Receptionist

Orion Eden Park, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3RD

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  27 August 2026

• Closing date

  6 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 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: £28,220.00 - £28,616.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Scale 1 Point 2-3 dependant on experience. (FTE Salary: £28,220 - £28,616 per annum. Actual salary: £24,054 – £24,392 per annum)

Receptionist job summary

As the Receptionist, you will be the first point of contact for the school, providing a warm, professional and efficient welcome to all visitors, parents and stakeholders. You will play a key role in the smooth day-to-day running of the school by managing reception services, handling enquiries, coordinating visitor access in line with safeguarding procedures, and supporting a wide range of administrative and operational tasks.

This is a varied and fast-paced role requiring excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills, a strong commitment to confidentiality and data protection, and the ability to remain calm and professional under pressure. You will work closely with staff, students and external partners, contributing to a safe, supportive and well-organised school environment while upholding the values of Orion Education.

The postholder will also support wider school activities, including events, examinations and general administrative functions, demonstrating flexibility and a proactive approach to meeting the needs of a busy secondary school.

Orion Education reserves the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate be identified and to interview applicants prior to the advertised closing date.

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

Education for the 21st Century is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Education for the 21st Century is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.

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 Orion Eden Park

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1274 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Orion Eden Park website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/eden-park-high-school

Education for the 21st Century is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all of our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.

We want the very best for all of our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative, and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout.

Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.

In joining Eden Park High School and the family of schools within E21C you will gain access to an unparalleled level of support and development in a forward-thinking school and trust.

Eden Park High School is a new school in Beckenham. We opened in 2017, moved into our purpose-built new premises in 2019, celebrated our first ever GCSE results in 2022 and have opened our new Sixth Form this September. With a new and expanded leadership team, this young school is starting an exciting new chapter as we build the culture, systems and teams that will see us expand further over the next two years and deliver an outstanding quality of education for the community.

We are currently recruiting exceptional teachers and support staff who want to be part of our journey of transformation. We want people who will share in our ethos and values and set a new standard of excellence and inspire young minds.

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