Receptionist - Stocklake Park School

Buckinghamshire Council; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Staff facilities and amenities

Employee discounts

Job summary

Stocklake Park School, part of the Vale Federation of Special Schools, is seeking a warm, professional Receptionist to run our busy front desk. You’ll be the first point of contact for parents, pupils, staff and visitors, creating a welcoming atmosphere while keeping the office running smoothly.

This term-time only role (8:15am–3:45pm, Mon–Fri) is permanent, with a friendly team and a pension scheme. You’ll handle calls, post, deliveries and admin tasks, supporting the school office to ensure

Qualifications

• Reception experience (school experience a bonus).
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Calm under pressure, with a can-do attitude.
• Confident with Microsoft Office and office systems.

Responsibilities

• Greet everyone with a friendly, professional approach.
• Manage a busy switchboard and handle calls efficiently.
• Organise post, deliveries, and admin tasks.
• Support the school office team and keep things moving.

Skills

Reception experience

Communication

Organisational skills

Calm under pressure

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We’re looking for a warm, professional, and super-organised Receptionist to run our busy, fast-paced front desk. You’ll be the first point of contact for parents, pupils, staff, and visitors—creating a welcoming atmosphere while keeping everything running smoothly.

Term time only: Yes

Salary Details: £19,870-£20,660 per annum (FTE £24,836 to £25,823)

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Part-time, 8.15am to 3.45pm Monday to Friday

Interviews: to be conducted as suitable candidates apply

About us

Stocklake Park School is part of the Vale Federation of Special Schools and is based on two sites, Stocklake Park main site and Harding House. We offer educational provision for students with complex learning difficulties, from 11 to 19 years of age.Our vision as a Federation is to provide a supportive but challenging multi-professionals approach to the education of all the young people in our care, enabling them to achieve the greatest possible level of independence and inclusion.

Receptionist – Be the Face of Our School!

What you’ll do:

• Greet everyone with a friendly, professional approach.
• Manage a busy switchboard and handle calls efficiently.
• Organise post, deliveries, and admin tasks.
• Support the school office team and keep things moving.

Please see attached Job description for further information.

About you

What we’re looking for:

• Reception experience (school experience a bonus).
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Calm under pressure, with a can-do attitude.
• Confident with Microsoft Office and office systems.

What We Can Offer You:

• Large staffroom with resourced kitchen with complimentary hot and cold beverages
• Employer contribution pension scheme, with Life Cover
• Access to employee benefits including discounts on travel and purchases from local shops, cafes and restaurants
• 24 hour free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme

If you thrive in a dynamic environment and love being at the heart of the action, we’d love to hear from you!

Please see attached Person specification for further information.

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact Lisa Snook (HR Officer).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we appoint an appropriate candidate.

If you have not been contacted within three weeks of the closing date you must assume that your application has, on this occasion, been unsuccessful.

The above post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure & Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.

The Vale Federation of Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to provide two satisfactory references, undertake pre-employment checks including a health check and have a cleared Enhanced Disclosure & Barring check. An online search (including social media checks) will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates as part of our recruitment process.

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.