5 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    November 2024

  • Closing date

    11 October 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    1 October 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£11,714.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 3 point 4

Business Support Officer/Receptionist job summary

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, friendly, and efficient receptionist to join our welcoming team at Sir John Leman High School. This post is part time, working 22 hours per week, 39 weeks per year on a temporary basis until 31st August 2025.

Our ideal applicant will have/be:

  • Excellent ICT skills
  • Able to work under pressure and use own initiative
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills with adults and children
  • Confident and competent in the use of all aspects of MS Office and Sims
  • Self-motivated and able to work with minimum supervision

We can offer the successful applicant:

  • A welcoming, vibrant and inclusive school community
  • A high level of induction and support for newly appointed colleagues
  • A school which is proud of the exceptional progress and achievement of its young people
  • A school committed to the well-being and professional development of staff

Please see the attached job description for more information about the role.

In return for working at our school, which is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust, you will receive a wide range of benefits, including:

  • Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development
  • Access to a huge variety of training courses through The National College
  • Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice
  • Shopping and leisure discounts
  • Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
  • Affordable electric car salary sacrifice scheme

If you have any questions or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please contact the central HR team in the first instance on recruitment@kingfisherschools.co.uk.

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Our school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.

Commitment to safeguarding

Sir John Leman High School is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Sir John Leman High School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
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School size
1443 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

Sir John Leman High School, situated in the historic market town of Beccles, Suffolk, on the edge of the Norfolk Broads, is a mixed comprehensive secondary school and sixth form. The pupil roll is around 1,400, with some 160 of these students moving on to the school’s sixth form.

Sir John Leman High School focuses on four key areas: achievement, ethos and values, opportunities and relationships. It aims to create a friendly, purposeful environment characterised by high expectations and exemplary standards of behaviour.

Every student is valued as an individual and helped to develop confidence and self-esteem and to achieve in all areas of school life. Creativity is encouraged, as is risk-taking in a caring and supportive environment. The school aspires to create excellent relationships, shared aspirations and an ethos of co-operation and respect.

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