Receptionist and Administrator
Sheffield Park Academy, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 1SN11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
23 May 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): Full-Time, 52 Weeks Per Year, Part-time Working will be considered for the right candidate.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,203 gross per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job title: Receptionist and Administrator
Location: Sheffield Park Academy, Beaumont Road North, Sheffield S2 1SN
Starting salary: £24,203 gross per annum
Contract: Full-Time, 52 Weeks Per Year, Part-time Working will be considered for the right candidate.
Start date: As soon possible
‘Leaders are ambitious for all pupils to achieve highly’
Ofsted report, December 2022
‘This is a school where staff care for Pupils and are determined that they succeed’
Ofsted report, December 2022
Sheffield Park Academy are seeking to appoint a professional and self-motivated Receptionist and General Administrator. This position will primarily be to provide administrative support to the whole school, this will also include Reception work, ensuring an outstanding level of service is given to all. The role will be primarily admin duties within the administration office and reception duties, based on the school’s main reception. Working hours are 08:00am - 16:00pm, Monday to Friday.
This is an excellent opportunity to join an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ academy. The academy is part of United Learning, a national group of schools and academies. Sheffield Park Academy is an 11-18 school. As part of United Learning our aim is to bring out ‘the Best in Everyone’ and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff have every opportunity to succeed, with their potential developed to the utmost. Our school has motivated, ambitious students with a high percentage of our students going on to attend Russell group universities. We have recently had our first successful Eton and Oxford applicants and we see these as the first of many.
The academy has over 1,200 students and is situated in purpose-built £30million premises, benefiting from excellent state-of-the-art facilities. We have a vibrant, multicultural community with over 70 languages spoken across the academy. United Learning Trust is one of the largest and most successful Multi Academy Trust in the country who offers unrivalled CPD and opportunities for nationwide networking and development opportunities. We are looking for ambitious individuals who wish to have a significant and rapid impact upon students’ life chances and who wish to progress rapidly within their career within the United Learning family.
The city of Sheffield itself is a vibrant place to live and work with two universities and a range of entertainment opportunities alongside the access to the Beautiful Peak District within 20 minutes. Quality of life is routinely ranked very highly and it is one of the greenest cities in Europe. https://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/
This is a very busy role and previous reception experience in a comparable environment is preferable.
This role includes:
- Warmly welcoming all visitors to the building, ensuring safeguarding compliance at all times.
- Taking all incoming calls to the school, directing callers to the right person, taking accurate messages, and screening calls, prioritising as needed and ensuring all messages are communicated to the right person promptly and accurately.
- Liaising with other stakeholders including external agencies, parents, and members of the public.
- Maintaining a tidy reception area, liaising with the Estates team to ensure deliveries are distributed promptly.
- Maintaining a tidy conference room and ensuring this area is reset following meetings.
- Providing administrative support including preparing letters for parents and managing the reception diary and meeting rooms.
- Supporting the Office Manager with day-to-day operational administration tasks
We are looking for someone who is:
- Reliable, highly motivated and self-driven.
- Proactive and the ability to use own initiative and problem-solving skills.
- Experienced in reception and/or administrative work in a very busy work environment.
- Keen on attention to detail, has high standards and takes pride in their work.
- A team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Able to maintain positive relationships with all members of the school community.
Please see the job description and person specification for further detail.
We will offer you:
- Highly competitive salary. We pay an average of 5% above national scales, the best rates of pay in the sector.
- Excellent facilities and resources.
- Access to an outstanding professional development programme.
- Three extra INSET days for planning.
- At least one personal leave day a year.
- Polite, respectful and dedicated students who want to learn and fulfil their potential.
- Colleagues who are supportive, friendly and who are committed to each other’s professional development.
- A chance to become part of one of the largest groups of academies in the country.
- Opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues in other schools within the Yorkshire cluster and across United Learning.
- Excellent employee benefits which include a highly sought-after pension scheme with high employer contributions.
- Access to training through the Apprenticeship Levy.
- Generous staff discount scheme.
- We are open to requests for flexible or part-time working; and we encourage open and regular conversations about work-life balance.
As part of United Learning our aim is to bring out ‘the Best in Everyone’ and we are dedicated to providing students and staff with every opportunity to reach their full potential and succeed with our support.
United Learning is one of the largest and most successful Trusts in the country who offers unrivalled Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and training, including opportunities for nationwide networking.
To apply, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button at the top of the advert on our website using the following link to our vacancies page: Sheffield Park Academy Vacancies and complete our online application form. Please note that CVs are not accepted. The closing date for this post is 11.59pm on Sunday 8th June 2025.
If you would like to discuss this exciting opportunity or would like to arrange for a visit, please contact hr@unitedlearningyorks.org.uk
United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, Right to Work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.
What the school offers its staff
- Highly competitive salary. We pay an average of 5% above national scales, the best rates of pay in the sector.
- Excellent facilities and resources.
- Access to an outstanding professional development programme.
- Three extra INSET days for planning.
- At least one personal leave day a year.
- Polite, respectful and dedicated students who want to learn and fulfil their potential.
- Colleagues who are supportive, friendly and who are committed to each other’s professional development.
- A chance to become part of one of the largest groups of academies in the country.
- Opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues in other schools within the Yorkshire cluster and across United Learning.
- Excellent employee benefits which include a highly sought-after pension scheme with high employer contributions.
- Access to training through the Apprenticeship Levy.
- Generous staff discount scheme.
- We are open to requests for flexible or part-time working; and we encourage open and regular conversations about work-life balance.
Commitment to safeguarding
United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, Right to Work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.
Applying for the job
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About Sheffield Park Academy
- School type
- Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1198 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sheffield Park Academy website
- Email address
- hr@unitedlearningyorks.org.uk
Sheffield Park Academy is an 11-19 school and is part of the United Learning group. As part of United Learning our aim is to bring out ‘the Best in Everyone’ and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff have every opportunity to succeed, with their potential developed to the utmost
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