Receptionist​/Administrator

Receptionist/Administrator –
Full time (up to 37 hours per week over 5 days)

Term-time, including INSET days and one week during school holidays (40 weeks plus annual leave entitlement (deemed taken during school holidays)).

Salary: SCP 5-6 – starting at SCP5 £ 25,583pa pro-rata (part-time, term time), £25,949pa, pro-rata including Living Wage discretionary supplement. (Pro-rata salary: £22,827pa, £23,514pa including supplement approx. based on 37 hours per week)

Due to the career progression of a member of the current team, we are recruiting a receptionist/administrator to provide professional reception support in our schools to parents, visitors, staff and pupils. We need someone to complement our existing team to provide a positive welcome in Pupil Reception as well as administrative support including preparation and distribution of correspondence, updating internal systems and sending messages.

This will require a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and building a good understanding of internal systems and processes.

Our Receptionists need to be able to deal with telephone, email and face to face enquiries, resolving or answering queries where possible or referring onto appropriate members of staff when required. You would be fully supported to learn and develop your knowledge of school processes and systems and although previous experience of a similar type of work would be beneficial, it is not essential.

If you have the ability to manage several tasks and priorities at once and can work well under pressure while maintaining a professional and positive outlook, then we would like to hear from you.

First Aid qualifications would also be beneficial but is not essential.

Please read through the job description and person specification then if you think you would be a good fit for this role, please fully complete all sections of the application form by 12 noon on Monday 9th March
; including in your supporting information:

• Why this particular job appeals to you
• An outline of your relevant experience
• What you could bring to the role

Interviews will be held on Thursday 12th March 2026
.

If you have any queries or wish to discuss the role, or require the application form in an alternative format, please email  or contact Rachel Webster, HR and School Business Manager on

The Lunesdale Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), other statutory required clearance and reference checks with previous employers.