Receptionist/ Administrator
The Castle School, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AUThis job expired on 27 November 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
27 November 2025 at 9am
Date listed
17 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week Term time plus INSET days - 39 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 15 – NJC points 3 – 4 (£24,796 – £25,185) / Actual starting salary £21,233
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Castle School requires a full-time Receptionist/Administrator to work in the school reception and provide administrative support in the main office.
The primary role of this post is to provide reception cover and administrative support to the School Leadership Team. Examples of tasks required are:
- Answering the phone on reception and receiving visitors
- Student record keeping – electronic and paper files
- Help with administering/organising school trips eg booking coaches, venues
- Help with organising events eg Awards Evening and Presentation Evening, Open Evening etc
- Help with managing the school diary
- Letter writing (eg to parents, staff, external agencies)
- Providing First Aid cover
In addition to the above, the postholder would help to provide First Aid in the absence of the Medical Lead or during busy periods. Full training will be given and an additional First Aid Allowance (approximately £240 per annum) is payable for this role.
We require someone with strong attention to detail, and a proven knowledge and experience of Microsoft packages. In addition, you should have good communication skills including an excellent telephone manner, and ideally have experience of working in a busy office or school environment.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you: An opportunity to work in an experienced and supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow. A friendly, busy and dynamic workplace where each day is different from the last. A competitive salary. Wider opportunities to be involved across our Trust. An energised and professional working environment.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
About The Castle School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1202 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Castle School website
- Email address
- office@castle.bep.ac
The Blackdown Education Partnership is a multi-academy trust (MAT) working across Devon and Somerset. It was born of a merger between two established MATs: The Castle Partnership Trust and Uffculme Academy Trust and currently looks after a family of 12 schools: 6 primary and 6 secondary and 4 nurseries.
Blackdown Education Partnership is, therefore, a single organisation established to deliver the education and to safeguard the wellbeing of every child in our Trust. The Trust seeks to ensure that high quality collaboration and system leadership continue to improve the education in our schools. We are responsible for the good governance of the schools within our Trust and are accountable for the performance of each school. We work with an exceptional team of leaders, teachers and support staff whose combined efforts deliver on our promise to believe in every child.
We can offer you: An opportunity to work in an experienced and supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow. A friendly, busy and dynamic workplace where each day is different from the last. A competitive salary. Wider opportunities to be involved across our Trust. An energised and professional working environment.
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