Job details
Start date Monday 1st September 2025
The role is to work fixed hours of Mondays - Fridays of 12.30 – 16.45
We require a Receptionist for our very busy front office where the main duties include dealing with all enquiries, and administrative tasks. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual used to dealing with a high volume of face to face and phone enquiries in a calm and professional manner.
Key duties include:
1. Operate the Phone System. Provide information, transfer calls or take messages as appropriate.
2. Ensure all visitors to the school reception, whether scheduled or not, receive the appropriate attention.
3. Maintain security and fire regulations by keeping lists of students/staff/visitors in/out of school.
4. Requirement for the postholder to undertake first aid training.
We are committed to developing our staff through first class induction and high-quality professional development. As a result, a large proportion of JMHS staff have achieved promotion to middle and senior leadership positions.
JMHS was last inspected by OFSTED in November 2022 who confirmed our good grading and whose comments included:
5. Pupils behave well. They are polite to their teachers and considerate of their peers.
6. Parents rate teachers’ high expectations because they push pupils to do more. Many say teachers go ‘above and beyond’ for their children.
7. Pupils can do unusual stuff at this exciting school.
8. School leaders have constructed a rich and engaging curriculum.
John Masefield High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre-employment checks will be conducted in accordance with KCSIE. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an on-line Google Search.