Receptionist and Administrator
Newlyn School, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 5QA15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
9 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 10 hours per week Thursday 8.30am – 2pm Friday 8.30am – 1pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £4,868
Pay scale
- TPAT Point 5
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you a welcoming, organised, and proactive professional looking to make a meaningful impact in an educational environment? Truro and Penwith Academy Trust alongside Newlyn Primary School is seeking a Receptionist Administrator to join our team. As the literal face and voice of our school, you will act as the first point of contact for all visitors, parents, and callers, ensuring a warm, professional, and secure welcome.
This dynamic role beautifully balances front-of-house reception excellence with vital behind-the-scenes administrative support.
Key Responsibilities:
First Impressions & Reception: Welcome parents, carers, and visitors with the utmost professionalism; manage incoming phone calls and school emails; and maintain a safe, secure, and tidy reception area in line with safeguarding procedures.
Administrative Support: Produce high-quality digital and print correspondence, manage student records (using systems like Arbor), and coordinate school communication, newsletters, and digital files.
Admissions & Transitions: Assist with the administration of student intake and departures, ensuring accurate record-keeping and data protection compliance.
School Life Support: Help coordinate school events, transition days, room bookings, and diary management, while ensuring consistent school branding across all materials.
Community & Culture: Promote the school’s ethos, cultivate nurturing relationships with students, staff, and families, and assist with basic first aid (training provided) when required.
About You:
We are looking for a calm, empathetic, and highly organised individual who thrives in a bustling environment and loves interacting with people. You will lead by example with integrity, resilience, and a positive, solution-focused attitude.
Our Ideal Candidate Has:
Education: A GCSE or equivalent (Level 2) qualification in English and Maths. An NVQ in Business Administration or level 3 IT/typing certificates are highly desirable.
Experience: Proven experience working in an office, reception, or clerical environment. Experience working within a school setting or using the Arbor database is a major plus.
Technical Skills: Strong IT literacy, including practical knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) and excellent typing skills.
Communication & People Skills: Exceptional spoken and written communication skills. You must be a good listener who can handle challenging or stressful situations with kindness, patience, and absolute confidentiality.
Work Ethic: A methodical approach to managing your workload, strong attention to detail, and the flexibility to work both independently and as a trusted team player.
Safeguarding Commitment: A profound awareness of, and commitment to, equal opportunities and the protection and safeguarding of children and young people.
What the school offers its staff
Working for TPAT and Benefits
‘The Trust that Schools want to join’ Ofsted - 2019
We are an inclusive and progressive Trust and believe that all children and young people should have the best possible life chances. If you share this belief, we would love you to work with us.
We care about our staff and value their skills, contribution and expertise. Our commitment to growing great people means that we support staff in their own professional growth and development and empower them through support and career opportunities. Whether you choose to work in one of our schools, or are based in our central team, you will thrive in a stimulating, friendly and diverse environment that nurtures talent and celebrates success.
If you choose to work for us, you will receive:
- A competitive salary
- National terms and conditions of employment and access to either Teachers Pension or Local Government Pension Schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye voucher scheme
- Access to CPD and career pathways to further develop your career
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides employees with free confidential advice and support on a variety of personal, family or workplace issueshhtps://www.employeeassistance.org.uk/
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Newlyn School
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 160 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Newlyn School website
- Email address
- recruitment@tpacademytrust.org
- Phone number
- 01736 363509
https://www.newlynschool.co.uk/
Arranging a visit to Newlyn School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@tpacademytrust.org.
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