Receptionist
University Technical College Norfolk, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 6FF5 days remaining to apply
Closing date
11 July 2025 at 1am
Date listed
3 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £20,406-£22,241 per annum
Receptionist job summary
part of the Community Schools Trust
Website: www.utcn.org.uk
- Salary: Scale 4, £20,406-£22,241 per annum
- Permanent
- Full Time
- Term time only
UTCN is part of Community Schools Trust. We serve a wonderfully diverse community, many of whom face challenges through no fault of their own. It is for this reason we want to level the playing field for all of our students, regardless of their background, by providing a world class education.
The Role
As the Receptionist, you will be the welcoming face of UTCN, ensuring that all interactions at our front desk reflect the high standards and values of our college. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Welcoming and assisting students, parents, staff, and visitors
- Managing telephone and email enquiries efficiently and professionally
- Handling incoming and outgoing mail
- Maintaining visitor logs and ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed
- Providing general administrative support to the wider office team
What We’re Looking For
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A warm, approachable manner and professional appearance
- Strong organisational skills with attention to detail
- Ability to multitask and remain calm under pressure
- Previous experience in a front-of-house, customer service or school office environment is desirable
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a forward-thinking, supportive team
- Work in a modern, purpose-built environment
- Contribute to the education and development of the next generation of STEM professionals
- Opportunities for training and career development
How to apply
An application pack is available from ‘Attachments’.
For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our website to apply.
We reserve the right to close applications for this position, and interview earlier, if a suitable candidate applies.
Closing date: 11 July 2025, 9am
Interview date: 14 July 2025
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.
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.
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 are not accepted.
About University Technical College Norfolk
- School type
- Free School, ages 14 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 434 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 14 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- University Technical College Norfolk website
University Technical College Norfolk (UTCN) is an exciting school created to developing tomorrow’s engineering and technology specialists. UTCN provides a comprehensive educational foundation for any student who has an interest in engineering, science, technology, maths or computing.
School location
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