Sports Centre Receptionist

The Independent Schools Council; Oundle; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Oundle School Centre is seeking a proactive receptionist to handle a wide range of enquiries efficiently, while promoting Centre memberships, activity schemes and current offers to visitors and members. You'll work in a supportive environment where strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, with responsibilities including bookings, cash handling and precise administrative tasks.

The role requires flexibility for a mix of morning, evening and weekend shifts to cover opening

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Capable of handling bookings and cash accurately.
• Able to perform general administrative tasks with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Handle a wide range of enquiries efficiently and professionally.
• Promote Centre memberships, activity schemes and current offers.
• Manage bookings, cash, and administration with accuracy.
• Provide reception cover during morning, evening and weekend shifts.

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

Administrative tasks

Communication skills

Tools

Booking software

Job description

The Role

In this key role, you’ll handle a wide range of enquiries efficiently and professionally, while actively promoting Centre memberships, activity schemes, and current offers to both new and existing customers.

You’ll be working in a supportive and positive environment where strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential. To succeed, you’ll need to be confident managing bookings, handling cash, and completing general administrative tasks with accuracy and attention to detail.

Please note: Due to the nature of the Centre’s operations, all roles will involve a mix of morning, evening, and weekend shifts to ensure reception coverage during all opening hours.

The School & The Centre

Oundle and Laxton Junior Schools have long been associated with the very best of modern independent education, especially boarding. The Schools take seriously their responsibility to pupils so that they can emerge as decent, open-minded adults; ambitious about what they can go on to achieve and contribute. A team of around 800 staff, both academic and support, ensure an education of the highest standard is in place across the Schools with the efforts of the whole team focused on this fundamental aim.

As well as providing new and improved facilities for the School's pupils, the new Sports Centre facility has been designed to allow increased access to local residents, sports clubs and Schools. After accommodating the educational and social demands of the pupils the School is eager to develop wider access to the Centre and encourages participation by local community in a range of Sports and Leisure activities organised and managed by the Centre's staff.

Our State of the Art Sports Centre offers a wide range of classes, fitness facilities and activities on a commercial basis, as well as numerous courses, children's holiday clubs and organised parties. Our facilities include a 50-metre swimming pool, an 8-court hall, a 70-station fitness suite, a dedicated dance studio and three further multipurpose studios.

Oundle School and Laxton Junior School are proud to be equal opportunity employers and we welcome applications from all. We aim to ensure that all applicants are provided with the same opportunities during the recruitment process, and we endeavour to comply with the duties placed upon us to make reasonable adjustments as prescribed by the Equality Act 2010. Should you need to request a particular adjustment to enable you to participate fully in the recruitment process, please ensure that this is made known, to the HR Department

Recruitment Agencies

The Corporation of Oundle School has an internal recruitment department, but where agency support is required, we will engage our trusted partners. Our adverts are intended to encourage direct interest from potential applicants, not recruitment agencies. Speculative CVs sent from sources other than directly from a candidate, will not be acknowledged or considered.