Receptionist

The Open Academy, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 9DL

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  20 November 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  11 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time (Can be done as a job share)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £7,154 - £7,267 actual pa

Receptionist job summary

Part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust

Tel: 01603 481640

Email: sara.wright@open-academy.org.uk

 

• Salary – Support Staff Points 5-6, £7,154 - £7,267 actual pa (£26,427 - £26,847 FTE)
• Permanent
• Part Time – Job Share
• 12 hours (2 days) per week
• Term Time only
• Required as soon as possible, subject to pre-employment checks

About the Role:

We are seeking to appoint an organised, diplomatic and flexible person to be the first point of contact at the Open Academy. 

We would be delighted to hear from you if you have:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills appropriate to the need to communicate effectively with colleagues, students, parents and visitors 
• GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English
• Experience of working in a busy office environment/reception area
• Ability to build and form good relationships with students and colleagues
• Ability to use ICT software packages, and have excellent keyboard skills
• Knowledge of Arbor would be desirable but is not essential

As a Church of England academy, our Christian ethos and our values of Aspiration, Perseverance and Respect shape everything we do, and we are looking for a colleague who will share and model them.

Working Hours

The exact working pattern will be agreed with the successful candidate at interview but will fall within our academy hours for two days per week (job share), 8.00am – 2.00pm.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to book an appointment on 01603 481640.

How to apply

For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, please read the attached Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’.

To complete our online application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, and you will be directed to apply through our Applicant Tracking System. If you do not already have one, you will need to create a ‘Teacher Booker’ account.

References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. Please contact us to discuss this further if you have any queries.

Within the Trust we use AI to help review applications. If we spot that AI has been used in a misleading way, such as copying unedited AI created answers, exaggerating previous job experience, or pretending to be someone else, we may choose to reject the application without feedback.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received.

Closing date:   20 November 2026, 12noon

Interview date:  w/c   23 November 2026

 

The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references.

The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

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 Open Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 529 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Open Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-open-academy

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