School Receptionist

Kenton Primary School, Exeter, EX6 8JT

2 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  13 August 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  29 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 - £26,403.00 Annually (FTE) 16.75 hours per week / 39 weeks per year working 3 days per week (Monday 8.15 am – 3.30 pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings to include lunch cover 8.15 am -1.15 pm).

School Receptionist job summary

Are you friendly, organised, and passionate about working in a small and vibrant rural school community where every child matters? We’re looking for a warm and welcoming School Receptionist to become the smiling face of Kenton Primary School!

About the role
As our School Receptionist, you’ll be the first point of contact for pupils, parents, staff and visitors – and a key part of our supportive school team. This is more than just a front desk role – it’s about creating a positive, nurturing first impression and helping our school run smoothly each and every day.

What makes us special
Kenton Primary is a small, friendly school with big heart. We believe in creating a happy, inclusive environment where children are encouraged to be curious, confident and kind. As part of our team, you’ll be surrounded by laughter, creativity, and the occasional glitter explosion!

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has great communication and interpersonal skills
• Is highly organised with good attention to detail
• Can work efficiently in a busy environment where there are lots of interruptions
• Enjoys being around children and is committed to safeguarding
• Brings a positive attitude and a genuine love of school life

Key responsibilities:

• Welcoming all visitors with a warm and professional approach
• Handling phone calls, emails and parent enquiries
• Providing general administrative support to the Headteacher and teaching staff
• Supporting attendance monitoring and pupil records
• Helping the school day run like clockwork!

We offer:

• A role where your work really matters
• The opportunity to work in a team who are invested in growing the potential of others
• Competitive package with generous career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 22.9%
• A term time only contract working 39 weeks per year
• Ongoing professional development

How to apply

If you’d love to help create a calm and caring atmosphere where children thrive – we’d love to hear from you.

Please do take the opportunity to learn more about the role by viewing the detailed job description included on the following pages. To apply please complete our application form and take the opportunity to share with us how your skills and experience meet the person specification in the job description.

To learn more about the school please visit: Kenton Primary School

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 13th August at 9.00am.

We would like to interview for this role in August. If you have dates you are not available, please do detail these on your application form.

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact us at people@ivyeducationtrust.co.uk

We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our pupils, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced DBS check and reference that are satisfactory to our Trust. All posts in our Trust are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

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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 Kenton Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 53 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kenton Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kenton-primary-school

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