Reception and Administration Assistant

Crown Street Primary School, Manchester, M15 4ZB

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  7 December 2026

• Closing date

  17 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 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: £14.14 per hour

Reception and Administration Assistant job summary

Join our team at Crown Street Primary School and play a vital role in creating a welcoming, professional and efficient environment for pupils, staff, parents and visitors. As a Reception & Administration Assistant, you will be the first point of contact for our school, providing outstanding customer service while supporting the smooth day-to-day running of school operations. Reporting to the School Operations Manager, you will provide confidential administrative support across the school whilst ensuring visitors receive a warm and professional welcome. The role is varied and fast-paced, requiring excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Due to Crown Street Primary's unique location, there is no parking on site. However, there are Pay & Display bays on the surrounding roads of Great Jackson Street, which is where Crown Street Primary School is located. Public transport is excellent, with Crown Street Primary School being a 7-minute walk from Deansgate Train Station and Deansgate-Castlefield Tram Stop. We also offer interest free loans for the purchase of annual travel tickets.

If you would like to join our Laurus family in a rewarding role that changes the lives of our pupils by empowering them to become the best that they can be then we would love to hear from you. 

This position is contracted on a 20 hours per week Term Time Only basis (Monday - Friday 8:30am - 12:30pm). This means you will mainly work when the school is open to pupils and will not need to work during the school holidays unless the contract requires you to do so.

Job Purpose (For further details on the role, please find the Job Description below)

• To provide confidential administrative support to the school. 
• To be a welcoming and professional first point of contact for visitors to the school ensuring signing  in procedures are adhered to. 

Key Skills and Experiences

• Sound Educational background including GCSE's in Maths and English (A*-C) or equivalent.
• Experience of working in a Reception/Administrative support role.

To learn more about what the Trust offer, including our wide range of employee benefits and access to further professional learning, visit our Careers page. At the Laurus Trust, we value the significance of a healthy work/life balance for our employees. Achieving a better balance can boost motivation and morale, lower stress levels, enhance performance and productivity, and make job opportunities more inclusive. Whenever feasible, we are committed to offering flexible arrangements from the very start, which could include options like part-time roles, term-time working, Job-sharing and compressed hours.

Please note a full application must be submitted as CV’s will unfortunately not be accepted in line with our safer recruitment process. 

We reserve the right to interview prior to the closing date.

Disability Confident Employer

We value diversity and are committed to equal opportunities. We are an inclusive employer and welcome all applications. Disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria on the person specification will be guaranteed an interview. If you require any reasonable adjustments for an interview, please highlight this to our Recruitment Team in advance.

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 Crown Street Primary School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 80 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Crown Street Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/crown-street-primary-school

Crown Street Primary School opened its doors in September 2024 to their first cohort of Pre-School and Reception children.

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