Receptionist

Grade and Salary: Grade 2: £22,122 - £23,192 per annum (£25,185 - £26,403 FTE). Working pattern: 37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year (term time only plus 1 week). Contract term: Permanent.

The Manor Academy has an excellent reputation for its high standards of teaching, student behaviour and academic achievement.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at The Manor Academy for a friendly and experienced Receptionist to join our team. You will be responsible for delivering a customer focused front line reception service, providing a professional welcome to visitors and dealing politely and efficiently with face‑to‑face enquiries from staff, students, families and outside agencies who present themselves at the school reception.

The successful candidate will be able to use specialist ICT equipment sensitively and confidentially, have effective communication skills, be customer focused and have experience of working on a busy reception desk.

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career. We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well‑motivated workforce and have developed an HR strategy to invest in our employees. We also offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.
• Entry to a career average pension scheme.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like‑minded professionals.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• We take the well‑being and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures. In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment. We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.