Receptionist/Administrator - term time only + 4 days
Barton Manor School, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1SU22 days remaining to apply
Job start date
22 April 2026
Closing date
27 February 2026 at 9am
Date listed
13 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: This is a term time only role with two staff development days (one at the start of the academic year and the other before October half term) + 2 days in August every year (the day that GCSE results are published and the following day). 37 hours per week; 8am-4pm, Monday to Thursday and 8am-3.30pm Fridays with a 30 minute lunch break.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- BCAT 4 (£25,126 FTE - pro rated to £21,691)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an experienced and professional Receptionist/Administrator to provide a first class service on Reception starting Wednesday 22April 2026. Meeting/greeting, telephone duties and processing a wide range of administrative tasks will form the backbone of this role.
Candidates should be well organised, diplomatic, confidential and calm with good interpersonal skills. Excellent IT skills, a sense of humour and a willingness to work as part of a team will be key to ensuring Reception is professionally managed.
What the school offers its staff
The School has excellent facilities. All rooms are equipped with state-of-the art electronic interactive whiteboards. There are excellent specialist facilities for sport, hospitality, engineering, dance, drama, music and art. We offer and value a broad curriculum aimed at promoting talent beyond traditional academic subjects. Our significant investment in professional development drives colleagues’ continuous improvement. This is a place where everyone improves regardless of their career stage.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
In line with KCSIE 2023 guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, the Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children will be discussed at interview stage.
Barton Manor School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application via the Disclosure & Barring Service and check against the ISA Barred List for Children.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Barton Manor School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 449 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Barton Manor School website
- Email address
- recruitment@bartoncourt.org
BCAT is a small, but highly ambitious Academy Trust consisting of 3 secondary schools in Kent, Barton Court Grammar School, The Charles Dickens School and the new free school, Barton Manor School.
Barton Manor School, is part of Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT), which opened in September 2022 to 150 Year 7 students. The School is designed to be an 11-18 years, co-educational, non-selective school with 5 forms of entry and will grow each year with a new intake into Year 7. The school is planned as a centre of excellence for vocational subjects at KS4 and KS5 along with a joint Sixth Form provision with Barton Court Grammar School offering academic qualifications at Post-16.
Arranging a visit to Barton Manor School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@bartoncourt.org.
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