SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR / RECEPTIONIST - OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE
Prospero Teaching are looking for an experienced School Administrator to join a lively, busy secondary school in Oldham. This position is to start immediately.
We need an enthusiastic, lively individual who is:
· Confident in making & taking calls and communicating messages; supporting reception and the front of house team
· Experienced of using Arbor (essential), Microsoft 365 (teams, word, excel, outlook & powerpoint)
· Organised and able to work in a busy environment which is non-stop and fast paced.
· Possibly have finance experience i.e. generating Purchase Orders, recording goods received, inputting invoices, monitoring online payments for trips, chasing debtors.
· General admin - sending communications (Arbor, Parentpay), monitoring email inboxes, booking trips and setting up associated documents, supporting departments with ad-hoc admin jobs e.g. data entry, preparing student packs etc.
· Some assistance for HR may also be required but this would be sending emails letters as directed etc, under the guidance of the Human Resource Manager
CONTRACT/POSITION DETAILS
Location Oldham, Lancashire
Position School Administrator
Type of work Long term Non-Teaching cover
Start date - February 2026
Duration / Likely Duration February 2026
End date (if applicable) Open end date, subject to review, likely July 2026
Contract type - Temporary
Full time/part time Full
Minimum rate of pay - GBP90 minimum
Hours 8:30 am 3.30pm
EXPERIENCE, TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
Experience and confidence using ARBOR, PARENTPAY and Microsoft 365
Previous experience working in a UK school
Up to date Safeguarding training issued in the last year
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH PROSPERO TEACHING, YOU MUST:
Hold Right to Work in the UK
Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
Provide two professional child related references
If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up to date CV.
Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and have passed all safeguarding/vetting checks with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people are responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people.
Prospero Teaching is able to offer the successful candidate:
Free, accredited continued professional development courses including safeguarding and behaviour management
In-house Training and Development Team