Receptionist
St Bernard's High School, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7JS8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Monday 6 October 2025 or as soon as possible after that date
Closing date
23 September 2025 at 9am
Date listed
15 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Five Days Per Week, Term Time Only Plus One Week, 8.30am – 4.30pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Scale 5-6 - £25,583 - £25,989, pro rata actual salary £22,472 - £22,829
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a full-time Receptionist to join our friendly admin team at St Bernard’s High School.
The Receptionist will be the face of the school, as the first point of contact either by phone or once on site. You will provide a professional receptionist service to the school as well as secretarial support to teaching staff. If you have the ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively, be committed to maintaining confidentiality at all times, and be able to deal with difficult situations effectively, come join our team.
Closing Date: Tuesday 23 September 2025, 9.00am
Interviews: Friday 26 September 2025
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
What the school offers its staff
St Bernard's High School is a Catholic girl’s school from Years 7-11 with a co-educational mixed Sixth Form. Our school is ranked one of the top schools in Southend, and we are in the top 20% of schools across the country for our progress with students and our outcomes. We offer our students an environment where they can excel academically, personally and spiritually. It is a warm and welcoming school where our Catholic values underpin our day to day life.
All new staff are supported within the positive ethos of this happy and high performing school, and to this end all staff complete an applicable induction training programme. The community at St Bernard’s welcome applications from teachers of all faiths or none.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Bernard's High School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1021 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Bernard's High School website
- Email address
- recruitment@stbernards.southend.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01702343583
St Bernard's High School is a bi-grammar girls school from Years 7-11 with a mixed Sixth Form. Our school is ranked one of the top schools in Southend, and we are in the top 20% of schools across the country for our progress with students and our outcomes. We offer our students an environment where they can excel academically, personally and spiritually. It is a warm and welcoming school where our Catholic values underpin our day to day life.
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