School Receptionist/Administrator

The Douay Martyrs Catholic School, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB10 8QY

10 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  22 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 June 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: £25,489.00 Annually (FTE) Term time only plus 5 days inset

School Receptionist/Administrator job summary

As Receptionist, you will be the first point of contact for visitors, parents, students, and staff, delivering a professional, friendly, and welcoming service. You will manage communications, support school administration, maintain safeguarding procedures, and help ensure the smooth day-to-day operation of the school office in a busy and vibrant environment. This is a term-time only position, plus 5 INSET days, working Monday to Thursday from 8:00am to 4:00pm and Friday from 8:00am to 3:00pm. This role offers an excellent opportunity to become part of a supportive, pastoral-led Catholic school community where every member of staff plays a vital role in helping young people flourish.

Why work for The Douay Martyrs Catholic Secondary School: 

• Fantastic support from your line managers and SLT who genuinely want to see you succeed and thrive. 

• Extensive CPD opportunities, including support for MA Study.  

• To be part of an 11-18 provision with opportunities to teach in the sixth form and be part of the DOWAT Trust and the collaboration it offers. 

• Bespoke CPD for new and emerging school leaders. 

• Great support for NQT’s including your own dedicated mentor, reduced teaching timetable and ‘Outstanding’ teacher programmes available

• Our school has excellent transport links and is minutes away from the Piccadilly, Metropolitan and Central tube lines      and is on the local bus route. We are located close by to the A40, M25 and M40 Motorways. 

• Staff are encouraged to join in Extra-Curricular activities and School visits, some overseas, are a strong feature of school life. 

  The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

  Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the position may close early if a suitable candidate is found.

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 Douay Martyrs Catholic School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1437 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Douay Martyrs Catholic School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-douay-martyrs-catholic-school

The Mission of The Douay Martyrs Catholic Secondary School is:

“To create a Christ-centred learning community where every individual is enabled to fulfil their true potential”

To be Christ-centred, means to see Christ in everyone, including yourself, and to always promote the values that we know Christ promoted and taught about whilst he was on earth.

Throughout your time at The Douay Martyrs Catholic Secondary School you will be fully supported in many ways to grow in your faith and understand what it means to be Christ–centred. You will also be fully supported in developing your potential. It is only right in a Christ-centred community that we should aim to use our talents and gifts and develop these talents and gifts. It is the Mission of The Douay Martyrs Catholic Secondary School to do this. All members of the school community that is, pupils, teachers, support staff, parents, priests, can help one another develop their talents and gifts and therefore fulfil their potential. To do this, is to be truly living your life according to the values promoted by Christ.

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