Receptionist

The Cornelius Vermuyden School, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 9QS

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  16 August 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 August 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: £26,847.00 - £27,274.00 Annually (FTE) Term-time plus 5 additional days (£23016 to £23382 actual)

Receptionist job summary

About the Role

We are looking for someone who can provide a high quality customer centred service with an efficient, positive and helpful approach. This busy key ‘front of house’ role will support the School with a number of reception and administrative functions. The post will require you to be able to multi task as well as being efficient with well-developed personal skills.

• To provide a professional, pleasant and welcoming reception to all School visitors.
• Managing/answering calls promptly and effectively and transferring them appropriately.
  
• Recording messages fully and accurately, ensuring that they are delivered promptly.
  
• Ability to deal with sensitive issues whilst maintaining confidentiality.
  
• Managing the signing in / out systems to ensure compliance with Safeguarding and Health and Safety policies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Acting as the first point of contact for visitors, staff, and students.
• Ensure compliance with school security and safeguarding arrangements.
• Answering incoming phone calls and handling enquiries.
• Managing the school's inbox, responding to emails and distributing as appropriate.
• Communication with staff and parents via School Comms & SIMs database.
• Managing deliveries and incoming/ outgoing post.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Previous experience in a reception or administrative role, ideally within a school environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with a diverse range of people.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant software.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.
• A calm, approachable, and professional demeanour.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Cornelius Vermuyden School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its entire staff to share this commitment. All postholders working in our schools will be considered to work in Regulated Activity and will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance all shortlisted candidates may be subject to online searches that may include social media. For further information please contact HR@seeat.org

We reserve the right to close the listing at any time and shortlist earlier if strong candidates apply earlier in the process.

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 The Cornelius Vermuyden School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: Up to 900 pupils
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-cornelius-vermuyden-school-ss8-9qs

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