Reception and Administration Officer

Our vision is to be a key provider for quality education so that all of our students leave us as highly qualified, confident and articulate young people with a wealth of experience. This vision is under-pinned by moral purpose – a desire to do more to improve the quality of education for all children and young people – and a commitment to schools working together to secure an inclusive, ambitious, collegiate and high-quality offer in east and north London, and within the wider school system through school-to-school support.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a dynamic, ambitious and experienced Reception and Administration Officer who is excited about the prospect of working in a new secondary school. This is a Term Time plus one week role, 35 hours per week, 40 weeks per year (some additional work may be requested over busier periods in the holidays).

You will be the first person staff see in our school so you have to represent us by being full of energy and professional at its core.

Located in Wapping in east London, we value the skills and talents of all members of our diverse school community. We believe it is a privilege to be able to make a real difference to the life chances of the young people we serve through all the support roles we have in our school.

We recognise and value continued professional development, so a wide range of training opportunities will be made available to you throughout your career with us.

Our Trust

The Mulberry Schools Trust was formed in 2017, when the Board of trustees and the Chief Executive Officer created a family of schools that has at its heart inclusion, equality of opportunity and a striving for educational excellence.

Schools as Community Hubs

We are committed to supporting young people to overcome the barriers that class, poverty and social exclusion can create, ensuring that all students are able to achieve their full potential. This has inspired us to build up a broad network of partnerships, invigorating student experience, opportunity, drive and success. 

There should be no barriers to a child’s future and society should, and can, be a level playing field. Aspiring for this to be reality we promise to:

• Emphasise high quality subject teaching, reinforced by excellent support for learning and intervention.

• Deliver inclusion services and other programmes that assist personal development.

• Provide excellent pastoral care so no student goes unsupported.

• Continually develop strong leadership and have high levels of expertise in education.

Our partners

We want our students in the Trust to have access to a plethora of professional connections which assist them in understanding and knowing how to navigate the wider world. To make this a reality we have a wide range external partners in higher education, business, industry, the arts and the sciences who contribute extensively and fundamentally to our extra-curricular activities, including:

• Bank of America • Barts Health NHS Trust • British Film Institute • Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd • National Theatre • The Prince’s Trust • Southbank Centre • WOW Foundation

Bringing Down Barriers to Success

We are proud to inspire our students through diverse and representative leadership teams and welcome applications from all of the different communities we serve, regarding this as a strength. 

If you have the experience and passion to energise our next generation of leaders, creators and innovators, then we want to see how we can support you in that pursuit.

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and actively encourage people from a wide variety of backgrounds, experience and skills to join us and influence and develop our working practice. We particularly encourage applications from Black and global majority people, and candidates who are disabled. All candidates who are as disabled and who demonstrate that they meet the shortlisting criteria will be invited for an interview, in line with the Equality Act 2010.

We want the best staff and we know that means a diverse staff in our Trust.

Encouraging a happy and healthy work environment

We take staff wellbeing seriously at Mulberry Schools Trust, here are just some of the great benefits for all staff.

• Local Government Pension scheme (LGPS) • Employee assistance programme and support • Free gym onsite in some of secondary schools open for all to use • Paid sabbatical opportunities • Subsidised staff meals • Annual programme of conferences and Trust wide events with high profile speakers • Cycle to work scheme • Annual service award •Long service awards 

How to apply?

We have an online application form on the TES website, and also request that you complete a covering letter explaining why you are the right person for this rare and exciting opportunity. 

Applications close on Monday 14th July 2025 at 10am. We actively encourage early applications, as we will be reviewing applications as and when they are received. If you would like to talk to the team about the role, please do get in touch by emailing Samera Khokhar at skhokhar@mulberryschoolstrust.org. 

We welcome applicants to inform us if you need any particular adjustments, arrangements or access needs as part of the recruitment process. We will also welcome accommodating alternative application methods should they be requested. On request we can arrange for British Sign Language interpreters for any conversations or at the interview process.

Post Start Date: 1st September 2025

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will require a satisfactory Enhanced DBS clearance. We are dedicated to equality and valuing diversity.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Candidates who are selected for interview will be informed following the shortlisting process and full details of the interview will be provided.

We will seek references on all shortlisted candidates and may approach previous employers for information to verify experience or qualifications before interview. Any relevant issues arising from references will be taken up at interview.