Front of House Receptionist

Wollaston School, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN29 7PH

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time (Can be done as a job share): 2 positions: 8am to 2pm OR 2pm to 5pm, Monday to Friday, term time only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: NJC Grade D, points 3-4

What skills and experience we're looking for

FRONT OF HOUSE RECEPTIONIST

Required for asap start, pending safer recruitment checks

2 positions: 8am to 2pm OR 2pm to 5pm, Monday to Friday, term time only

Vacancy Details:

NJC Grade D, points 3-4, Term time only.

AM (8am to 2pm, 30 hours per week) Actual salary: £17,863 to £18,143

PM (2pm to 5pm, 15 hours per week) Actual salary: £8931 to £9071

Please remember to indicate on your application form your preference of hours.

Are you a welcoming, organised and calm individual looking to join a busy school team? Wollaston School is seeking two part time Front of House Receptionists to be the friendly faces of our school and provide efficient support to staff, students and visitors.

About the role:

·Greet and support all visitors, staff and students

·Ensure safeguarding procedures are followed at all times

·Provide general administrative support to the wider school team.

·Maintain a calm, professional and welcoming reception area

The ideal candidate will:

·Be able to multi-task effectively and politely in a busy environment

·Have excellent communication and organisational skills

·Remain calm and professional under pressure

·Have knowledge of safeguarding (training can be provided)

·Be a team player with a positive attitude

Why join us?

·Supportive team environment

·Opportunities for training and professional development

·Be part of a vibrant, values-led school community

Closing date for receipt of applications:

Midday on Friday 9th October 2026

Interviews are likely to be held during week commencing 12th October 2026

For details and to apply, please visit: https://nenevalleypartnership.com/join-our-team/

Enquiries or for further details, please email: ridgek@wollaston-school.net

Wollaston School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, a medical check and the provision of two references one of which MUST be your most recent or last employer.

What the school offers its staff

The ideal candidate will:

·Be able to multi-task effectively and politely in a busy environment

·Have excellent communication and organisational skills

·Remain calm and professional under pressure

·Have knowledge of safeguarding (training can be provided)

·Be a team player with a positive attitude

Why join us?

·Supportive team environment

·Opportunities for training and professional development

·Be part of a vibrant, values-led school communit

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

FRONT OF HOUSE RECEPTIONIST - Job Description 2026.pdf - 297 KB (opens in new tab)

Reception advert Sept 2026.pdf - 1.57 MB (opens in new tab)

About Wollaston School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1432 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Wollaston School website
• Email address: ridgek@wollaston-school.net
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wollaston-school

Wollaston School is a large, rural community school located in a village setting about 15 minutes drive from Northampton. The student intake draws on nearby villages and the towns of Earls Barton, Wellingborough, and Irchester. We have over 1400 students on roll with approximately 240 students in the Sixth Form. The school is over-subscribed. Wollaston School was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in May 2023.

We are a school that takes great pride in our central purpose - to prepare every student for success. Success in academic qualifications, success in a wide range of extra-curricular and leadership activities and success in every individual’s personal and social development. We work towards this mission through a focus on exceptional levels of pastoral support and an academic and enrichment programme designed to ensure that every individual reaches their true potential.

At Wollaston, we believe in aiming high. We target excellence with the utmost commitment, but we also remember that a truly inspiring education is one that is filled with joy, laughter and happiness. We are also a school that is led by our values. We value honesty, kindness and tolerance. We embrace individuality as well as collective responsibility, we celebrate diversity, promote equality of opportunity, and we are a community which supports every individual to achieve all that they are capable of.

For most students, Wollaston School provides an education which lasts for seven years, from age 11 to age 18. Our ambition is to ensure that at the end of that journey, every student is ready to take their place in society as positive, purposeful, ethical and well qualified individuals.

Life at Wollaston School is characterised by an ethos of warmth, respect and ambition. We value effective working relationships with parents and we believe in delivering a high quality professional service in every aspect of our work. We offer a broad and exciting curriculum, expert teaching and high standards of academic achievement. We promote impeccable standards of behaviour and we expect the very best of every individual who walks through our doors. We are a team of staff and students who are committed to ensuring that our school is a truly exceptional place of learning.

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