About this role
Receptionist and Administrator
Term time only, 37 hours per week
Fixed term contract
From September 2026 to December 2026
Band E points 5-6
£25,583 - £25,989 per annum pro rata
Actual salary: £21,391 - £21,731 per annum
The Role
We are looking to recruit a suitably experienced Receptionist and Administrator to provide an efficient reception and administrative service for Kenilworth School and Sixth Form.
As a first point of contact for the school, the successful candidate must have excellent customer care skills and be organised to multi-task on a busy reception. The postholder will work with a second Receptionist on front of house.
The reception is busy and the workload is varied, so the ideal candidate will be organised to manage and prioritise their own workload, meeting deadlines with the ability to work calmly with interruptions to assist students’/parents’/carers’ throughout the day.
Previous experience of customer care and/or reception duties in another setting would be advantageous, but training can be given to a suitable candidate.
You will be IT literate with the ability to use Microsoft packages, to include Word, Excel and data bases. The ability to manage your own workload and meet deadlines is required.
Typical duties will include:
Managing a busy switchboard, channelling calls as appropriate
Operation of the external main gates
Welcoming visitors, parents and students dealing with a range of queries
Managing contractors for DBS and safeguarding compliance
Processing external and internal post and parcel deliveries
Daily management of the school’s email system
Various administrative duties using email, Word, Excel and an internal database
Dealing with students’ queries throughout the day, as required at the designated student enquiry point in reception
Undertaking administrative duties
The role requires the post-holder to be pro-active to plan ahead; have an attention to detail; have good communication and written skills across a range of audiences with the ability to work with interruptions throughout the day.
Working Hours
The working hours with an unpaid 30 minute lunchbreak are:
Monday to Wednesday: 8.15am to 4.15pm
Thursday and Friday: 8.15am to 4pm
There may be a requirement to work on inset days as agreed.
To Apply:
Please complete an application via MyNewTerm to apply for the role.
Please note we cannot accept a CV as an application.
We reserve the right to close this advert early and invite candidates to interview before the closing date should we receive a sufficient number of applications, or a suitable candidate be found. We will be reviewing applications as they are received, therefore early applications are advised and welcomed.
Safeguarding
The Kenilworth Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and parents to share that commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check with Children’s Barred List check and obtain membership of the DBS update Service.
Closing date: Thursday 30 July 2026 at 9am.
Interview date: 19 August 2026