School Receptionist / Administrator (Full-time, Term-time) at More House School

Job Overview

Full time hours, term-time, permanent position, in an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ School, immediate start.

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, resourceful and welcoming professional, to join our busy office team. You must have excellent administrative and communication skills along with a good working knowledge of Office 365. Previous proven experience in a customer-facing role is essential.

About The Department

The Headmaster’s Office comprises Main Reception, located at the front of the school, two general administration offices and the Admissions Office. There are five full-time members of staff and four part-time members of staff. The department has grown in recent years to accommodate the ever-increasing administrative demands placed upon the school due to rising pupil numbers.

About This Post

A well-organised, enthusiastic, and experienced people facing administrator with excellent customer-service, I.T., and written and spoken English skills is sought to join the team.

The successful candidate will have a happy and flexible disposition with a caring and patient attitude towards others. He or she will have good communication skills and be vigilant and detailed in their approach. Professional discretion and appreciation of the confidential nature of much school information is essential. Being able to provide cover for absences or willingness to work extra time in an emergency would be viewed as advantageous.

All school employees benefit from free on-site parking, and excellent free lunchtime meals in the school’s refectory. School terms are shorter than in the state-maintained sector, with generous school holidays. A comprehensive induction programme is provided, and ongoing professional development is supported through INSET days and training opportunities.

Specific Duties Include

• Being the first point of contact for pupils, parents and visitors, providing a welcoming and professional service for all.
• Checking credentials and recording all visitors to the school site using the visitor management system.
• Absence management – daily logging of absences, chasing missing pupils and recording daily attendance on the School’s database.
• Monitoring answerphone messages and administering the busy school office email inbox.
• Helping to resolve parent queries and pupil problems.
• Supporting the pupil ‘independent support’ process with timely and clear communications to fellow staff-members
• Recording and submitting relevant documentation, including through Engage, the School’s MIS
• Handling incoming and outgoing post and deliveries efficiently and keeping main reception and waiting areas tidy at all times.
• Identifying ways to use existing school technology to develop more streamlined and efficient processes.
• Protecting all personal data relating to pupils, parents, and employees at the School, in accordance with the School’s Safeguarding and Data Protection policies
• Providing ongoing administrative support, as a member of the Headmaster’s Office department as required, including proof-reading reports, creating forms, sending letters and emails out to parents on behalf of colleagues, teaching staff and the senior management team
• Promoting the smooth-running of the School and showing flexibility to take on other office duties as required.
• Communicating with Local Authorities and providing reports as required.
• Attending in-service (INSET) training days and other School events as required (including those which take place outside your normal contracted hours)
• Managing trips and daily transport logistics, including taxi’s, trains, coaches, parent pick-ups etc.

The above list is not exhaustive, and the post-holder may be required to perform such other administrative duties as may be, from time to time, deemed necessary by the Headmaster.

Term Time Hours

Mondays and Fridays: 8.00 am – 4.30 pm,

Tuesdays and Thursdays: 8.00 am – 5.30 pm

Wednesdays: 8.30 am – 4.30 pm or 8.00 am – 5.30 pm, alternating weeks

(Note: academic terms are typically shorter than those in the state-maintained sector, and School holidays are therefore significantly longer).

Attendance at school events outside these hours from time to time, as well as a few INSET days towards the beginning or end of school holidays. It is expected that some time will be spent during school holiday periods in developing the department and preparing teaching opportunities and materials.

Benefits

• Annual salary – circa £25,000 p.a. (full-time, Term-time-only);
• Pension there is a contributory pension scheme in operation specifically for non-teaching personnel. As governed by pension legislation you are automatically opted into the scheme and once enrolled, need to complete an ‘Opt Out’ form not to be included. Contributions are paid by the School at the Governors discretion and directed by Government legislation. Contributions towards your own personal pension plan may be made, but again this will be at the discretion of the Governors with the forementioned restrictions. Details about the scheme can be found at https://www.nestpensions.org.uk
• Sick-pay;
• Employee Assistance Programme;
• Cycle to Work Scheme;
• Parking – free on-campus parking within the School’s beautiful grounds;
• Meals – excellent meals whilst working, at no cost in the School’s refectory;
• Fitness gym – free use of the School’s fitness gym facilities (outside of normal school hours);
• Comprehensive induction programme offered, and ongoing professional development supported through INSET days and training opportunities.

The School

Nationally celebrated, More House School provides an exceptional, mainstream education for intelligent boys with Specific Learning Difficulties and weakness in their developmental language skills. Providing a transformative education repeatedly recognised as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted over more than a decade, we offer a specialised learning environment for day and boarding boys from Year 4 to Year 13. Our pupils are taught to recognise their strengths and develop their self-belief so that they achieve independence and extraordinary results at GCSE, BTEC and A’ Level, above the national averages. A majority progress to university.

The School has an 85-year history of supporting boys with additional challenge in their educational experience. Now with 500 pupils, the School has grown significantly in recent years and has the largest number on roll ever. It is recognised as being the largest SEND-specialist provision in the United Kingdom and is heavily involved in outreach work. More than half of pupils have their places funded by their local authorities.

Safeguarding

This role is deemed to be one of working in regulated activity, meaning that the post-holder may expect to come into unsupervised contact with children and young people frequently in the discharge of their duties on-campus. As such, the expectations of conduct, required of all adults working at More House School, apply to this position, as does a full Safer-Recruitment vetting process of any appointee. A key responsibility of all adults working within the School is that of ensuring the effective safeguarding of all children and young people, through adherence to the School’s policies; full-training is given.

To Apply

Please visit our website www.morehouseschool.co.uk, and complete the online application form:

https://www.morehouseschool.co.uk/supportapplicationform

Closing date for applications: Monday 28th July 2025

Interviews expected to be held on: TBC

Interested candidates are welcome to make an appointment to visit the school for an informal visit.

The School reserves the right to interview appropriate candidates in advance of the above-named dates, and to appoint. Interested candidates are therefore strongly urged to submit their application as soon as possible.

NB – if shortlisted you will be invited to attend a face-to-face interview at the school, at your own expense. #J-18808-Ljbffr