Receptionist (part time)

Bristol City Council; Bristol; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational authority in Bristol is seeking someone to join their operations team, contributing to significant changes in educational provision. The role requires a positive mindset, attention to detail, and strong problem-solving skills. You will be part of a committed team focused on delivering world-class education. Flexibility in working days and hours is available, with opportunities for professional development and support offered through various perks.

Benefits

Continuing Professional Development

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Flexible working

Pension enrollment

Qualifications

• Positive disposition and team player.
• Calm efficiency in completing work.
• Skilled in manipulating data.

Responsibilities

• Join a committed operations team during a significant change.
• Contribute to delivering world-class educational provision.

Skills

Attention to detail

ICT skills

Literacy skills

Numeracy skills

Problem solving

Job description

About Us

Cathedral Schools Trust (CST) is a family of schools committed to inspiring learning both in and beyond the classroom. With a strong focus on music and the creative arts, we support every student and staff member in reaching their full potential. If you're looking for a Trust that values creativity, growth, and meaningful learning, CST could be the perfect place for you.

We invite you to join our team at Bristol Cathedral Choir School. We exist to provide a world‑class education for the children of Bristol so that they leave with a deep understanding of the world around them. The school is a highly oversubscribed state cathedral choir school with a rich history and a Christian ethos. It is a music school, educating choristers for Bristol Cathedral for the past 880 years, and offers an enhanced and rich musical experience for all. The school provides a traditional academic curriculum to its students, regardless of their background or ability, and emphasises the teaching of Powerful Knowledge.

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join a proactive and highly committed operations team at the beginning of a period of significant change at the school moving the school from delivering good educational provision to something that is genuinely world class. This permanent role will start from as soon as possible and ideally three days per week (0.6FTE). We will consider applications for a two day role from exceptional candidates. Please state preferred hours in your application – working days to most likely include Monday, Thursday, Friday.

About You

This role requires someone who has a positive disposition, who has attention to detail, who is a rule follower and who is a team player. You will likely be someone who completes work with calm efficiency, who enjoys problem solving and is skilled in manipulating data. You will likely possess excellent ICT, literacy and numeracy skills.

More Information About The Role

To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.

Informal enquiries can be made via email to Kate Bracken, Recruitment Assistant.

We can offer you

• Continuing Professional and Leadership development;
• Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas;
• Discounted gym membership, Cycle‑to‑work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers;
• Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies; and
• All new staff are automatically enrolled in the Teachers Pension or LGPS Avon Pension Fund.

How To Apply

We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. If you are excited about this role and can demonstrate many but not all of the requirements on the job description and/or person specification, we would encourage you to apply as you may just be the person we are looking for.

Please complete our application form on the Cathedral Schools Trust website by midnight on Sunday 4th January 2026.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview shortly thereafter (date TBC) at Bristol Cathedral Choir School.

All candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application following the closing date.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre‑employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender re‑assignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under‑represented groups.

The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self‑declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are 'spent' unless they are 'protected' under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.