Receptionist

St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 7JN

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 October 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: £8,016.00 - £8,142.00 Annually (Actual) £25,614 - £26,016 FTE. 2 days a week, Thursday and Friday. Pending outcome of job evaluation

Receptionist job summary

This post will be predominantly supporting our Sixth Form reception area.

This is an exciting opportunity to deliver a high standard of service that supports all students in the school community to thrive. At St Anthony’s we look to inspire and develop all members of our community on a journey through faith and learning. We strive to achieve excellence and overcome challenges through mutual respect and consideration. Our workload charter sets the tone for what we stand for as a Trust and sets out our commitment in relation to staff workload and wellbeing. This supports our overall mission of creating: Better Schools, Better Communities and Better Futures in Christ.

St Anthony’s Girls’ Catholic Academy is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust which is one of four Trusts in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. The Trust includes five Secondary and twenty-five Primary Schools across South Tyneside, Sunderland and East Durham. Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust safeguards and protects its students and staff by being committed to respond in accordance with South Tyneside Child Protection Procedures. Enhanced DBS checks are mandatory for all school staff.

All application documents should be fully completed and submitted by 9am on Monday 2nd November 2026. Applications are required and CV’s will not be accepted. For enquiries regarding this role, please contact Mrs Marie Lanaghan, Headteacher via email recruitment@staga.co.uk.

Interview details will be confirmed following short-listing.

Electronic signatures will be accepted but candidates will be required to add a written signature to their application when circumstances allow.

The position we are filling is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. An online search will be completed for all shortlisted candidates. References will be requested for all short-listed candidates.

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and

promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and we expect staff and volunteers 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 St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1297 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-anthony-s-girls-catholic-academy

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