Receptionist
Cherry Tree Primary School, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD24 6ST9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
23 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,183.00 - £26,409.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Pro-Rata Salary ££13,868 -£14,543
Receptionist job summary
Would you like to be part of an inspiring team who genuinely make a difference every day? Our school ethos centres on well trained, fully supported and happy staff who work together to make a difference. The school day begins from the moment someone steps through our school gates and is greeted by one of our welcoming administrators. If you have the skills to brighten someone’s day and make them feel as though they belong, then please apply for this role.
We are looking for someone with strong experience in a reception role, who can provide a warm and professional front-of-house service at all times.
The ideal candidate will be confident, friendly, and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will be the first point of contact for all visitors to the school, so it’s important that you create a welcoming and well-organised environment.
As part of the role, you will also support with some administrative tasks—full training will be provided.
This is a permanent role, working 22.5 hours per week. The hours are 12:00–16:30, Monday to Friday, during term time, plus 5 INSET days and one additional week during school holidays (specific days to be agreed with the line manager).
We can offer the successful candidate:
- A positive and caring working environment
- A friendly, dedicated, and supportive staff team
- A well-resourced working environment
- Excellent opportunities for career development
- Investment in CPD
- A two-day wellbeing weekend in the Summer Term
- Lots of friendly attention from our school dog, Cavapoochon - Bonnie
The successful candidate will contribute to the work of the admin team. You will undertake a wide range of duties such as to prepare, produce and photocopy letters, reports and school publications, and undertaking the efficient filing, record keeping and retrieval of papers and correspondence. You will also work closely with the Senior Leadership Team to oversee the school social media sites. You must be familiar with Microsoft Word and Excel, knowledge of Canva is desirable. Knowledge also of school management systems such as Arbor would also be advantageous but not essential.
The Inclusive Multi Academy Trust was established in 2016 by school leaders looking to make a difference to local communities with a commitment to meeting the needs of every child. The Trust consists of three primary schools: Beechfield, Cherry Tree and Laurance Haines who work together to share specialist best practice and work collaboratively to support and challenge each other. We are looking for an individual who:
- Is a committed practitioner with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Is confident in written English and are able to communicate to all stakeholders in the school
- Has an eye for detail
- Has the ability and dedication to ensure the smooth working of school operations
- Is hardworking and a team player
- Is able to work on their own initiative and manage and organise their time effectively
- Is numeracy/computer literate and proficient in using Word and Excel.
Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert early should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We require you to disclose any previous criminal convictions our cautions even if they are spent. Please be aware that online searches may be completed as part of our pre-recruitment checks. Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a Criminal Record Declaration Form prior to interview.
When recruiting and selecting staff, the Trust is required to comply with all relevant employment legislation to ensure we are recruiting within the law as well as complying with the Trust’s Equality Policy. The Selection Criteria document is critical in the process and sets out the requirements which the person appointed should have in order to perform the duties of the post satisfactorily and against which applicants will be assessed. The selection criteria will be used throughout the recruitment process as an objective test of assessing candidates at shortlisting, test and interview stages. Shortlisting will be completed by assessing against the advertised person specification. Our interviews will always include relevant questions relating to teaching and will include questions on child protection and/or safeguarding, behaviour and safety. There will also be an observation element to the selection day and a task.
Please contact our school business officer, Marie Vankova on mvankova@cherrytree.herts.sch.uk should you require further information about the role or to have a tour of the school.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We require you to disclose any previous criminal convictions our cautions even if they are spent. Please be aware that that online searches may be completed as part of our pre-recruitment checks. Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a Criminal Record Declaration Form prior to interview.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Cherry Tree Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 444 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cherry Tree Primary School website
Cherry Tree Primary School is situated in North Watford, near the Asda/Sainsbury’s Dome roundabout. We have two classes in each year group. We have well equipped classrooms, extensive grounds, a multi-use games area, an allotment, an outside classroom and wildlife area. We converted to academy status on 1st February 2018 and we are part of the Inclusive Multi Academy Trust (IMAT).
Please view our school video here https://www.cherrytree.herts.sch.uk/ourschoolvideo
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