Receptionist (part time mornings only) - Congleton - ref. h49599419
Black Firs Primary School is a happy and successful 1.5-form entry school with its own Pre-School, located in Congleton, East Cheshire. We are currently seeking a friendly and organised Receptionist to join our busy school office team.
This part-time, morning role is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to work within a warm and welcoming school environment. You will provide vital support to our School Business Manager, ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of front office operations.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Be confident in dealing with pupils, parents, and staff in a professional and approachable manner
- Be organised, reliable, and able to work in a busy school setting
- Have experience in a similar role (desirable, but not essential)
If you’re looking for a rewarding part-time role as part of a supportive team, we’d love to hear from you.
Hours: 10 hours per week(Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 2 hours per day 8.30 till 10.30am)
Weeks: 38 weeks per year (term time)
Actual Salary : Grade 3 (pro rata), SCP 3-5 starting at £5,459 actual
Closing Date: Monday, 5th May 2025 at 5pm
Interviews: Friday 9th May 2025
In return we will offer:
- A welcoming school with friendly, enthusiastic and supportive staff
- Inquisitive and self-motivated children to inspire
- Access to staff benefits and wellbeing initiative
- Employee Assistance Programme
For more information please contact the school on office@black-firs.co.uk or call 01260 272935. Alternatively, you can read more about the school on our website https://black-firs.co.uk
The Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).
All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account.Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process.If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.
The Learning Partnership is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination; all applicants should note that they will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation and marital status or any other discrimination which is unfair or unreasonable.
We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at The Learning Partnership. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater outcomes for children.We are proud to be an employer that holds Disability Committed and Menopause Friendly status.
The Trust is ‘happy to talk flexible working’. Flexible working increases workplace diversity by making roles accessible to those with caring responsibilities (primarily women), disabled staff, and both older and younger workers.