Receptionist/Admin Assistant

Parklands Nursery School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6DW

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 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: £25,614.00 - £26,016.00 Annually (FTE) ACTUAL SALARY £8,931 per year

Receptionist/Admin Assistant job summary

To carry out administrative and general office duties, as required, providing an efficient and effective service for the Nursery School, in support of the school’s Executive Headteacher. To provide reliable support to the federation’s Executive Headteacher across many competing priorities needing accurate and timely administrative support.

The Role

The job holder is responsible for carrying out a range of administrative duties such as maintaining the pupil database, assisting with the preparation of invoices for fee paying families, preparing stationery orders, replenishing first aid supplies, preparing outgoing post and distributing post and messages to staff. In addition, they also carry out other general office duties such as photocopying and filing as required.

In support of the Executive Headteacher, they will provide administrative support, which, although not exhaustive, may include communicating messages to the wider business management team, coordinating diaries, collating information, preparing reports and monitoring returns against deadlines.

Main accountabilities

• To receive deliveries for the school.
• Covering the main reception and taking calls
• To carry out basic office duties such as photocopying, filing, dealing with general enquiries to ensure the provision of an efficient and effective administration service for the nursery.
• Taking payments from families.
• Greeting parents, children and families when they arrive at nursery each day.
• Collating data into spreadsheets.
• Generating reports where needed.
• Preparing documents ahead of meetings.

Knowledge, experience and training

• Good general level of education including Maths and English to GCSE/O level standard.
• Experience of dealing with people/providing customer service e.g. previous experience of working as a receptionist.
• Previous office experience.
• Computer literate with experience of MS packages.

Personal Qualities

• To be able to work independently organising self to complete routine tasks.
• To be able to prioritise workload and communicate as appropriate any difficulties or challenges experienced.
• To be able to use initiative and pre-empt requirements of others.
• To be a team player with the ability to support a small school with tasks as required.

Communication

• The jobholder must have a good telephone manner and effective interpersonal skills.
• The jobholder deals with enquiries, provides information to parents, visitors, pupils and staff, face to face and over the telephone. The jobholder must ensure that they are approachable, polite and courteous.
• To communicate professionally, using negotiating skills, when making enquiries to obtain information from third parties, including contractors.
• To be able to provide professional and concise written reports.

For additional information on our school please visit https://www.ffcnschools.com/
Visits to our school are encouraged. We will try to accommodate the most convenient time to interested candidates.

Start date: ASAP

Parklands Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. All appointments are subject to successful Disclosure & Barring clearance, references and medical clearance. The school provides equal opportunities for all. Please note that it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

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.

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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 Parklands Nursery School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
• Education phase: Nursery
• Size: 57 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 5
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Parklands Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/parklands-nursery-school

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