Receptionist - Huddersfield
Colne Valley High School
Receptionist
Permanent, full-time role
37 hours per week, term time plus 5 days
Salary Grade 5, Scale Point 5: £21,643 per annum (FTE £24,790)
Join Our Inspiring Team at Colne Valley High School!
Why Colne Valley High School?- Dynamic Leadership: Be part of a forward-thinking school under transformative leadership.
- Collaborative Environment: Work within a supportive, innovative team that values excellence in teaching and learning.
- Professional Growth: Benefit from outstanding career development support and continuous professional development through our expanding Multi-Academy Trust, which includes nine schools, a SCITT, Research School, and an English Hub.
About the Role:
- You will work in a fast-paced environment that calls for high levels of responsibility and confidentiality. You will be the ‘face’ of the Academy and will be required to deliver a professional service to both internal and external customers and stakeholders. You must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to handle challenging situations calmly with diplomacy and discretion.
- You will be helping us to support parents, staff, and students with a number of related administrative tasks, including telephone calls with a smile, face to face reception, friendly and professional email responses, the acceptance of deliveries and confidently operating a radio system for communication with staff around the premises.
- The role required excellent organisational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and remain confident under pressure. A problem-solving attitude to work is essential. Most importantly the successful candidate must have a positive attitude towards team working.
If you’re excited by the opportunity to inspire young minds and contribute to a culture of excellence, we want to hear from you. Join us at Colne Valley High School and help shape a brighter future for our students!
Apply now and start your journey with us by visiting our Trust site vacancy page at https://greatheightstrust.org.uk/employment-opportunities/ and click on the Apply Now option on the advert for Receptionist at Colne Valley High School.
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We look forward to hearing from you.
Closing Date: Sunday 1st June 2025, at 12.00noonInterviews: TBC
Great Heights Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, an online search, and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.
GDPR Disclaimer: Please note and appreciate that whilst we review all CV’s and applications, due to the high volume that we receive on a regular basis, we can only respond to candidates that have been successful with their application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 14 working days of your application, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful.In line with the General Data Protection Regulations (May 2018) (replacing the Data Protection Act 1998) we will permanently delete information for all unsuccessful applications, and we will not keep candidate information on file for future vacancies at this stage of our process.