Salary: NJC 7 - Actual salary - £12,982 (£25,584 FTE) well-being cash plan pension scheme (LGPS) additional Lift Schools benefits Hours: 22.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year Contract: Maternity cover Start date: January 2025 Be the welcoming face of our school - we're hiring a receptionist We're looking for a friendly and organised receptionist to join our team at Kingswood Academy. You're someone who'll be able to: Warmly welcome visitors, parents and carers with professionalism. Managing incoming calls, directing enquiries to the appropriate staff and signing in visitors. Schedule appointments, handle deliveries, and share important information accurately and efficiently. Data input - keeping internal systems up to date and accurate. You're someone who has: Enthusiasm for working in a customer-facing role. Experience of working in an office environment. Strong organisation skills. About our school. Kingswood Academy is a national beacon of educational excellence. We are a school where our students make half a grade more progress, across all subjects, than other students do nationally; placing the academy as one of the highest performing schools in the region. Our Vision is: to deliver world class learning, which places no limits on what young people can achieve. The role is due to commence January 2025 or ASAP after this date. This is a maternity cover position. Closing date: 11th December 2024 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check. Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered. We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.