Receptionist

ESMS: Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 12,000; Part time

Job summary

A prestigious independent school in Edinburgh is seeking a part-time ePlus Receptionist. The role involves providing excellent customer service to students and parents, ensuring children's safety during school hours. Candidates should have substantial experience working in fast-paced environments and possess strong communication skills. This is a permanent position requiring 20 hours of work each week, with a competitive salary and various staff benefits. The position is crucial for fostering a supportive educational environment.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Enhanced sick pay

Free school lunches

Access to swimming pool and fitness room

Cycle to work scheme

Death in service benefit

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy environment.
• Demonstrated ability to provide high levels of customer service.
• Capability to ensure safety of children.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high level of customer service in a friendly manner.
• Ensure the safety of children in care.
• Assist in operational tasks within The Junior School.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Customer service experience

Ability to build professional relationships

Job description

ePlus Receptionist

Job Reference: schooltalent/TP/11692/2277

Number Of Positions: 1

Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time, Term Time

Salary: The Salary is calculated a pro‑rated basis

Working Hours: 20

Location: Edinburgh

Closing Date: 16/01/2026

Department: After School Club

Region / Division: ESMS

Job Role: Operational/Professional Services

The Role

Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools are currently recruiting for an ePlus Receptionist to join The Junior School on a part‑time, permanent basis from February 2026 (subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks). The role is part‑time, working 20 hours per week (Monday to Friday 2 pm – 6 pm) with a salary of £11,097 per annum.

The purpose of the role is to provide a high level of customer service in an efficient and friendly manner, and ensuring the safety of children in our care.

The successful candidate will have experience working in a busy environment, have strong communication skills and can effectively build professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

To learn more about this role, please access the job description provided.

Eligibility

ESMS is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Benefits

Staff are offered a range of benefits including a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, family friendly policies, use of the Schools’ swimming pool and fitness room outside school hours, membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations.

Employees get access to a range of benefits including:

• Fee remission from Nursery to S6
• Free school lunches
• Free Sports’ Club membership, including access to pool and fitness suites
• Generous holiday allowance
• Generous pension
• Death in service benefit
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave
• Membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations
• Employee Assistance Service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car leasing salary sacrifice scheme
• Annual professional review process
• Regular salary reviews
• Funding towards professional qualifications

Values

We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESMS values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role modelling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.

ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.

All staff working at ESMS have direct access to young people therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

About ESMS

Welcome to the ESMS, a vibrant family of independent schools, set in beautiful grounds in the heart of Edinburgh. We offer a co‑educational nursery and junior school, single‑sex but closely twinned secondary education, and a co‑educational sixth form.

We are a consistently award‑winning School, with an educational legacy that stretches back more than 300 years. Our Schools have always been pioneers of rounded education. Children’s education is underpinned by our values: kindness, confidence, resilience, integrity and curiosity. From virtual reality headsets in the classroom to developing one of the first outdoor learning programmes in Scotland, we are always searching for new ways to develop the whole child.

The people that work for us are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do. We value the incredible contributions they make to school life, we invest in their careers and we support their ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally.

Attached Documents

• e-Plus Receptionist JAN 2026.pdf

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Closing Date

The closing date for applications is 12pm on Friday 16 January 2026. Interviews are likely to be held the following week.