Job Description

Position

: Morning Receptionist

Contract

: Full time, Permanent

Hours

: 7:45am to 3:45pm, 40 hours per week

Salary

: 26,539.00 to 27,611.00

Annual Leave

: 25 days +8 bank holidays

Start Date

: Monday 20th April 2026

Closing Date:

Monday 5th January 2026

Salisbury Cathedral School is a well-established independent school committed to academic excellence, character development, and a supportive, welcoming environment. We pride ourselves on our vibrant school community and dedication to fostering a safe and nurturing space for students, staff, and families. We are currently seeking a warm, professional, and highly organised Morning Receptionist to be the friendly front of house face of our school during the first half of the day. The successful candidate will manage the front desk, greet visitors, support with administrative tasks, and ensure smooth day-to-day operations at the main entrance of our busy campus.

SCS has established an Employee Benefits Package for its entire staff:

Cycle to work scheme Edenred childcare voucher scheme via salary sacrifice Meals are normally provided during working hours Free on site parking Standard Life pension scheme Staff are entitled to up to 50% discount on their children's school fees

Main Duties:

Receive all visitors to the school, greeting and signing them in with the appropriate lanyard Receive goods in, check and sign for them Answer and process all telephone calls and emails into the school Deal with general day to day queries from pupils and parents Be responsible for the smart and tidy appearance of the School Reception area Be responsible for entrance to the school via the automated gates Distribute incoming post, frank and take outgoing post to post office Be responsible for taking the Fire Bag out during a fire drill/evacuation and keeping fire class lists updated, add the weekly music timetable to the Fire Bag Be responsible for named visitor parking signs Assist with the organisation of school events, such as Speech Day, concerts, printing order of service and programmes Be responsible for making and distributing all parents/chorister parents and staff car permits Produce labels and peg labels as required Update all paper registers for morning, afternoon and choristers Support the Senior Leadership Team with administrative tasks and staff with general secretarial tasks Update SchoolBase parental data Update SchoolBase calendar including all chorister commitments, replace hard copy each term Be the central contact for booking before and after school care and maintain records Provide finance department with dates/pupil names attending for charged school trips Provide finance department with reconciled school club's bookings Be a point of contact for the Friends of Salisbury Cathedral School and Amici and help with their administration as necessary Maintain and update Sign-in ipad, and pupil and chorister sign in registers Complete morning registration Check office stationary levels and order paper Prepare charge sheets for Little Spires Check the pupil birthday list during term time and inform the Head Provide birthday cards to the Head for signing, ensure cards are distrubited in advance of a weekend, prepare and schedule cards prior to school holidays, posting on the relevant day Record and update the new school information for all leavers on Schoolbase Manage departing pupil files Update pupil files at the end of each school year Update all pupil medical records and food allergy records as requested by School Nurse Update guidlelines for visitors leaflet as necessary Create pass code lists for lanyards for SLT and Admin staff

Attendance Champion:

Ensure checklist for every pupil joiner/leaver is completed Complete Leaver, Pupil Move forms (joiners completed by Registrar) Complete half termly audit of pupils' attendance and email relevant parents regarding low attendance and pass to Head and DSL Scan and archive all pupil leavers hard copy Registration paperwork in 'Pupil Archive' drive

General:

Attend training courses as directed Play an active part in the life of the school; attend compulsory events as directed by the Head, and liaise with the Parent and Friends committee members Share the aims and objectives of Salisbury Cathedral School and support the Head at all times Carry out other duties as requested and as are commensurate with the grade of this post

All Staff Are Expected To:

Carry out the work of this school to the best of your ability, displaying initiative and enthusiasm and recognising that its status as preparatory and pre-prep, boarding and day school, and also a choir school, places additional demands and responsibilities on staff who choose to work here Do all you can, by the relationships that you build with pupils, staff, parents, and the wider community, to promote the caring ethos of the school and reflect its Christian foundation Engage actively in the performance review process Adhere to policies as set out in the staff handbook Maintain high professional standards of attendance, punctuality, appearance and conduct

Person Specification:

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Experience:

Previous reception experience desirable but not essential

Skills:

Time management Organisational skills Multitasking IT skills

Personal Qualities:

A warm and nurturing nature Flexible approach to meet the needs of the role Open to new ideas and approaches Great team player Positive outlook Ability to use initiative Good sense of humour Strong team player Good memory (the ability to hold lots of information in your mind at one time!)
If you would like to apply for this post, please complete the application form on the TES website.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 26,539.00-27,611.00 per year

Benefits:

Cycle to work scheme Discounted or free food Free parking On-site parking
Work Location: In person