Receptionist

Prestley Wood Academy, Alconbury Weald, Cambridgeshire, PE28 4BL

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  1 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 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: £15,845.96 - £16,095.55 Annually (Actual) Pay Award Pending

Receptionist job summary

Role: Receptionist
Salary: Scale 3 Point 5-6 £25,586 pro-rata (actual Salary £15,845.96) to £25,989 pro-rata (actual Salary £16,095.55) - Pay Award Pending
Contract: Term time only (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 2:00pm)
Location: Prestley Wood Academy
Start Date: January 2027

Benefits: Access to Local Government Pension Scheme [LGPS]

Access to induction scheme and additional training

Access to EAP (Medigold)

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity package (after 1 years’ service)

Blue Light Rewards annual fee covered by trust

Annual Welfare Day

We are seeking a receptionist to join our Prestley Wood Academy team at Horizons Education Trust. In this essential role, you will provide high-quality receptionist support that ensures the smooth day-to-day running of the school office, working closely with the Office Manager to deliver efficient reception processes in line with school priorities, policies and statutory requirements.

It is important to us that you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and can share our school values within a special school working environment. You will provide a welcoming, professional and positive first point of contact and you will be able to communicate with others effectively in a team with excellent organisational ability and resilience to work to planned deadlines.

You should have proven experience of working in an office / reception environment, ideally within a school. Good keyboard and word processing skills are essential.

Closing date: Midnight 1st November 2026

Interview date: TBC

To apply for this position please use the link below to register and apply via MyNewTerm:

[CV’s will not be accepted]

https://www.prestleywood.org.uk/page/?title=Recruitment&pid=30

Horizons Education Trust is committed to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children and young people and expect staff to share this commitment.

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 Prestley Wood Academy

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 4 to 19
• Size: 97 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Prestley Wood Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/prestley-wood-academy

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