Receptionist

Milton Road Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2BD

37 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  31 August 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,656.00 - £24,027.00 Annually (FTE)

Receptionist job summary

Ascham Road

Cambridge

CB4 2BD

TEL : 01223 712333

Receptionist Position

Milton Road Primary School

Pay Scale: 1 Point 2-3 (FTE-£23656-£24027) pro rata.

Hours: Full Time 32 hours per week /Monday to Friday 8:15 am to 4:00 pm

When: Term time only

Start date: As soon as possible

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our School Office Team as we continue to enhance our talented crew, at Milton Road Primary School. We are looking for an excellent Receptionist to help welcome our community to the school, to work as part of a productive team which also includes an Office Administrator and the Office Managers.

Qualities and Skills Required

Provide a friendly welcome to the school’s community of Pupils, Parents, Carers, Governors and every other visitor.

Ensure that all visitors check in on arrival using our E-Reception book, ask for DBS documentation and hand out the relevant lanyards to visitors.

Ensures all communication, by phone, email or in person, is delivered to the standard required by the School.

Undertake any other duties that are within the scope of the post, as determined by the Office Managers or Headteacher.

Work in an effective and productive way to ensure all tasks are complete and met within the appropriate time frame.

Deal with requests from Staff, Pupils, Parents, Carers, and other visitors throughout the day.

Complete all morning and afternoon registers, and record daily pupil attendance data.

Support the production of attendance data to help analyse trends and highlight areas of concern for follow up.

Supports the wider office team in administrative tasks to help ensure a smooth running of front office and school procedures, and respond to correspondence and emails on behalf of the school and Headteacher.

Work closely with the Office Managers to discuss actions and ensure all are complete prior to the end of your working week.

We can offer you:

A warm, positive, optimistic school culture and ethos where we are “CREW not passengers”.

Friendly, articulate children who are keen to learn and whom Ofsted describe as ‘polite and courteous’.

A modern, attractive, spacious, well-resourced school with a welcoming, collegiate staff body and a supportive senior leadership team

A comprehensive New Staff Induction programme.

Access to a raft of CPD opportunities, including National Professional Qualifications to develop your expertise and skills.

A strong commitment to staff wellbeing including access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellness support

Career pathways and a strong history of promotion.

A talented and skilled governing body and a supportive and committed parent body

Plenty of smiles, joy and the occasional slice of cake.

Free on-site parking .

Milton Road is a large, two-form entry primary school in the North of Cambridge, within walking distance of the historic city centre. As a school, we are excited by the many opportunities that we already offer our children and look forward to expanding on these further.

Closing date: Sunday 31st August 2025

Provisional Interview date for shortlisted candidates: w/c Monday 1st September 2025

Interview Date : Wednesday 10th September 2025

Please complete the ‘Support Staff Application Form’ below. Applications to be submitted to HR@miltonroad.cambs.sch.uk. We cannot accept CVs.

Milton Road Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a DBS and Online check.

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

Milton Road Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a DBS check.

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 Milton Road Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 411 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Milton Road Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/milton-road-primary-school

Milton Road is a large, two-form entry primary school in the North of Cambridge.

As a school, we are excited by the many opportunities that we already offer our children and look forward to expanding on these further as we continue on our journey of development.

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