School Administrator Roles – Full‑time & Temporary

About the role

Reed is partnering with schools across East and North London to fill a range of administrative positions, both permanent and temporary. We are looking for candidates with school experience and an enhanced DBS registered to the update service, ready to be placed in roles such as Receptionist, Attendance Officer, Admissions Administrator, Office Manager and more.

Key responsibilities

• Manage front‑of‑house duties including reception and visitor handling.
• Oversee attendance recording and reporting.
• Process admissions enquiries and maintain student records.
• Support office operations, reprographics, wellbeing and safeguarding initiatives.
• Provide administrative assistance to senior leadership teams and act as PA where required.
• Maintain library resources and support sixth‑form administration.
• Assist school business managers with financial and operational tasks.

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience in school administration delivering high‑quality work.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team with a proactive “can‑do” attitude.
• Familiarity with safeguarding, GDPR and child protection policies.
• Understanding of team support and well‑being practices.

Required skills

• Proficiency with school management systems such as SIMS, BromCom, Arbor, FMS or Integris.
• Intermediate level competence in Microsoft Office applications.

What we offer

• Competitive hourly rates ranging from £14 to £17, dependent on role and school pay scale.
• Opportunities across a variety of school settings in London.
• Support from Reed, a market‑leading recruitment specialist with over 900 live vacancies.