2 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    19 November 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    4 November 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

£23,996.00 - £24,950.00 Annually (FTE) Bucks Pay Range 1b, 22hrs p/wk - Actual Salary £12,100 to £12,581

School Receptionist job summary

Stony Dean School is a very successful school. Quoted as “an inspirational school” by Ofsted, we are looking for a colleague who wishes to work in a positive, friendly and caring environment. Stony Dean School is a heavily oversubscribed secondary special school situated in Amersham. We are very proud of the fact that we were the first school in this county to gain specialist SEN College status and our designation is for Communication and Interaction.

The successful person will act as a key contact within our main office and will be required to handle incoming phone calls, provide information, take messages and direct calls to the relevant staff members. You will also respond to enquiries from parents, students and the public, providing assistance and resolving issues whenever possible.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office if you wish to find out more about us. Alternatively, an informal telephone conversation can also be arranged. Please contact Sharon Jacobs with any queries or if you would like to discuss your situation with us first.

Stony Dean School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An offer of appointment is subject to satisfactory references, Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service), PO (Prohibition Order) checks, social media checks and medical clearance.

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.

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About Stony Dean School

School type
Special school, ages 11 to 18
School size
213 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School location

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