Receptionist (part-time) - Northstowe Secondary College
Northstowe Learning Community, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 1DJ14 days remaining to apply
Closing date
25 November 2026 at 8am
Date listed
11 November 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
- £8,918.00 - £8,918.00 Annually (Actual) Meridian Trust Support Staff Table: Grade 4, Point 3
Receptionist (part-time) - Northstowe Secondary College job summary
RECEPTIONIST - PART TIME
Based at Northstowe Secondary College
Salary: Meridian Trust Support Staff Pay Table,Grade 4 (Points 3-5)
Hours of work: 15hours per week (2 days). Applicants must be able to work from 8am to 4pm on Mondays and Tuesdays as part of a job share role.
Weeks per year: 39 weeks per year, (term time only plus 2 training days)
We have an exciting opportunity for a kind, curious and hardworking Receptionist to join our support staff team at the secondary college. You will provide high quality and efficient support in our busy reception area as the first point of contact for enquiries by telephone, email and in person. We are looking for a warm and caring person who can create a welcoming environment in which visitors, parents, students and staff are greeted in a polite and helpful manner. The reception team has an important duty ensuring safeguarding protocols are followed for external visitors, this is to ensure the safety of our students at all times. Applicants should be willing to undertake first aid training and participate in first aid responses as required.
About Northstowe Learning Community (NLC)
Northstowe Learning Community brings together:
An 11-16 secondary school (NSC)
Northstowe Sixth Form (NSF)
Northstowe Primary School (NPS)
Situated on the Northstowe Education Campus, NLC is co-located with the Trust’s Martin Bacon Academy. This specialist provision provides an innovative experience for its sixth form students through full integration with the Northstowe Sixth Form. This creates a vibrant educational hub where inclusion, collaboration, and excellence are central to the student experience.
From September 2026, the school contains:
Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes (as the primary continues to grow year-on-year to eventually reach its full 3FE and 630 pupil capacity)
Approximately 830 students in Years 7-11 (as the secondary continues to expand to its eventual 12FE / 1800 PAN capacity)
Around 115 sixth form students across Years 12 and 13. The Sixth Form will grow over time to reach its capacity of 400.
NLC continues to grow rapidly in step with the new town of Northstowe, which will eventually be home to around 30,000 residents accommodated in up to 10,000 homes. The school is deliberately designed to play a key role in the provision of community facilities to reflect the Cambridgeshire Village College ethos.
Our Journey So Far
Northstowe Secondary College opened in 2019 with its first Year 7 cohort of just 71 students. In September 2024, the addition of both primary and sixth form phases marked a major milestone in our development, and the school was renamed Northstowe Learning Community to reflect its expanded and unified identity.
With the recent completion of Phase 2 of our building programme, NLC now features:
An additional new specialist block for 11-16 education
A state-of-the-art primary school building
A purpose-built sixth form centre
Phase 3 will commence once further housing development is confirmed. Once complete, Northstowe Learning Community will be one of the largest schools in the East of England, with capacity for approximately 2,800 students from Reception through to Year 13. The campus aims to serve all ages and abilities, taking a lead role in bringing people together to create a sustainable and empowered local community.
Our Ethos and Vision
At NLC, we are committed to providing outstanding teaching and pastoral care, creating a culture where students work hard, enjoy learning, and thrive. Our dedicated staff are warm, approachable, and determined to give every child the best possible start in life.
As a receptionist, you will:
Ensure an efficient reception service, dealing with all visitors in a prompt and professional manner and working to the highest standard.
Contribute to effective safeguarding by following protocols around external visitors to the site and ensuring students arriving to or leaving site outside of normal school hours are accurately recorded for attendance purposes.
Undertake first aid training and respond to first aid matters as required.
Operate the telephone system, manage the reception email inbox and sort incoming mail.
The opportunity:
To join our motivated, friendly staff and students in a highly-regarded multi-academy Trust with a strong community presence and ethos.
To gain expertise and support from our wider trust network with access to informal and formal professional development.
To contribute to the culture where students experience a positive and enriching education.
The ideal candidate will have:
A calm, friendly and professional manner and demonstrate this at all times.
Experience working in a reception / front of house role or within a school environment.
Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and professionally with staff, students, parents and visitors.
A thorough understanding of child protection and safeguarding matters.
The school’s core values of kind, curious and hardworking at the heart of everything they do.
About Meridian Trust -
Meridian Trust is a values-led organisation formed in 2011 that has risen to be one of the highest-performing academy trusts in the country. The Trust is founded on its commitment to a high-quality educational provision for all at the heart of local communities. Meridian currently operates primary, secondary and special schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire.
Meridian Trust offers a wealth of fantastic benefits for teaching and support staff which are highlighted below but are not limited to -
Apprenticeship and CPD opportunities which allow you to gain specialist knowledge in a role you are passionate about developing in.
Access to our benefits partner Vivup - benefits include an online GP, Lifestyle savings, support for mental health and wellbeing through the Employee Assistance Programme and many more
Cycle to work scheme
Local Government pension scheme
Healthcare benefits including free eye test vouchers and flu vaccinations
Free on-site parking
Discounts on a wide range of benefits from everyday essentials to holidays
To explore our full range of benefits, please visit https://www.meridiantrust.co.uk/jobs-and-training/benefits/.
How to apply:
For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.
Applications must be submitted via My New Term. In line with safer recruitment practices, we are unable to accept CVs. If you have any questions about the application process or you would like to arrange a visit to the school, please contact Sarah Wakerley, HR Officer on recruitment@northstowe.education to arrange an appointment.
Closing date for applications is Wednesday, 25th November 2026 (by 8am).
Interview date is Wednesday, 2nd December 2026
The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Northstowe Learning Community
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 4 to 19
- Education phase
- All through school
- Size
- 920 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
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