School Administrative Assistant/Receptionist

Beaver Road Primary School, Manchester, M20 6SX

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  23 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time (Can be done as a job share): Contract Term-time only plus 1 week: Monday to Friday 8.15am to 3.45pm (35 hours) Location: Junior School, Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 2RN
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 2, Point 3 £24,796 Pro Rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Beaver Road Primary School as a School Receptionist and Administrator. This vital role is at the heart of our school, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations and providing essential support to staff, pupils and parents.

As our School Receptionist, you will be the first point of contact for visitors, parents, and staff, ensuring a warm and professional welcome. You will manage administrative and finance related tasks efficiently, contributing to the overall effectiveness of the school.

The successful candidate will:

• Able to demonstrate a professional approach with excellent communication and organisation skills.
• Take and direct phone calls, take messages and answer emails professionally.
• Highly proficient with ICT systems and able to demonstrate good numerical skills.
• Able to manage a range of varied tasks, providing administrative support to the school.
• Flexible, adaptable and able to multi-task in a busy environment.
• Thoroughly professional, understanding issues of confidentiality and the need to protect the welfare of children.
• Experienced, working in a school setting, and knowledge of SIMS educational software is preferred.
• Be approachable, friendly, and a team player Be willing to contribute to the wider life of the school

What the school offers its staff

In return we offer:

• A whole school community committed to our Rights Respecting vision and values, and where excellence is continually strived for.
• A welcoming team of experienced and talented staff
• A stimulating place to work with an exciting opportunity to shape and make a difference.
• A commitment to continuing professional development
• Opportunities to collaborate with a network of other schools

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

Beaver Road Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and young people.All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced with barred list information check. Please be aware that we will be contacting referees for a reference before the interview.

Applying for the job

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About Beaver Road Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 1059 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Beaver Road Primary School website
• Email address: hr@brps.net
• Phone number: 0161 445 9337
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/beaver-road-primary-school

Beaver Road is a larger than average, diverse primary school situated in the heart of Didsbury Village. In September 2018, we began our expansion from three forms of entry to five forms of entry across two school sites. Today, the school remains oversubscribed and is fully
expanded, with approximately 1100 pupils aged from 3 to 11 years of age. Children from Nursery to Year 3 are based at Beaver Road First School site (M20 6SX), while children in Year 4 to Year 6 are based at our new purpose built Junior School site (M20 2RN) on Wilmslow Road.

Arranging a visit to Beaver Road Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@brps.net.

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