Receptionist/Administrative Support

The Sydney Russell School, Dagenham, Essex, RM9 5QT

15 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 5am

• Date listed

  24 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £30,760.00 - £32,102.00 Annually (Actual) Scale 4 point 7-10

Receptionist/Administrative Support job summary

PURPOSE OF JOB:

To greet all visitors to Sydney Russell School

To deal with all incoming and outgoing calls for the school

Taking and passing on of messages

Liaising with all staff where necessary

To record students who are late (after 9.00 am)

MAIN ACTIVITIES:

To be front of house for all visitors to Sydney Russell School, to promote a highly professional and friendly welcoming environment.

Ensure all visitors are registered to be in the school and are given safeguarding information

To monitor all 6th form students, ensuring lanyards are worn.

To oversee the main school phone, dealing with all calls, incoming and outgoing

Once Student Marshalls have left reception, record all students who are late.

To work extra days in each holiday period to support with students arriving and exiting school site for intervention and support the caretakers with contractors arriving and exiting school site. These days will be agreed in advance of each holiday and depending on intervention arrangements will be limited to a set number of days. There will not be a requirement to work every day in each holiday period. You will be expected to work these holiday periods on a rota basis.

Work a 40 hour week, reception is covered from 7.30 am - 4.30 pm each day. Staff will be entitled to 1 hour break each day.

CHILD PROTECTION

To have due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to follow the child protection procedures adopted by Sydney Russell School

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 The Sydney Russell School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 18
• Education phase: All through school
• Size: 2568 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Sydney Russell School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-sydney-russell-school-dagenham

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