School Office Receptionist and Administrative Assistant

St. Edmund's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 6JP

42 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  3 September 2026

• Closing date

  1 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  21 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,822.00 - £26,822.00 Annually (FTE)

School Office Receptionist and Administrative Assistant job summary

Job Purpose

To support teaching and learning by providing high quality administrative support as part of a committed and flexible team.

Main Duties:

• Working on the Reception desk to be the first point of contact, receiving and welcoming visitors.
• Deal with all enquiries at Visitor Reception in a professional and caring manner.
• Maintain student records using Arbor.
• Produce all correspondence to a high standard with due regard to style, grammar, punctuation and spelling
• Use the school’s email system and In-touch to communicate with students and parents/carers
• Undertake general clerical duties including photocopying, electronic filing and shredding

Support to Leadership and Pastoral Team

• Liaise with Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher and Pastoral Support Team.

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 St. Edmund's Church of England Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 197 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St. Edmund's Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-kingsdown-cofe-vc-primary-school

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