Clerical Officer​/Receptionist

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Have a strong commitment to helping raise the achievement of all pupils by providing a welcoming environment for the pupils to learn.
• Possess experience in a clerical role and working in a busy school office environment.
• Have the ability to work constructively as a team and maintain effective working relationships.
• Be proactive, have the ability to use initiative, be well‑organised, and have the necessary skills to prioritise your own workload.
• Have knowledge of school practices, policies, and procedures.
• Have experience in preparing, maintaining, and monitoring records, including financial records and dealing with cash.
• Promote and maintain a culture of high expectations for self and others.
• Be flexible and willing to work outside usual hours when required, including sickness cover at short notice.

• Opportunities for professional development.
• A happy and caring school to work in, which has the well-being of everyone at its centre.
• A supportive, warm, and friendly environment, where everyone is valued.
• Positive, happy, enthusiastic children who have a love of learning and embrace facing new challenges.
• A supportive Leadership Team and Governing Body.
• A challenging and rewarding position, with a commitment to continued professional development and support.

We are currently looking for an organised, proactive, hardworking, and positive individual to join our busy and friendly school office team.

This is a varied role where you will provide high‑level administrative and clerical support across the school, including financial administration, general office administration and other business support duties. On a day‑to‑day basis, your job is to ensure the smooth running of the school office. This will include a whole range of administrative tasks, as well as being the first point of contact for all parents/visitors to our school.

Working closely with teaching and support staff, you will play a key role in ensuring our systems run efficiently, our visitors and parents receive excellent customer service, and our records are accurate and up to date.

The ideal candidate will have strong IT skills, experience in administration or finance (preferably in a school setting), and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team. You will be confident in prioritising tasks, handling sensitive information with discretion, and building positive relationships with colleagues, students, and parents.

Leaders have high expectations of everything we do in school, and the staff at High Green are strong and committed to the school’s values. We are a welcoming, inclusive school, and it is important to us that we find the right person.

The school office works very closely with the School Business Manager to provide a happy, stimulating environment in which children can learn to their full potential.

You will need to be committed to working with children, have a positive approach, and work well as part of a team. You will need to be flexible, resilient, and be able to form strong relationships with adults and children.

If you thrive in a fast‑paced environment, have a keen eye for detail, and are committed to supporting the ethos and aims of our school, we would love to hear from you.

Visits to the school prior to applying for this post are strongly encouraged.

Please contact the school office on  to make an appointment.

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.