School Receptionist

Orion Coopers, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5PS

11 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  5 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 September 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: £30,405.00 - £31,284.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Scale 3 Points 5-7 (FTE Salary: £30,405- £31,284 per annum) (Actual Salary: £28,897 - £29,733 per annum)

School Receptionist job summary

This role serves as the front-line point of contact for the school and Trust, providing a professional and welcoming experience to all visitors, parents and stakeholders. The postholder plays a key role in ensuring the smooth daily running of reception and administrative functions, while supporting wider school operations.

You will be responsible for managing visitor access in line with safeguarding procedures, maintaining communication channels, supporting events, and assisting with administrative tasks across the school. The role also involves contributing to student welfare through first aid provision and ensuring confidentiality and data protection standards are always upheld.

To succeed in this role, you will need to be a highly capable Receptionist with a proven track record of working in a fast-paced, demanding office environment. Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders are essential. You will be an excellent practitioner with outstanding interpersonal skills, able to contribute positively to a dynamic and forward-thinking team.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications. Suitable candidates may be invited to interview prior to the closing date and we reserve the right to appoint before the advertised closing date should an exceptional candidate be identified. Candidates are encouraged to review the job description and person specification carefully before submitting an application.

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 Orion Coopers

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1339 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Orion Coopers website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/coopers-school

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