Part-Time Junior School Receptionist

• Job title:Junior School Receptionist
• Job Type:Permanent, Part Time, Term-Time Only, 2 days per week (Thursday + Friday), 7:55am-4:55pm
• Salary:£8,712.70 pro-rated salary (£9,923.77 if full pension flex benefit is utilised), All Year Round FTE - £27,230
• Department:Junior School
• Reporting to:PA to the Principal of the Junior School
• Location:Highgate, North London
• Start:4th January 2027
• Closing Date:4 November 2026 at 8:00 am

Are you an energetic, friendly and efficient receptionist?

Highgate Junior School are looking for a receptionist (2 days per week) who can create a welcoming environment and ensure all visitors, staff and pupils are dealt with courteously and to the highest standard. You will be a key part of the office team and work in a beautiful building at the heart of this buzzy, busy Junior school. The receptionists interact with pupils, staff and parents and have important safeguarding responsibilities to ensure that the safety of our children.

‘From the moment you step foot inside our bright and well-resourced building, you will feel the buzz of excitement from our pupils ringing through the corridors. At the heart of our school is a nurturing environment where pupils feel happy, safe and secure so that they can fulfil their potential academically, socially and emotionally and be their very best selves.’ – Philippa Studd, Principal.

Highgate Junior School is one of the largest Key Stage 2 Independent Junior Schools in the country with 445 pupils from Years 3 to 6 in five classes per year group.

We pride ourselves on providing an innovative curriculum which challenges our pupils to be curious, creative and brave in their learning. Our timetable is designed to incorporate both an intellectually rigorous approach to studies alongside skills-based learning. We aim for our pupils to develop a genuine love of learning whilst acquiring a knowledge of how they learn, how to take responsibility for their learning and how to apply their skills and knowledge in a variety of different contexts.

We have a team of staff dedicated to nurturing our pupils’ wellbeing. To develop a sense of community and belonging from day one at Highgate, our pupils all belong to a form group and one of our four houses. We want to nurture in our pupils how to be a reflective and proactive member of the community with a sense of social responsibility and a deep understanding and appreciation of the wide range of heritages, cultures and backgrounds in our diverse society.

The Junior School is located on Bishopswood road, Highgate, in an outstanding purpose-built teaching environment. The deliberate playfulness of the architecture and the openness to our sports fields is the physical expression of our belief in nurturing childhood playfulness and curiosity.

The main purpose of this role is to provide an effective and friendly reception service to ensure that visitors, staff and pupils are dealt with courteously.

School receptionists have specific safeguarding responsibilities so the post-holder will need to take ownership of these alongside presenting a professional and welcoming image of the School.

Job Description

• To provide a polite and friendly initial point of contact for visitors to the School
• Ensuring that any enquiries made at Reception, by phone or email by parents, visitors, staff or pupils are dealt with promptly and directed to the appropriate person
• Ensure that the Reception area is neat, tidy and free from clutter and hazards
• To receive post/deliveries, direct items to the appropriate place and dispatch items as requested
• To ensure an effective hand-over to colleagues prior to any time away from the Reception desk

• Safeguard pupils by ensuring that all visitors…