School Receptionist

Permanent Part-time Term Time Contract

Salary: 9770 to 10170 gross pay to reflect Term time and 0.32 FTE

We are seeking an enthusiastic and professional Receptionist to join our Estates and Facilities team working two days per week term time only with the preferred working days being Thursdays and Fridaysalthough the 2 working days are open to discussion. Reporting to the Operations Manager this front-of-house role plays an important part in the smooth day-to-day running of the school.

The successful candidate will provide a warm and welcoming reception service manage the switchboard and visitor sign-in processes and act as a key point of contact for staff students and visitors. The role also involves maintaining accurate records supporting student sign-in/out processes assisting with events and ensuring a well-presented and organised reception area.

You will be a confident communicator with strong organisational skills able to handle a variety of tasks with professionalism discretion and attention to detail.

We invite interested candidates to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a daily basis and interviews may take place at any time. This vacancy may close earlier than the stated deadline if sufficient applications are received so early submission is encouraged.

To apply please visit For any queries please telephone or email the Human Resources Department at

Whitgift School (part of the John Whitgift Foundation) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Where applicable applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Serviceand online media checks.It is an offence to apply for a role at the school if you know that you are barred from regulated activity with children.

All roles within the school involve contact with children and are therefore classed as regulated activity. Child protection and safeguarding are the responsibility of everyone who works or volunteers in our school. All staff must be committed to providing a safe environment for children and supporting the schools safeguarding ethos.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are required to declare all convictions and cautions even those that are spent unless they are protected under the DBS filtering rules to assess suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to disclose information relevant to safeguarding prior to interview.

For more than 400 years Whitgift has been transforming boys lives through education.

Whitgift 2025 was created as a result of the input and imagination of staff and students and the next few years will represent an exciting time of evolution for the school both in terms of our site development plan and the educational partnerships we are embarking on.