Receptionist

Bluecoat Primary Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 3BB

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 October 2025

• Closing date

  27 August 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: There are 2 Receptionist positions available: 25 Hours per week 21 House per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: From £24,790 to £25,584 FTE

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Provide an effective and efficient reception service to the Academy, acting as a first point of contact, welcoming visitors, staff, and students in a courteous, prompt, and professional manner
• Ensure the safety and security of the Academy, by managing the entry into the premises is appropriately controlled at all times
• Ensure that all visitors are signed in, checking identification and relevant information, issuing visitor badges and ensuring that the signing in and out process is followed.
• Respond and refer incoming communications, ensuring that messages are accurately relayed in a timely manner and referred appropriately
• Be responsible for maintaining and developing the reception area, ensuring it is well presented, to promote the activities and ethos of the Academy
• Maintain an environment which makes students / staff / visitors feels safe and enables them to report any concerns or complaints.
• Assist in maintaining the student record management, ensuring contents & databases are up-to-date and relevant.
• Assist with student welfare duties, liaising with parents / carers and staff, dealing with complex student matters and exploring where necessary to resolve any queries from student and or parents
• Work effectively as part of the core administration team providing support for a wide range of administration tasks as directed.
• Supporting with the debt management of staff / student lunch accounts.
• Manage lost property and confiscated items ensuring the correct procedure is followed to return items.
• Administrating student medication with oversight of the medicines stored within the office.
• Assisting with the uptake of free school meals by promoting and supporting families, maintaining databases and communicating changes where necessary.
• Manage all incoming and outgoing post and deliveries according to Academy procedures.
• Provide general administrative support e.g. photocopying, filing, compiling responses and respond to routine correspondence, with a good understanding of Microsoft 365.
• Provide first aid assistance to staff, students and visitors as and when necessary.
• The specific responsibilities are not exhaustive and are subject to change. Alternative duties commensurate with the level of the post may be allocated according to need.

What the school offers its staff

• Archway benefits to include shopping discounts and competitions
• A free and confidential employee assistance programme offering counselling and advice
• Generous pension scheme
• Access to discounted travel schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Comprehensive training and support
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• Eye care voucher scheme
• Free flu vaccine
• Access to e-learning and development

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

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.

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About Bluecoat Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 450 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bluecoat Primary Academy website
• Email address: hr@archwaytrust.co.uk
• Phone number: 0115 900 7200
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bluecoat-primary-academy

Arranging a visit to Bluecoat Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@archwaytrust.co.uk.

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