School Administrator/Receptionist
Kirkby Stephen Grammar School, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, CA17 4HA18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
13 April 2026 at 12:59am
Date listed
25 March 2026
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
- £25,538.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 4. £22,500 Actual Salary (pro-rata)
School Administrator/Receptionist job summary
About this Role
Hours of work: 37 hours per week
Working pattern: Monday-Friday
Term weeks: Term-Time only, plus 2 weeks
FTC term: Start date - ASAP
The ideal candidate will:
- Have secretarial/administrative experience preferably in a school based setting.
- Have excellent communication skills
- Be competent with ICT skills including use of word (including mail merge), excel and PowerPoint.
- Be friendly and approachable.
- Be able to work as part of a team.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Provide cover for a broad range of duties associated within the administration function in school.
- Provide excellent customer service as the first point of contact, both face to face and via the phone for internal and external stakeholders.
Why Join CET?
As part of our growing multi-academy trust, you’ll be working in an organisation led by shared vision, honesty, and purpose. This is an exciting time to join CET as we continue to build on our successes and grow into one of the highest-performing MATs in the North of England.
Here’s what we offer:
A people-first approach: Be part of a supportive and collaborative community.
Professional growth: Access exceptional career development and CPD opportunities tailored to your ambitions.
Innovation in work-life balance: We constantly review and enhance our family-friendly policies to help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.
Employee benefits package: Enjoy a range of perks designed with you in mind.
This is a great opportunity to work in a well-resource school with dedicated professionals, where no two days are the same, offering an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong administrative skills and a customer-service mindset
If you have the qualities we require, along with the passion and aspirations to contribute to the success of the Trust, we urge you to hit the "Apply" button.
Cumbria Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure and Barred List checks are required for this post. You should not apply if you are on the Children’s Barred List. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, online searches are carried out on successful candidates.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Kirkby Stephen Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and
expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening,including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. KSGS is an equal opportunities employer.Member of the South Lakes Federation.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Kirkby Stephen Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 388 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Kirkby Stephen Grammar School website
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