Job Ref No. ECC2402-165S Position Type: Administration Pay Range: Band A Point 1-6
Position Start Date: 09/11/2026 Contract Type: Part-time Contract Term: Permanent
Application Close: 08/10/2026 Midday Date of Interviews: 13/10/26 or 15/10/26
8.15am - 4.00pm (Monday-Friday) with a 45 minute unpaid lunch break.
38 weeks of the year - term time plus inset days
Start Date: 9th November 2026
An opportunity has become available to appoint a permanent Receptionist to join our busy school office.
The successful candidate will:
Responsibilities
- Be the first point of contact for both telephone and face to face enquiries and take messages where appropriate
- Ensure Reception and telephones are covered at all times
- Provide First Aid, administer medications for students and manage medications
- Arrange and distribute letters
- Communicate with parents using current systems
- Be responsible for the sorting and distributing of incoming post
- Provide general clerical support as required
- Access information on Bromcom system as appropriate
- Administration duties, including but not limited to, book labels, checking deliveries, ordering stationary/first aid, creating and distributing School Newsletter, maintaining club registration, printing test papers
Little Thurrock Primary School is a member of the Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust. The Osborne Co-operative Academy Trustis a Multi-Academy Trust, withtwelve member schoolswithin Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools' Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.
As part of the Osborne Cooperative Academy Trust, the school is proud of its inclusive ethos and the broad and enriched curriculum that it provides for all pupils. The supportive staff have high aspirations for the pupils and strive to make a difference in the lives of the children and their families. Our schools' ethos is based on the Co-operative values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and sharing a sense of collective responsibility for supporting each other.
In return for your hard work, you will receive:
Benefits
- 2-week October half term
- Relocation package of up to£8,000for new employeesrentingorbuyinga property
- Support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance
- Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools
- Recognition of continuous service
- Excellent CPD opportunities through the school and the trust
- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
- Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
- National Conditions of Service
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
For more information speak toAyshen Uluhan, email - hr@osborne.coopor call 01375 648944.
Interview date: Tuesday 13th October or Thursday 15th October 2026
Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Information about the School
Little Thurrock Primary School is a large three form entry school and nursery at the heart of the community: we are a school that promotes strong and supportive parent partnerships. We are committed to ensuring all our pupils receive an outstanding education, achieve their full potential, and are equipped with the skills and attitudes needed to be active citizens of the 21st Century. We passionately believe that strong foundations are the key to success and are striving to be a beacon of excellence for early language development.
All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.
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HR Team
Little Thurrock Primary School
Rectory Road, Grays
Essex, RM17 5SW Telephone: 01375 373586
Email: hr@osborne.coop
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