Receptionist and activities co-ordinator

West Lodge Primary School, Pinner, Middlesex, HA5 1AF

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  16 September 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  3 September 2025

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: £24,850.00 Annually (Actual) Payscale G3 pt 12 (FTE £28,299)

Receptionist and activities co-ordinator job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen at West Lodge Primary School for an organised, proactive and enthusiastic Receptionist/Activities Coordinator to join our friendly and highly experienced office team.

West Lodge Primary School is a welcoming, caring and high achieving three form entry school, with a specialist provision for pupils on the autistic spectrum, located in the heart of the vibrant community of Pinner. We have 640 pupils on roll and the school has an excellent reputation within the local community.

As the first point of contact for visitors and callers to the school, you must have excellent communication skills and be able to work in a busy and demanding environment in a friendly, composed, flexible and helpful manner. The role involves:

• Greeting parents and other visitors who arrive at the school
• Answering the telephone and responding to queries
• Monitoring the school's email inbox and responding to queries
• Booking trips and other activities in conjuncytion with teaching staff
• Adminstering the school's breakfast and after school clubs including setting up payments, communicating with parents, taking bookings and creating registers
• Liasing with external club providers

You will work Monday to Friday, 8.30-4.00, term time plus 2 weeks in ther school holidays (41 weeks in total). Job shares may be considered.

The successful candidate should: -

Have excellent communication, organisational and administrative skills

Have excellent ICT skills, including Microsoft packages such as excel, word and publisher. Knowledge of school information systems in particular Arbor is an advantage

Be willing to learn and update skills and knowledge

Maintain confidentiality at all times and enjoy working in a child friendly environment

In return we can offer you -

A friendly, committed, hard-working team of staff with a strong learning culture and team ethic

Highly motivated, cheerful and enthusiastic children

A range of excellent opportunities for professional development

A pro-active, highly skilled and supportive Governing Body

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and can be arranged through the school office.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance, social media checks and references.

West Lodge is an equal opportunities employer.

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 West Lodge Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 640 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: West Lodge Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-lodge-primary-school

West Lodge Primary School is a welcoming, caring and high achieving three form entry school in the heart of the vibrant, exciting community of Pinner. We have 648 pupils on roll and the school has an excellent reputation within the local community. The school has recently undergone a specialist expansion – with a specialist provision for pupils on the autistic spectrum.
We are a friendly, dynamic, creative and inclusive school with all children’s needs at the forefront of our practice. At West Lodge we thrive on challenge, think creatively and have a strong learning culture.

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