Casual Receptionist (Sports Centre) in Peterborough

Oundle School Sports Centre is seeking a friendly and organised Casual Receptionist to join our team, helping to create a welcoming environment for pupils, parents, staff and visitors.

The Role

We are seeking a friendly, professional and organised individual to join our team as a Casual Receptionist. As one of the first points of contact for visitors, parents, pupils and staff, you will play an important role in creating a welcoming environment while supporting the smooth day-to-day operation of the Sports Centre. This role offers flexible, casual working hours and would suit someone with previous customer service, reception or administrative experience who enjoys working with people and can remain calm and professional in a busy environment. Your hours will vary according to the needs of the school, typically, the hours can be 3, 7-hour shifts between the times of 07:00 and 22:00. The shift patterns will include a mixture of mornings, evenings and weekends.

The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills, a positive approach to customer service and the ability to manage a variety of tasks efficiently and accurately. Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Welcoming and assisting visitors, parents, pupils and staff.
• Managing incoming telephone calls and enquiries.
• Supporting general administrative tasks, including filing, data entry and correspondence.
• Assisting with room bookings and other reception-related administration.

To excel in this role, you will be approachable, reliable and adaptable, with strong organisational skills and attention to detail. You will be confident using Microsoft Office applications and able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people. This is an excellent opportunity for someone seeking flexible work within a busy and supportive school environment.

The School & The Centre

Oundle and Laxton Junior Schools have long been associated with the very best of modern independent education, especially boarding. The Schools take seriously their responsibility to pupils so that they can emerge as decent, open-minded adults; ambitious about what they can go on to achieve and contribute. A team of around 800 staff, both academic and support, ensure an education of the highest standard is in place across the Schools with the efforts of the whole team focused on this fundamental aim. As well as providing new and improved facilities for the School’s pupils, the new Sports Centre facility has been designed to allow increased access to local residents, sports clubs and Schools. After accommodating the educational and social demands of the pupils the School is eager to develop wider access to the Centre and encourages participation by local community in a range of Sports and Leisure activities organised and managed by the Centre’s staff.

Our State of the Art Sports Centre offers a wide range of classes, fitness facilities and activities on a commercial basis, as well as numerous courses, children’s holiday clubs and organised parties. Our facilities include a 50-metre swimming pool, an 8-court hall, a 70-station fitness suite, a dedicated dance studio and three further multipurpose studios.

Living In Oundle

We are fortunate in our location at the heart of a beautiful market town. School and town are part of the same community and our pupils take their place within this community, not isolated from it. The town has a spirited cultural life, with an annual international festival, literature festival, and frequent performances of nationally touring shows at the School’s Stahl Theatre.

To Apply

Full details of the role, including hours of work and salary, can be found at the “Job Description” link, below. If you are excited by this opportunity, please complete and return an application form and supplement to the application before the closing date. Please note CV submissions cannot be accepted.

Application closing date: 9:00am on Tuesday 30 June 2026

Interview date: To be confirmed.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact: HR Department, Oundle School, The Bursary, Church Street, Oundle, Peterborough, PE8 4EE Email c/o: opportunities@oundleschool.org.uk or Tel: 01832 277193

Oundle School and Laxton Junior School are proud to be equal opportunity employers and we welcome applications from all. We aim to ensure that all applicants are provided with the same opportunities during the recruitment process, and we endeavour to comply with the duties placed upon us to make reasonable adjustments as prescribed by the Equality Act 2010. Should you need to request a particular adjustment to enable you to participate fully in the recruitment process, please ensure that this is made known, to the HR Department.

Both Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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