Reception and Administration Assistant

Job description

Woodthorpe Primary School is seeking to recruit a

Reception and Administration Assistant to join our busy friendly administration

team. We are looking for someone highly organised, self-motivated, solution

focused and who welcomes the opportunity to use his or her initiative.

As a member of the administration team you are one of the

first people that visitors come into contact with and therefore we are looking

for someone who is friendly, welcoming and able to keep calm at all times.

The successful candidate will be adaptable, flexible and

able to prioritise their workload to ensure targets are met. They will have a

cheerful, good humoured, patient nature and be able to communicate effectively

ensuring all stakeholders’ needs are met.

You will be expected to have an excellent telephone

manner, a genuine passion for working in a child-centred environment and have

the ability to work independently or as part of a team. You will possess

excellent I.T. skills and have experience of using Microsoft Office software.

The nature of the role will require you to exercise

discretion and respect confidentiality at all times.

The trust

will be undertaking a job evaluation exercise in the near future and,

therefore, the grade for this position may change.

Further details about our school can be found on

our website www.woodthorpeprimaryschool.co.uk

A full job description, person

specification and application form can be found on the Trust website https://excellearningtrust.org.uk/careers/

Please email applications to recruitment@elt.org.uk for the attention of Mrs Jo Jones.

Interviews will be held on Monday 8 September 2025.

Excel Learning Trust reserves the right to close

advertisements early. Advertisements will therefore close at midnight either on

the advertised closing date, or at the point the decision has been taken to

close the advertisement early. Applicants will be invited

for interview once suitable applications are received, therefore early

applications are strongly encouraged and advised.