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Receptionist
Lift Bexleyheath, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7DA14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
December 2026
Closing date
9 November 2026 at 1:15pm
Date listed
26 October 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
- £26039 - £26412 per annum
Receptionist job summary
About the role
Lift Bexleyheath are looking for a warm, professional and highly organised receptionist to join our team. You'll be the first person visitors, parents and students meet when they arrive, and you'll play an important part in creating a welcoming and supportive atmosphere. This is a varied and rewarding role where you'll help our school run smoothly every day, ensuring everyone who contacts us feels valued and supported.
You'll manage our busy reception area, answer calls and enquiries, coordinate appointments and deliveries, and support our wider team with essential administrative tasks. You'll also be trained in first aid so you can care for students, staff and visitors when needed. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to our mission that every child receives an excellent education, in every classroom, every day.
Key responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- welcome visitors, parents, students and staff with warmth and professionalism, signing them in and out to keep everyone safe;
- answer phone calls and manage our main email account, responding to enquiries or connecting people with the right member of staff;
- coordinate appointments, meetings and room bookings, and keep our reception area organised and welcoming;
- handle incoming post, packages and deliveries, and order supplies and resources as needed;
- complete first aid training and provide care to students, staff and visitors, keeping accurate health and safety records; and
- support the wider team with tasks such as data entry, photocopying and other administrative duties.
What we're looking for
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
- experience working in a customer-facing or reception role where you've welcomed people and managed enquiries;
- good IT skills, including the ability to use email and office software confidently;
- strong organisational skills and the ability to manage your time well in a busy, changing environment;
- excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a friendly and professional approach;
- a genuine passion for working with and supporting children and young people; and
- a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every child.
You'll be proactive, reliable and able to work both independently and as part of a team. If you have experience in a school setting or knowledge of safeguarding, that's a real bonus. Are you ready to be the welcoming face of our school community?
About our school
Lift Bexleyheath is a welcoming and inclusive secondary school with a strong sense of community. We are proud of the relationships we build with our students, families and wider community, and are committed to helping every young person achieve their best.
Our latest Ofsted inspection in April 2026 recognised that "the school serves its diverse community well", highlighting positive relationships between staff and students and the strength of our pastoral care. We want every student to feel safe, supported and ready to learn.
We are on a journey of continued improvement, with high expectations and a shared ambition to provide the best possible education for our students. With investment in our learning environment and a focus on staff wellbeing and development, this is an exciting time to join our team.
Located in Bexleyheath, with convenient rail links to central London, Lift Bexleyheath offers the opportunity to develop your career while making a real difference to young people's lives.
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 62 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 35,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives - and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
How we support you
We want you to feel supported, valued and able to grow throughout your career with Lift Schools. From high-quality professional development and career progression to wellbeing support and opportunities to connect and collaborate across our network, we invest in you so you can do your best work.
Closing date: 6 November 2026
Interview date: 12 November 2026
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
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 Lift Bexleyheath
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1474 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Lift Bexleyheath website
Lift Bexleyheath is part of Lift Schools, one of five schools in the London Region serving over 5000 pupils. We have a well-established reputation and are proud to be a non-selective school in the grammar heartland of Kent. We have excellent attainment and progress outcomes and will stop at nothing to ensure our students have the very best opportunities.
Our core mission has always been to close the educational gap between young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers. Our ambition is one where every student in the school, no matter their background, has equal access to high quality education, giving them the same opportunities and potential to succeed.
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