College Receptionist

Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0JA

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  12 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £14,575.00 - £15,381.00 Annually (Actual) WeST grade C SCP 5-7

College Receptionist job summary

Job Title: College Receptionist

Terms: 24 hours per week x 40 weeks

Salary: WeST grade C SCP 5-7

Location: Ivybridge Community College

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Trust at Ivybridge Community College.

The College Receptionist represents the public face of Ivybridge Community College.

The Receptionist will often be the first person a parent, carer or visitor sees, the first voice they hear over the telephone or the first message they receive via email. It is important that the post holder therefore conducts themselves in a professional and knowledgeable manner to give parents, carers and visitors to the College a good first impression and that all enquiries coming into the College are dealt with effectively.

The post holder must have excellent communication skills, the ability to speak well and convey information clearly. They should also be a good listener and able to understand and respond to parents, carers and visitor’s needs.

Working for the Trust includes some key benefits, please see our website for full details.

For an informal discussion regarding this role, please contact HR on 01752 691000.

If you believe you can demonstrate the dedication, skills and passion required, we look forward to receiving your application.

Information about our key policies is available at: https://www.westst.org.uk/our-policies (this includes our DBS Policy, Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, and Recruitment and Selection Policy).

Ivybridge Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment; therefore, all posts will be subject to a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure and all other relevant pre-employment checks.

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

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

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Ivybridge Community College

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 2262 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ivybridge Community College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ivybridge-community-college

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