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  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    27 June 2025 at 5pm

  • Date listed

    13 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£28,141.00 - £29,593.00 Annually (FTE)

Receptionist job summary

Hospital and Outreach Education currently work with pupils in Northampton and Kettering General Hospitals, The Sett and Burrows CAMHS inpatient units, Delapre Learning Centre, Stanwick Lakes and in pupils’ homes across Northamptonshire.

We are currently seeking a motivated and organised Receptionist to work on Mondays at our teaching base in Northampton. The hours will be 8:30 am - 3:30 pm (includes a 30 minute unpaid lunch break)

Hospital and Outreach Education provide educational support to children with medical needs at several locations across Northamptonshire. The receptionist will be the first point of contact with pupils, parents and visitors and we need someone that reflects our values of resilience, cooperation, respect, compassion, honesty, trust and hope.

Do you have the skills to ensure a welcoming atmosphere in reception and provide an excellent administrative service to the school? You will need to be proactive, enjoy interacting with parents, pupils, staff and visitors and want to thrive in a school environment. Previous experience as a school receptionist or in another receptionist role would be an advantage.

Candidates should:

  • Be an excellent communicator and have good interpersonal skills

  • Understand the importance of dealing with our vulnerable pupils and their families with compassion

  • Have a professional telephone manner that engenders respect

  • Be a team player and cooperate well with colleagues

  • Be able to prioritise, meet deadlines and be resilient

  • Be efficient, flexible, positive and hopeful

  • Develop trust by respecting confidentiality

What we offer:

  • Opportunity for progression

  • A commitment to Continuing Professional Development

    We are committed to equal opportunities and inclusion and welcome applications from candidates with a range of abilities and from a diverse range of backgrounds.

    For more information please contact sbrown@nhoe.org.uk

    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.

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    About Hospital and Outreach Education

    School type
    Academy, ages 3 to 18
    School size
    5 pupils enrolled
    Age range
    3 to 18
    Ofsted report
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    Hospital and Outreach Education is an Alternative Provision Academy for pupils with medical needs in Northamptonshire. It is part of The Skylark Partnership, a multi-academy trust.

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