8 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

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

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
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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