Receptionist

Job role

• Catering, cleaning and site management

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Hourly rate

£13.70 - £14.14 per hour

What skills and experience we're looking for

Role: Receptionist

Location: Welton Primary School

Start Date: As soon as possible

Closing Date: 22nd October 2026

Hours: 13 hours per week, Monday 8:30am - 11:30am, Tuesday - Friday 8:30am - 11:00am , term time plus 5 inset days

Salary: Grade 3 and scale point 5-7 range- £13.70 - £14.14 per hour, (£27,427 - £27,274 FTE) actual salary £7,977 - £8,233 per annum

About the Role

Are you a welcoming, organised, and adaptable administrative professional looking to make a positive impact in a vibrant school community?

We are seeking a reliable and friendly School Receptionist & Administrative Assistant to act as the primary point of contact for our parents, visitors, and pupils. In this dynamic role, you will be the face and voice of our school each morning, while delivering key administrative, secretarial, and communications support across our team.

Key Responsibilities

• Front of House & Reception: Serve as the first point of contact for all visitors and parents (in person and on the phone); maintain visitor sign-in logs, issue identification badges, and ensure clear, prompt message delivery to staff.
• School Communications & Social Media: Assist with paperless communications, co-produce the school newsletter alongside the Headteacher, and help manage the school website and Facebook page.
• Attendance & Pupil Records: Monitor daily registers, contact families regarding pupil absences or lateness in accordance with school policy, maintain annual/termly attendance registers, and log staff absences.
• Finance & MIS Administration: Manage Arbor for school meals, trips, pre-school, and club fees; send reminder notices for arrears; maintain the EYE portal for nursery pupils and onboard new nursery starters.
• General Administrative Support: Provide secretarial support (word processing, correspondence, diary management, filing) to the Headteacher and Office Manager; support fundraising activities and prepare meeting hospitality.

What We Are Looking For

Essential Criteria

• Qualifications: Basic literacy and numeracy (GCSE Grade C/4 or above in English and Maths, or equivalent).
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a warm, professional, and welcoming telephone and face-to-face manner.
• IT & Technical Proficiency: Strong proficiency in standard office software (Word, Excel, Email, Calendar management) and strong administrative/filing skills.
• Confidentiality & Compliance: Solid understanding of data protection principles (GDPR) and strict confidentiality.
• Personal Qualities: A calm, enthusiastic approach to a fast-paced environment; strong teamwork skills; reliability, adaptability, and willingness to work extra hours when needed.

Desirable Criteria

• Previous administrative or receptionist experience within an educational setting.
• Familiarity with school Management Information Systems (e.g., Arbor).

What the school offers its staff

There are many advantages to working for us. Included in your actual annual salary is generous annual leave entitlement, access to a local government pension scheme, sick pay scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, free eye tests for VDU users and employee assistance helpline. Support staff in schools can also benefit from a range of national discount schemes available to education professionals such as the Blue Light Card offering savings on shopping, travel, and leisure.

We encourage early applications as we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the closing date if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.Visas cannot be sponsored.If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Additional documents

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