Receptionist / Administrator

Secondary School Receptionist / Administrator, part-time, permanent; 16 hours per week during term time plus two additional weeks pro-rata (including INSETs).

Salary: Grade 3, Westmorland and Furness Council Job Families Pay and Grading structure, scale point 3-4, starting at scale point 3 £25,614pa pro-rata (part-time, term time),

With the Living Wage discretionary supplement which Westmorland and Furness Council applies this equates to £25,949pa, pro-rata.  
Pro-rata salary: £8,497pa; £8,608pa with Living Wage supplement.
Pay is equated across the year and includes annual leave (which increases based on continuous service) and bank holiday entitlement; which are deemed as taken during school closure periods.

John Ruskin School is seeking a warm, proactive, and highly organised Receptionist / Administrator to join our thriving school community.
You will be the welcoming face and voice of our school, working at the front desk to provide excellent customer service and admin support to students, staff, parents, and visitors. While you’ll often work independently in reception, you’ll be a valued member of our supportive admin team.

Key duties include:
•    Answering telephone and in-person enquiries
•    Welcoming visitors and ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed
•    Liaising with parents, staff, and students
•    Providing administrative support (photocopying, laminating, maintaining records)
•    Supporting arrangements for parents’ evenings and school events
•    Maintaining confidentiality and upholding school policies

We’re looking for someone with:
•    Excellent communication skills and a warm, professional manner
•    Strong IT skills (Word, Excel), and willingness to learn new systems (training provided)
•    Flexibility, attention to detail, and proactive problem-solving abilities
•    Experience working in a school or similar reception environment is desirable
•    Good GCSEs in English and Maths (or equivalent)

There may be a few occasions in the year when attendance outside your normal working hours is needed.

Why join John Ruskin School?
•    A fully comprehensive, oversubscribed 11–16 community school in beautiful surroundings
•    A thriving community that promotes high academic and personal achievement
•    Proud of our students’ achievements at GCSE and in wider school life, from sports day to tutor group assemblies
•    Our values and ethos were recognised by Ofsted in March 2025:
‘The pupils at John Ruskin School are courteous and kind hearted’

‘Pupils rise to the extremely high expectations that the school has for their achievement’.

Further details including a job description and person specification, and an application form are available on the Vacancies page of www.jrs.org.uk

Please contact admin@jrs.org.uk if you have any queries.

Closing date: Monday 9 November 2026 , 9.30am.
Interviews will be held within a few days of the closing date.

John Ruskin School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to satisfactory completion of safeguarding checks. We are committed to creating a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all backgrounds.