Job Description

Receptionist/Administrative Assistant

Actual salary: 23,083.20

FTE 26,308.80

40 Hours per week, 40 weeks per year

Closing date: Tuesday 12th August 2025

Interviews will take place on Thursday 21st August at Grace Garden School

We have an exciting opportunity for a Receptionist/Administrative Assistant to join the team at Grace Garden School in Bristol. We are looking for a professional and flexible person to work as a key member of the administration team to fulfil a wide range of duties. The role will undertake a wide variety of duties and responsibilities and assist the Centre Administration Manager with the efficient running of the administrations functions at the school.

You will be required to work across both our sites in Stoke Hill and Canford Lane.

Prospective candidates should be able to demonstrate and fulfil a wide range of duties, including:

Acting as first point of contact for all incoming telephone calls and visitors to the School

Word processing of documents

Maintaining and updating student information

Dealing with incoming and outgoing post

Issuing staff ID cards

General administrative support to the Centre Administration Manager and other departments within the

School

Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.

In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and also opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.

Full details of our benefits can be viewed on www.rmt.org/careers

Grace Garden School is a specialist school located on an 18-acre smallholding on the outskirts of Bristol, offering a range of outdoor learning activities in practical land and craft work to support the education and development of children and young people. Grace Garden School is part of Ruskin Mill Trust.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 26,380.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Company pension Cycle to work scheme Discounted or free food
Schedule:

8 hour shift Day shift Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 12/08/2025