Administration Assistant and Receptionist

Administration Assistant and Receptionist

Location: Conisborough College, London SE6 2SE

Salary: United Learning Support Staff Payscale:
Actual £31,650.26 (£35,763.00 FTE)

Contract type: Permanent

We are seeking a dedicated and organised Administration Assistant and Receptionist to join our busy school office team. In this varied role, you will provide high‑quality administrative support while managing the school’s reception area. You will play a key part in supporting staff and students by ensuring that all visitors have a great first impression of the school, maintaining records, and contributing to the smooth day‑to‑day running of the school.

• Act as first point of contact for all visitors, parents, deliveries and contractors, providing a professional meeting and greeting and ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed.
• Deal professionally, promptly and efficiently with incoming telephone calls, directing callers, taking messages and screening calls where necessary.
• Use tact and diplomacy when dealing with complex reception/visitor matters in difficult circumstances.
• Ensure the smooth running and organisation of the reception area, keeping the desk, outer area and small meeting room neat while maintaining information security and confidentiality.
• Accurately record messages and incidents, ensuring they are conveyed to the correct person promptly.
• Take messages for staff, communicate them effectively, monitor the reception info email box and execute requests.
• Use the fire alarm (Tannoy) in a clear and concise manner during emergencies.
• Open and distribute incoming mail, top up the franking machine and ensure all outgoing mail has the correct postage ready for collection each day by Royal Mail.
• Deal with local incoming/outgoing mail and deliveries, ensuring large items are removed from the reception area by the site team promptly.
• Maintain and print off fire registers daily and attach them to clipboards for fire drills.
• Register students who are late in the morning after 8:45 am.

We support flexible working opportunities throughout our schools wherever possible and will support employees seeking to work more flexibly.

• Competitive salary
• At least eight INSET days per year
• A designated personal day each year for you to use as you wish
• Enhanced contributory local government pension scheme
• Enhanced occupational sick pay, protecting you and your family
• Competitive and enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits
• Over 250 employee exclusive benefits through our partners Perkbox, including access to wellbeing resources, discounted cinema tickets, holidays and gym memberships, car leasing and Cycle2work schemes

Conisborough College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

Please apply online:  and visit the “Work with Us” page. Or contact our recruitment team at rece Unfortunately we do not accept CVs.

Closing date: 17 July 2026