Receptionist
Altrincham College, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA15 8QW21 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
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
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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
- School website
- Altrincham College website
- Email address
- recruitment@altrinchamcollege.com
- 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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