Receptionist

The Grove Nursery School, London, SE15 6BY

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  9 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 25 hours per week, 8:00am - 1:00pm Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,881 - £30,552
• Pay scale: Grade 3, Scale Points 2-6

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidates will:

• Be excellent communicators with a proven track record in front line customer care.

• Be able to demonstrate good inter-personal skills at all levels and be confident working with pupil data bases and other software packages.

• Have the ability to work effectively as part of a team

• Have knowledge of Safeguarding

• Be able to pay attention to detail whilst working in a busy office environment

• Have knowledge of school systems

What the school offers its staff

In return, we can offer:

• A supportive working environment

• The opportunity to be part of an experienced, hardworking and aspirational team

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@grove.southwark.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

3. Job Application Guidance Notes.pdf - 91.5 KB (opens in new tab)

5. Receptionist Job Description & Person Spec.pdf - 238 KB (opens in new tab)

1. Receptionist Advert Sept 2025.pdf - 207 KB (opens in new tab)

4. Recruitment Monitoring Form 2024.docx - 44.2 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Grove Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 4
• Education phase: Nursery
• School size: 93 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 4
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Grove Nursery School website
• Email address: recruitment@grove.southwark.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-grove-nursery-school

Arranging a visit to The Grove Nursery School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@grove.southwark.sch.uk.

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