Receptionist

Nore Academy, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 3AP

37 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  4 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  28 July 2026

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: £8,557.00 - £8,693.00 Annually (Actual)

Receptionist job summary

Nore Academy is a SEN school that opened on the Isle of Sheppey in January 2025. We support young people aged 11-16 with a primary need of SEMH and other related areas of SEN such as ASC and communication difficulties. We have been steadily growing our numbers and the commissioned amount for 2026-2027 is 120.Estuary Academy Island is our Alternative provision which opened in September 2024 and is collocated with Nore Academy to provide up to 40 students with a broad and balanced curriculum offering to support students who cannot access mainstream education.

While each school has its own identity and provision, they are united by a shared purpose—to provide high-quality, inclusive education for young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, removing barriers to learning and enabling every learner to succeed.​

Across both schools, our work is guided by the core values of the Trust: community, love, flourish, and social justice. These values are lived out daily in how we build relationships, support one another, and champion the rights and potential of every young person in our care. We believe in the strength of community to bring people together, the importance of love in every interaction, the expectation that all can flourish given the right support, and a deep commitment to fairness and social justice for all learners and families.​

This is a term time only - permanent position 2 days per week with a National NJC pay grade Sc3 scale point 5 and 5, £27,269 - £29,093 (pro rata £8,557 - £8,693) depending on experience.

The ideal candidate will:

Have relentless positivity and can-do attitude.

Be able to play a positive part in a high performing team.

Have excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively, clearly and accurately both face to face, on the telephone and in writing with a wide range of people e.g. students, teachers, parents/carers, colleagues across the local authority

Have a good level of administrative and computer skills including MS Office Excel & Word

Have high levels of patience, empathy and emotional intelligence.

Have an awareness of SEMH needs and value the power of education to support these.

Be committed to child protection and take a personal and collective responsibility for all aspects of safeguarding.

Have a desire to support the well-being, resilience, and self-belief of our students.

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

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 Nore Academy

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Size: 67 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/nore-academy

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