Receptionist/Administrative Assistant

The Royal Liberty School, Romford, Essex, RM2 6HJ

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  7 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 June 2025

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: £23,234.00 - £23,571.00 Annually (FTE)

Receptionist/Administrative Assistant job summary

The receptionist is a member of the school support staff, one of a team responsible for ensuring that the efficient and effective organisation and administration of school processes, procedures and policies delivers the best possible service to all stakeholders.

The receptionist is often the first point of contact and is, therefore, expected to demonstrate exemplary customer service to both internal and external stakeholders.

Major Duties

• To be responsible for inputting student data into Bromcom system including annual pre admissions in collaboration with the assistant administrator and student services coordinator.

• To use our Bromcom database system retrieving and entering information.

• Manage the visitors log and student image consent data

• To provide an effective reception/student reception service and act as first point of contact to all visitors and callers to the school.

• To respond to all queries from visitors and if appropriate escort them to their destination.

• Open, sort and distribute external and internal mail.

• Answer the telephone and take accurate messages.

• Provide first aid to students and staff.

• Keep accurate records of FSM students.

• Manage active files effectively and general filing duties.

• To be responsible for ensuring post/parcels are taken to the Post Office.

• To be responsible for the management of the franking machine.

There would be a requirement for the successful candidate to undertake all relevant first aid training such as diabetic pump training and epi pen training to support the needs of our students.

As an employee you will be covered by our excellent well-being support and medical cover programme through MyMedicash.

If you are looking to advance your career in a small, friendly supportive school and are committed to providing the very best experience for our students we would love to meet you. If you would like to speak to the Headteacher, Mr L. Raftery, please feel free to contact the school. We welcome visitors to the school from potential applicants.

As an employee you will be covered by our excellent well-being support and medical cover programme through MyMedicash.

This includes;

• Claim back the cost of your dental bills or new glasses (up to your annual limit)

• Wide range of therapy treatments covered, including physiotherapy

• Access to payment for private specialist consultations

• mProve, Physio & SkinVision included

• Options to upgrade and include your partner via personal direct debit

  We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment.

  We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.
  Applications are welcome from all sections of the community regardless of gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, age or sexual orientation.

  We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. If you are interested in the role, please submit your application as early as possible.

  Please note The use of AI is strictly forbidden to assist in any way with the interview/application process.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About The Royal Liberty School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 748 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Royal Liberty School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-royal-liberty-school

Secondary School for boys.

Ofsted rating: Good.

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