Receptionist

Northfleet Technology College, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8BG

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  17 June 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  3 June 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: £26,956.00 - £27,765.00 Annually (FTE)

Receptionist job summary

Receptionist

Salary: Grade 5 £26,956 - £27,765 FTE

Hours: 37 hours a week, term time plus 1 week of 37 hrs outside of term time.

Start Date: September 2026

Northfleet Technology College is looking to appoint a professional, calm and confident Receptionist with a helpful manner who can play a pivotal role within the School Community through the smooth running of reception.

The role requires the successful candidate to be experienced in working in a busy, public facing, reception environment, with the ability and skills to handle sensitive and confidential information, to be discrete, have excellent communication, administrative and organisation skills, to be flexible, adaptable and methodical in their approach to changing priorities, to thrive on multitasking within a fast paced environment, reflect the values and image of the School and be able to adapt to the changing and, sometimes, demanding needs and challenges of school life.

Previous experience of working in an educational establishment is desirable but not essential.

All positions that involve working with children in regulated activity are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants must therefore declare all previous convictions and cautions, including those which would normally be considered ‘spent’ except those received for an offence committed in the United Kingdom if it has been filtered in accordance with the DBS filtering rules. Candidates applying for a vacancy will be asked to complete a Self-Disclosure form on which they will be asked to disclose any relevant convictions, court orders, reprimands, warnings, or other matters which may affect an applicant’s suitability to work with children.

In order to apply for this position, please complete and submit the NTC Application Form, CVs will not be accepted. Appointment will be subject to satisfactory recruitment & vetting checks including 2 references. Our school and all its personnel are strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. The post is subject to safeguarding checks including an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure & Barring Service and in accordance with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education (2022), NTC will undertake an online search via engines and social media platforms of publicly available information concerning all short-listed candidates.

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.

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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 Northfleet Technology College

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, None, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 963 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Northfleet Technology College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/northfleet-technology-college

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