School Receptionist

Pond Meadow School; Guildford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist educational institution in Guildford is looking for a dynamic and highly motivated School Receptionist to join their friendly admin team. The successful candidate will be instrumental in the welcoming of parents and visitors, contributing to the overall positive atmosphere of the school. This full-time position requires commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, with opportunities for ongoing training and development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

LGPS pension scheme

Employee well-being service

Qualifications

• Dynamic and highly motivated individual required.
• Experience in a school or administrative environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Join the friendly admin team at our Special School.
• Play a key role in welcoming parents and visitors.

Skills

Effective communication

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Job description

DescriptionSupporting documentsEmployerLocation

School Receptionist

Required asap

Full-Time

Term-Time Only

32.5 hrs per week

(Monday – Friday 8.30 – 3.30)

Salary PS3 £24,330.00

£18,897.00 per annum pro rata

Paid Monthly £1,574.76 gross throughout the year.

An excellent opportunity to join the committed and friendly admin team of our outstanding, supportive and innovative Special School.

Pond Meadow Academy Trust is a specialist day school providing high quality education for approximately 160 pupils from 3-19 years of age. Based in Guildford, Surrey, the school provides education for Surrey children from 3-19 with ASD (Autism, Communication and Interaction Needs) and / or Severe Learning Disabilities.

The school converted to a Special Academy on 1st November 2014 and has been judged ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in our last five inspections, the most recent in June 2023.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a School Receptionist to join our vibrant team of 130 staff and play a significant part in the development of our outstanding Academy. Our school is growing to 200 pupils over the next 4 years with a new building for KS4 / 5 being built in 2025, including exciting enhancements and adaptions to the existing school environment.

We wish to recruit dynamic and highly motivated individuals.

Successful candidates will be subject to enhanced DBS approval as part of our rigorous approach to safeguarding our children.

We offer the LGPS pension scheme and a comprehensive employee well-being service.

This role is considered to be ‘regulated’ and as part of our rigorous approach to safeguarding children, candidates will be subject to enhanced DBS approval and will participate in regular safeguarding training and updates.

Pond Meadow is a welcoming and truly unique school where the values of Learning, Independence, Respect and Equality sit at the heart of everything we do. If you are committed to high quality education for all then we would love to hear from you.

Closing Date : 02 / 01 / 2026

Shortlisting : w / c 05 / 01 / 2026

Interviews : w / c 12 / 01 / 2026

Please email Office / HR Manager Julie Harper if you have any questions.

Safeguarding Statement

Pond Meadow School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.