Primary School Receptionist
Broadfield Primary School, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL8 1LH12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
2 February 2026 at 8am
Date listed
20 January 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
- £25,184.93 - £25,988.86 Annually (FTE) Scale Points 4-6 of the School Support Staff pay spine, currently £ 21,004.23 to £21,674.83 Actual Salary
Primary School Receptionist job summary
Primary School Receptionist
Part time, 35 hours per week Mon-Fri 8.15am to 3.45pm. To commence as soon as possible.
Scale Points 4-6 of the School Support Staff pay spine, currently £25,184.93- £25,988.86 (£ 21,004.23 to £21,674.83 Actual Salary)
We are looking to recruit a receptionist who will be the first point of contact and provide efficient administrative support to all staff. The successful candidate will have a calm and caring manner, and have the ability to manage a busy and varied workload. Have the ability to communicate effectively, clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing with accuracy in spelling, grammar and punctuation. Have excellent administrative, organisational and time management skills. Have experience of working with a wide range of ICT packages. Contribute to the hardworking, dedicated and caring ethos of the school and build positive relations with children, colleagues, parents and governors .
Key Responsibilities
- Provide a welcoming first point of contact, ensuring a positive experience for all visitors to the school, ensuring all safeguarding procedures are followed
- Provide efficient administrative support to all staff, particularly the Principal and Senior Leadership Team
- To accurately update and maintain the school database, ensuring all relevant documentation is uploaded
- Communicate professionally with all stakeholders either in person or by telephone, email and text message
- Build and maintain positive relationships with staff, parents and pupils
We can offer:
A supportive and caring ethos
A welcoming staff team, who are committed to the continuing development of the whole school
Very supportive parents and Governors
A dedicated Senior Leadership Team
Excellent CPD opportunities
Broadfield Primary School
Broadfield Primary School serves just under 400 pupils in the Hathershaw area of Oldham. We provide nursery education for pupils from 2 years of age. After working with partners in The Pinnacle Learning Trust for many years, the school joined the Trust on the 1st April 2023, a move which was very positively received by staff and the school’s local community. Rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in 2018, Broadfield Primary School is oversubscribed and very well respected. We are proud of the Broadfield Values; celebrating diversity and inclusion in addition to having high expectations and excellent pastoral provision.
Broadfield Primary School is welcoming and friendly and our central focus is a commitment to ensuring that all our pupils achieve their full potential and become lifelong learners. Our children are happy, enthusiastic and want to learn. We celebrate diversity and teach children to recognise and respect people’s differences as well as similarities. We have a strong training and CPD programme, opportunities to develop your skills and a solid, supportive team of staff and Governors who have fostered a caring and welcoming atmosphere at the school.
Our colleagues underpin our mission and values, sharing high expectations and collaborative opportunities through supportive networks. We genuinely care about each other and the real difference we can make to pupils’ futures, and we want to recruit hard-working, conscientious and self-motivated staff who share our vision.
Please visit our website to get a feel for the passion we have at Broadfield Primary School.
Proud member of The Pinnacle Learning Trust
We are a locally focused, cross-phase Trust, with a rigorous culture of high aspirations and strong academic performance that will improve the life chances of our young people through an understanding of the communities we serve. Our academies provide high quality inclusive education and an ethos whereby our children and young people learn by example and grow morally and socially.
Our vision for our workforce is one in which diverse, dedicated, skilled and high-performing staff are operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment; enabling everyone to feel valued, respected and encouraged in order to contribute their best to support us in achieving our mission.
Our Trust invests in each member of staff, offering them professional development opportunities, as well as the opportunity to contribute to the development of others via our Research School. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging.
We are delighted to be the winners of the MAT Excellence Award for Wellbeing Trust of the Year 2025, and have been recognised by Edurio for a Trust Value Award, for the second year running. We offer various health and wellbeing benefits, including an Employee Assistance programme offering counselling, GP and nurse services, physiotherapy, etc.
Read our ‘Join the Pinnacle Learning Trust’ booklet to discover what our trust can offer you.
Closing Date: Monday 2nd February 2026 (9.00am)
Interview Date: Friday 6th February 2026
To apply, please click "Apply Now".
Commitment to Safeguarding
Broadfield Primary school is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment checks. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The Pinnacle Learning Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and ethnic minorities.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Broadfield Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 388 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Broadfield Primary School website
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