21 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    12 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    21 August 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 08.30-16.30 Monday to Friday, term time only.

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

NJC Band 3 Points 6-11

What skills and experience we're looking for

Due to an internal promotion, we have an exciting new opportunity for a Receptionist to join our fantastic team at Altrincham College.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated person to join our Admin Team. The Receptionist will be the first point of contact for visitors, parents, students and staff and will be responsible for maintaining a welcoming and positive environment at the front of school. The Receptionist will be expected to answer phones, greet visitors and deal with correspondence along with supporting the wider Admin Team with a range of other administrative tasks.

The ideal candidate will have experience in an administrative role, will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively as a team player within a busy office environment.


What the school offers its staff

This post offers the opportunity to join a great place to work where you will be supported by a hugely talented staff team.

In return, we provide a happy place to work and learn. Our staff pride themselves on respectful relationships with students and each other and are committed to the best welfare and interests of all. We have a strong supportive ethos, working hard so that every student can become the best version of themselves.


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

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Altrincham College

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
982 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
0161 980 7173

Altrincham College (part of the South Manchester Learning Trust) is an over-subscribed 11-18 Academy set in the pleasant South Manchester suburbs of Hale/Timperley and on the Manchester/Trafford border. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.

Altrincham College places a high value on professional development and CPD opportunities are available to all staff.

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