Receptionist

Ark Elvin Academy, London, Middlesex, HA9 7DU

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  30 July 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  22 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £30,222 - £31,976 per year
• Additional allowances:
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  • Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.
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  • Twice as many training days as standard.
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  • Generous pension scheme.
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  • Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
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  • Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
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  • Gym discounts – offering up to 40%.
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  • Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.
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  Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/

Receptionist job summary

Report to: Operations Manager Hours: 40 hours (flexible hours based on the needs of the school)   As an Ark Elvin Academy Receptionist, you will be the welcoming face of the academy and will provide a positive first impression to all visitors. You will provide general administrative support in the front office, as and when necessary.   Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that visitors are welcomed into a friendly, professional environment and recorded in line with procedures
•  Deal effectively with academy post and maintain electronic mail systems ensuring that information is passed to relevant staff in a timely manner
•  Ensure that queries are dealt with effectively, taking the initiative to identify and handle issues that arise on behalf of the leadership team and others
•  Use of Bromcom and Outlook to enable effective communication
•  Liaise with colleagues and external contracts at all levels of seniority with confidence, tact and diplomacy

Essential experience:

• Of purchase ledger and accounts receivable procedures
• Working with computerised financial systems
• Experience of financial procedures, cash handling and cash security

Qualification criteria:

• Right to work in the U.K.
• Educated to A Level standard and with good passes (A*-C grade) in English and Mathematics to at least GCSE level

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

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.

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 Ark Elvin Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1314 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ark Elvin Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ark-elvin-academy

At Ark Elvin Academy we are proud of the excellent education we offer each of our pupils. Our team of enthusiastic, high expectations staff have transformed our school and we are just as excited about the next step in our school improvement journey as we work together to deliver the outstanding education our community need and deserve. We are deeply committed to our mission: “To ensure that every pupil leaves Elvin confident, articulate, and culturally aware; able to pursue careers they are passionate about, contribute to society and live happy, healthy and fulfilled lives.”

We are a large non-selective secondary school in the London borough of Brent, with excellent transport links to central London. We are committed to ensuring teachers can focus on teaching and have the opportunity to refine and develop their practice in the classroom and develop their leadership skills.

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