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Receptionist/Admin assistant

Surrey Square Primary School, London, SE17 2JY

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  12 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 November 2024

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday 8-4 with a 30 minute lunch per day
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: NJC scale 4

What skills and experience we're looking for

Manage and lead the main desk

Be the front of house main contact

Confident in using google and excel to produce data reports

Previous office experience

Good personal skills

Ability to work as a part of a team

Understanding children and families needs

Ability to multi task

What the school offers its staff

CPD

Staff benefits programme

Employee assistance programme

Become part of a growing trust

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Admin JD June 24.pdf - 202 KB (opens in new tab)

About Surrey Square Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 444 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Surrey Square Primary School website
• Email address: krowles@ssq.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/surrey-square-primary-school

Surrey Square is one of 3 schools that makes up the Big Education Trust family. It is a Trust that exists because we share the belief that the UK curriculum is narrow, outdated and over-indexed on academics. We strive to demonstrate that another way is not only possible, but essential.

Arranging a visit to Surrey Square Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email krowles@ssq.org.uk.

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