ReceptionistAdministrative Support Assistant (Priory School)

Hours of work: 21 hours a week to be worked; Mondays and Thursdays 13.15 to 16.00 Wednesdays 8.00 to 16.00 and Fridays 12.00 to 16.00

Working pattern: Part-time term-time only (working for 39 weeks per year plus 6.05weeks annual leave which will increase after 5 years continuous service)

(As the position is part-time & term-time only the above salary will be pro rata)

Fixed term: Until 31 March 2026

Closing date: 09:00am 10 November 2025

For more information and to apply for the above post please contact:

Priory School
Mountfield Rd Lewes BN7 2XN
Phone: extension 211
Email:
Website:

Please note we do not accept CVs.

Priory is a very successful school with an excellent reputation. The Governors of this successful school seek to appoint a temporary part-time Receptionist/Administrative Support Assistant until 31 March 2026. This role will provide reception duties and general administrative support to the school and to act as the first point of contact with parents agencies and all visitors to the school.

The key tasks include: -

• Reception duties dealing with all callers both on the telephone and in person

• Administrative support (based on reception)

• Producing correspondence and reports from written documents and other sources

• Maintaining all paper and electronic filing systems

• Photocopying and scanning

• Liaise with staff parents and external agencies

• Accurately input data into computerised systems databases and spreadsheet
  

Full details of the post and an application form can be downloaded directly from our school website under Menu Join Us Staff any queries please contact the Personnel Officer in person via telephone or via email.

Please return application forms to the Personnel Officer at the above address or via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

East Sussex County Council is committed to equality of opportunity. We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undertake or currently hold a DBS enhanced clearance for this authority.

This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018.

The school will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2018 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision. Accordingly the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate to the school by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process that they have not been disqualified under the 2018 Regulations.

If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2018 Regulations the offer of employment will be subject to the application by the preferred candidate to Ofsted for a waiver and the receipt of a waiver from Ofsted.