Receptionist and Clerical Assistant

Buckinghamshire Council; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training

Supportive environment

Professional development

Job summary

The Buckingham School in Buckingham is seeking a Receptionist and Clerical Assistant to join the busy school office. You will be the first point of contact for visitors, parents and pupils, handling inquiries and providing general clerical support to the Senior Leadership Team and staff.

The role requires calm, reliable and adaptable individuals who can manage workloads, communicate clearly and work well in a team.

Qualifications

• Greet visitors, answer enquiries and provide clerical support.
• Communicate confidently to a range of stakeholders.
• Organise workload and manage own time.

Responsibilities

• Greet visitors and answer telephone enquiries and provide clerical support to SLT and staff.
• Communicate clearly and work with a range of stakeholders to keep office functioning smoothly.
• Organise own workload and prioritise tasks in a busy school environment.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Organisational skills

Tools

SIMs knowledge

Job description

Receptionist and Clerical Assistant - The Buckingham School

Location: Buckingham

Overview Term time only: Yes

Salary type: Bucks Pay

Salary Details: Bucks Pay Range 3 (£29,114 to £31,230 FTE) Actual Salary (£26,359 to £28,275)

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 37 hrs per week, Monday-Thursday 07:45-16:15 and Friday 07:45-15:45 (42 weeks per year, including Inset and 3 additional weeks)

Closing date: 02/11/2026

Interviews to be held: Friday 6th November

About us

The Buckingham School is a caring and supportive school with excellent student ambassadors who represent The Buckingham School very well, displaying good behaviour and a positive attitude to work. Our school motto is 'Success for All' and we aim to give all students life changing opportunities through educational achievement. We will continue to drive school improvement in order to achieve the very best for every student.

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a School Receptionist to join our busy school office, who will be the first point of contact for visitors, parents and pupils. We are looking for an individual who is calm, resourceful and adaptable to change, to manage our main school reception.

The postholder duties will include greeting visitors to the school, answering telephone enquiries and providing general clerical support to the Senior Leadership Team and staff across the school. You should be able to communicate with confidence to a range of stakeholders and be able to organise your own workload.

You will need to be someone who:

• Interacts well with young people and a good team member
• Communicates clearly and has excellent organisational skills
• Personable and approachable
• Well presented
• SIMs database knowledge would be desirable

In return, we will offer you:

• Training relevant to the post
• A supportive and friendly working environment
• Professional development opportunities

About you

Please see attached Job description & Person specification for further information.

Other information

We are also committed in promoting community cohesion, healthy school and young enterprise.

Legal & Disclosure

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order').

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.

Reference information

Reference number BUC15678

Contract type Permanent

Working hours Full Time

Level of DBS check required Enhanced with Barred List

Salary: See advert for detail