Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools are currently recruiting for an ePlus Receptionist to join The Junior School on a part-time, permanent basis from February 2026 (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks). The role is part-time, working 20 hours per week (Monday to Friday 2pm - 6pm) with a salary of £11,097 per annum.The purpose of the role is to provide a high level of customer service in an efficient and friendly manner, and ensuring the safety of children in our care.The successful candidate will have experience working in a busy environment, have strong communication skills and can effectively build professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.To learn more about this role, please access the job description provided.EligibilityESMS is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa.The successful candidate will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right work in the UK.BenefitsStaff are offered a range of benefits including: a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, family friendly policies, use of the Schools' swimming pool and fitness room outside school hours, membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations.ValuesWe are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESMS values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role modelling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.All staff working at ESMS have direct access to young people therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.Any enquiries about this position should be directed to the ESMS Recruitment Team at recruitment@esms.org.uk The closing date for applications is 12pm on Friday 16 January 2026. Interviews are likely to be held the following week.About ESMSWelcome to the ESMS, a vibrant family of independent schools, set in beautiful grounds in the heart of Edinburgh. We offer a co-educational nursery and junior school, single-sex but closely twinned secondary education, and a co-educational sixth form. We are a consistently award-winning School, with an educational legacy that stretches back more than 300 years. Our Schools have always been pioneers of rounded education.Children's education is underpinned by our values: kindness, confidence, resilience, integrity and curiosity.From virtual reality headsets in the classroom to developing one of the first outdoor learning programmes in Scotland, we are always searching for new ways to develop the whole child. The people that work for us are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do.We value the incredible contributions they make to school life, we invest in their careers and we support their ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally.BenefitsEmployees get access to a range of benefits including: Fee remission from Nursery to S6Free school lunches Free Sports' Club membership, including access to pool and fitness suitesGenerous holiday allowanceGenerous pensionDeath in service benefitFamily friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leaveMembership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locationsEmployee Assistance ServiceCycle to work schemeCar leasing salary sacrifice schemeAnnual professional review processRegular salary reviewsFunding towards professional qualifications