Receptionist (and Admin Support)
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4AY21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
4 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): 37 hours per week / 38 weeks per year (term time only)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,027pa (actual starting salary £20,316pa)
Pay scale
- Grade 3
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications
- Good standard of basic education including English and mathematics
Experience, Skills and Knowledge
- Experience of working in an administrative role
- Experience of inputting and extracting data into / from a computerised system
- Experience of inputting, maintaining and extracting information from MIS software and data systems (e.g. SIMS)
- Experience of producing accurate data for reporting and assessment.
- Experience of working in an educational setting.
- Ability to use MS Office software packages such as Word, Excel, Outlook and Microsoft Access, as well as Explorer anddatabases.
- Knowledge and understanding of a Management Information System.
- Ability to prioritise, work efficiently, accurately and in using initiative.
- Ability to maintain positive relationships with students, staff, parents and members of the community.
- First Aid trained or willing to complete Level 1 First Aid training.
What the school offers its staff
Flexible working opportunities
We are looking to recruit a full-time receptionist to cover our busy main school reception. However, we would also considerappointing two successful candidates on a job share (Morning/Afternoon) basis.This would entail working between 16 and 21hours per week and the salary would be pro-rata accordingly.
Therefore, when submitting your application on the supporting covering letter/email please can you specify if you are applying for,the full-time (37 hours) role, in a job-sharing/part time role or both, and where applicable your preference.
Commitment to safeguarding
St Christopher’s CE High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to vacancies@st-christophers.org
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1313 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- vacancies@st-christophers.org
St Christopher’s is a highly successful and popular 11-18 co-educational Church of England single academy with 1,300 pupils and students on roll. We are situated in the Lancashire town of Accrington close to the Ribble Valley. Good motorway links mean that Preston, Burnley, Blackburn, Manchester, and North Yorkshire are all within a 30–40-minute car journey. The school is situated in a pleasant setting with views towards Pendle Hill.
Our pupils come from a wide catchment area. Pupils join us in Year 7 from over fifty primary schools, and the sixth form receives students from around thirty secondary schools. We enjoy an enviable reputation, built-up over many years, for providing high quality education for a comprehensive intake of pupils. Our reputation means that we are a popular school, and always over-subscribed. However, we do not allow ourselves to become complacent, always striving for higher standards in all areas. This year, for example, well over 800 applications were received for the 195 on offer. Ten per cent of our pupils are eligible for the Pupil Premium and 3% are from minority ethnic groups.
Our teaching comprises of 80 teachers and 12 teaching assistants. The core Senior Leadership Team is substantively the headmaster, one Deputy Headteacher, one Senior Assistant Headteachers, three Assistant Headteachers, and the school Business Manager.
The school’s commitment to learning extends to staff as well as pupils; there is a well-developed support structure for early career teachers and other new members of staff, and a strong culture of ongoing professional development among our teaching and support staff. We are continually looking to develop and further improve the quality of teaching and teachers are encouraged to think deeply about how pupils learn. Whilst we appreciate the contribution that technology can play in assisting learning, we remain committed to the idea that it is the teacher who makes the difference.
Arranging a visit to Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@st-christophers.org.
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