one week

Administrator and reception job summary

The School Administrator and Receptionist provides essential administrative and front‑of‑house support, ensuring the smooth and efficient day‑to‑day operation of the school office. The role will include being the receptionist on a Friday and covering during the week as required.

Acting as the first point of contact, the postholder welcomes visitors, manages telephone and email enquiries, and supports pupils, parents, staff, and external agencies in a professional and friendly manner. The role includes maintaining accurate records, supporting school systems and processes, assisting senior leaders, and handling sensitive information with discretion.

The postholder will also liaise with the School Nursing Team to organise and coordinate pupil vaccination programmes, ensuring accurate communication with parents/carers and the confidential handling of medical information.

The postholder must be well organised, approachable, and able to work effectively in a busy environment while upholding the school’s values and safeguarding responsibilities.

Want to find out more?

An Applicant Information Pack with further details about this opportunity is included below. To learn more about our school, visit our Careers Page or School website. If you need paper copies of any documents to support your application, we can email or post these to you. If you have any questions about this opportunity or the application process, please contact clare.ellis@stm.318education.co.uk and a member of the team will come back to you as soon as possible.

St Martin's School is part of the 3-18 Education Trust. We work collaboratively across our schools to create interesting, exciting opportunities for colleagues to share ideas, resources and expertise—making a real difference for the students and communities we serve. In addition to a comprehensive induction and a commitment to your ongoing training and career progression, we also offer a range of employee benefits. To find out more information please visit our Trust's Careers Page or Website .

The 3-18 Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013, 2020 and 2023). Guidance on disclosing convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Under the Immigration Act 2016, candidates for customer-facing roles must meet the necessary standard of spoken English. It is an offence to apply if barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Employment is subject to medical fitness, satisfactory references, right to work in the UK, and an Enhanced DBS check. Online social media checks will be carried out on successful applicants.

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 St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 16
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 723 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-martins-school-3-16-learning-community-oswestry

As a 3-16 through school at the heart of the community of St Martins, we are able to deliver child centred, individually tailored education because of our small size and unique position in the community.

The family ethos of the school surrounds all who work and study here creating a safe, supportive and nurturing environment. We value academic progress and social development equally .

Our children are individuals, respected for their differences and celebrated for their strengths. Within this caring family environment our children feel confident to push themselves to achieve the best they can, they enjoy an exciting and sometimes daring curriculum which challenges and stretches them. We love our school and we hope when you visit you will too

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