Receptionist

Sir James Smith's School, Camelford, Cornwall, PL32 9UJ

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  20 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 March 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: £24,796.00 - £25,583.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary is: £22,249 to £22,955 per annum

Receptionist job summary

Sir James Smith’s School are looking to appoint a Permanent Receptionist to join our busy administration team.

The post-holder will work in the front office and will be responsible for meeting and greeting all visitors and parents/carers to the school. They will deal with phone enquiries, in person queries, and written correspondence. In addition to admin tasks and reception duties, the successful candidate will be expected to undertake first aid duties as and when required (relevant training will be provided).

As the ‘face’ of the school the Receptionist & Administrator should be welcoming, personable, helpful and able to represent the school in a professional and friendly manner.

The successful candidate will:

• be educated to a good standard of general education including Mathematics and English GCSEs at grade C or above (or equivalent qualifications);
• have recent and relevant school based admin/reception experience (desirable);
• hold a first aid qualification (or willing to obtain this within 6 months);
• have a working knowledge of SIMs (desirable);
• be competent in the use of MS Office including Word, Excel and Outlook;
• have a good telephone manner and have excellent customer service skills;
• be a confident communicator and enjoy building and maintaining successful, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders;
• have well-developed administration and organisational skills and ability to work logically, resourcefully, proactively, efficiently and flexibly;
• have a positive and proactive approach to work and problem solving;
• have high standards and attention to detail;
• have the ability to work independently or in a team;
• have the ability to remain calm and professional working under pressure;
• have the ability to work without close supervision;
• have a willingness to cover for admin colleagues when necessary;
• have an understanding of the importance of child protection and safeguarding issues in relation to this role specifically;
• supporting Year Team Leaders with suspension paperwork.

We will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis. We reserve the right to withdraw this job advertisement when we have received sufficient applications.

If you would like to see our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, please click here.

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

Sir James Smith's School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all pre-employment checks necessary to meet Safer Recruitment requirements, including a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and references.

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 Sir James Smith's School

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 605 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sir James Smith's School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sir-james-smith-s-school

Sir James Smith’s is part of North Cornwall Learning Trust. Apart from being a ‘Good’ school, Sir Jim’s is also a great place to work. Visitors, including Ofsted, comment on the friendly and supportive atmosphere. Staff and students are happy and enjoy their time at school.

We are a smaller than average co-educational comprehensive school, serving a large rural hinterland in North Cornwall. It’s a fantastic place to live if you like the outdoors. Our extensive rural catchment area of 100 square miles includes 8 partner primary schools though we attract students from many others. The dispersed settlement pattern means approximately 70% of students travel daily by bus. North Cornwall is one of the least sparsely populated areas in England and Wales thanks to the glorious Bodmin Moor.

At present we have 38 teachers, and 40 non-teaching staff including 4 technicians, 1 Librarian, 8 admin assistants and 7 classroom assistants. The Local Governance Committee work closely with staff, as do various support agencies. The small size of the school means that we all know the students very well and staff work together effectively. This is a school on a humane scale where personal relationships matter.

We have a "continental day". This means an earlier start - at 8.10 am for staff and 8.25 am for students. Students have one year assembly per week. There are 5 one-hour lessons and 2 breaks of 20 and 30 minutes. The main part of the day ends at 2.30 pm. On Mondays there are meetings; on Wednesdays Tuesdays and Thursdays, extra-curricular activities and late buses; on Fridays many staff go home a little earlier!

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