Administrator (Events, Communications & Recruitment)

Prendergast Vale School, London, SE13 7BN

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £28,947.00 - £29,789.00 Annually (Actual)

Administrator (Events, Communications & Recruitment) job summary

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and organised Administrator to join our administrative team to assist in delivering a smooth, efficient, and welcoming service.

In this varied role, you will be the central administrative contact for school events, key communications, staff recruitment logistics, and front-of-house reception duties. The successful candidate will have experience of working in a busy office environment, good ICT skills, excellent written and oral communication skills and be a self-motivated team player.

Key responsibilities:

• School Communications & Events: Coordinate content for the termly school newsletter. Manage and update the whole-school calendar, and oversee administrative logistics for school trips, parents' evenings, and clubs.

• Recruitment: Provide administrative support for staff recruitment, acting as a primary point of contact for candidates, scheduling interviews, preparing candidate packs, and coordinating interview day logistics.

• Office Administration: Deliver front of house service for parents, visitors, and staff. Maintain manual and computerised pupil records on the school Management Information System (MIS) securely.

Prendergast Vale School is a small all-through school providing high quality education from nursery to Year 11, which aims to transform the lives of all the children who attend the school. By keeping the school small, we have created a community of pupils and teachers where no pupil is left behind which has enabled us to create an environment in which pupils want to learn, achieve and behave well.

Being part of a successful Federation of Schools, located within easy travelling distance of each other, enables the schools to support each other and share best practice and resources. It also enables the Federation to offer staff the opportunity to develop their career as we are committed to developing and promoting from within wherever possible.

We are dedicated to creating a work environment that our colleagues can enjoy, our students can benefit from and where work complements life. For this reason, we encourage everyone to discuss with us their flexible working requirements during the recruitment process so that we can find the best working solution for them and their role.

Hours: 35 hours a week, 9.00am- 5.00pm, term time only i.e. 39 weeks, including 5 inset days.

Salary: Scale 4, (point 8-10), £33,515 - £34,488 (pro rata)

Please note CVs are not accepted.

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 Prendergast Vale School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 16
• Education phase: All through school
• Size: 806 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Prendergast Vale School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/prendergast-vale-school-london

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