Havering Schools Jobs
School Administrator
- Employer: Empower Learning Academy Trust
- Reference: ELAT/25/327110
EMPOWER LEARNING ACADEMY TRUST
Ardleigh Green Junior School
Ardleigh Green Road
Hornchurch
Essex
RM11 2SP
Tel: 01708 449362
Head Teacher: J Johnson
School Administrator (with Receptionist duties)
Hours: 36 hours per week time time only
Scale: Grade 3 points 5-9
Pro-Rata Salary: £25,289 - £26,768 per annum
FTE Salary: £29,434 - £31,155 per annum (Inclusive of Outer London Weighting)
Contract: Permanent
Our mission is to ‘inspire learners and change lives’ – and that includes our staff. We want to empower our teams, so pupils are ready to be kind, confident and impactful world citizens. To help us, we wish to appoint a School Administrator (with Receptionist duties), who will provide a welcoming, efficient, and professional front-of-house service for our school community. Ensuring every child, parent, and visitor receives a positive experience.
We are looking to appoint someone with the following skills
- Has a calm, patient personality, who has strong organisational and administrative skills
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage sensitive data appropriately
- An enthusiastic, highly committed and flexible individual with excellent interpersonal skills
- Commitment to working as a member of a team, and shows initiative to work independently
- Ability to adapt to changing, and sometimes, challenging environment
- Commitment to high professional and personal standards
In return, we offer:
- High quality professional development
- Supportive and friendly staff
- Flexible working opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme including virtual GP appointments, counselling service, legal services
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Cycle to work scheme
For further information about this role, please email Mrs P Broadmore at PBroadmore@elatschools.co.uk. If you have any queries about the recruitment process and compliance, please contact Miss J White, HR Officer, jwhite@elatschools.co.uk.
Please forward your completed application to Jen White, HR Officer at hr@elatschools.co.uk by 12pm, 5th January 2026
Closing date for applications: Monday 5th January 2026 at 12.00pm
Ardleigh Green School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students; therefore, all successful applicants will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, including an online social media check, satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check.
Please find our policies here: Key Information – https://ardleighgreenjun.org.uk/key-information/
Early applications are appreciated as interviews will be arranged as and when suitable applications are received. We reserve the right to commence or complete the recruitment process prior to the closing date.
We do not accept applications via agencies.
Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.
It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.
Equal OpportunitiesHavering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
How to apply
Please forward your completed application to Jen White, HR Officer at hr@elatschools.co.uk by 12pm, 5th January 2026