Receptionist/Administrator

Brook Sixth Form and Academy, Dagenham, RM10 7FN

Deadline is tomorrow

• Closing date

  23 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 January 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: £26,458.00 - £27,614.00 Annually (Actual)

Receptionist/Administrator job summary

POSITION: Receptionist/Administrator

SCALE: Scale 4, point 7

SALARY: £26,458 per annum

HOURS & PAY: 35 Hours per week, term time only plus 8 days in summer holidays to support exam results days. Mon - Thur from 8:20am - 4pm and Fri from 8:20am to 3:10pm

START DATE: As soon as possible

PURPOSE OF ROLE:

To provide a full reception/administration service for the school reception under the direction of the School Business Manager. This to include:

MAIN ACTIVITIES:

To work under the direction of the School Business Manager in all administration tasks that are required.

To be responsible for reception duties, manning the telephone system, dealing with telephone calls and messages. Greeting visitors, taking deliveries and controlling entry to the school.

To provide a professional, courteous and friendly ‘meet and greet’ service to the school’s stakeholders, including pupils, parents, teachers, sponsors, parents and other visitors.

To deal with the distribution of incoming post and dispatch of outgoing mail.

To be responsible for the administration of the attendance registers and make any consequential enquiries including first day calls.

To assist with student enquiries in reception.

To provide administrative support for school functions and events eg. Parents evening, open evenings.

Student data collection sheets

Updating and maintaining student records on SIMS.

Medical first aider

Photocopying (as and when required)

Play a full part in the life of the school community, support the school’s priorities and ethos and encourage staff and students to follow this example.

Undertake personal professional development activities, as agreed

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 Brook Sixth Form and Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 14 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 237 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 14 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/elutec-academy

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