Job Description

Oathall Community College

West Sussex
13,976 - 13,977 per year

Job type:

Part Time, Permanent

Apply by:

22 September 2025

Job overview

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Grade 4 Scale point 5


Actual pro rata salary 13977

24 hours per week


8 am - 2 pm Monday and Tuesday (6 hrs per day)


9 am - 1 pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (4 hrs per day)


(There may be some flexibility on hours Weds, Thurs and Friday)

We are seeking to appoint a part time receptionist to join our busy reception team. Based in the school visitor reception office you will provide a first point of contact for parents, and visitors both in person and by phone and email. The reception team also provides assistance to students in some areas. In addition, you will provide general administrative support to assist the smooth running of the school. Our reception can be a very busy environment and so the ideal candidate needs to be organised and able to work under pressure. You will need to be a good communicator with excellent customer service skills and a firm, calm and approachable manner.

The successful candidate should have a flexible approach to working and be willing to turn their hand to any administrative tasks. You will need excellent secretarial skills and be a competent user of IT. Experience of working in a customer faced role is also important.

Applicants are welcome to visit the school or speak to someone before the interview process. Please contact Sara Atkin, HR Administrator to make an appointment by emailing jobs@oathall.org

Oathall Community College and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.

Applications should be completed via the website using a non teaching application form along with our recruitment monitoring form and a short letter of application (no more than one side of A4). Please email the documents to jobs@oathall.org or post to Mrs Sara Atkin.

The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 22 September. Interviews will take place on Thursday 25 September.

Suitable candidates may be invited to interview prior to the closing date, and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

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About

Oathall Community College

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Oathall Community College

Appledore Gardens, Lindfield
West Sussex
RH16 2AQ
United Kingdom

+44 1444 414001

"Oathall is a large, happy school community" Ofsted inspection 2023



Oathall is a mixed comprehensive secondary school for students aged between 11 and 16. We are situated on the boundaries of the town of Haywards Heath and the village of Lindfield in the heart of Mid-Sussex. The college opened in 1938 and has a full spectrum of specialist accommodation and facilities including well-equipped classrooms, a music centre, library, drama & dance studios, a fitness gym and a large sports hall. Outside we have large playing fields used for sport, a floodlit full-size 3G artificial turf pitch and a five acre farm. In 2022, we were told that Oathall was a confirmed project under the DFE school rebuilding progrmme. We anticipate the project will commence in around 2026-2027.

Our teaching and learning aim is simply to ensure the best possible progress and high attainment for every student. We offer a broad, balanced curriculum based on our knowledge of our students that challenges and motivates students to achieve their best. Academic and vocational success is complemented by an extensive extra curricular programme. Oathall prides itself on its excellent pastoral organisation and inclusion policy which is recognised as an example of best practice. Pastoral care is based around a year group structure. We also operate a traditional house system, consisting of four houses, Discovery, Endeavour, Pioneer and Voyager.



Oathall works in a spirit of co-operation and industry with a deep respect for high standards of attitude and attainment. This, together with an excellent curriculum and friendly atmosphere, leads to the education of a first-rate set of well-adjusted and highly qualified young people. The strong and effective teaching staff, excellent resources and atmosphere of hard work ensure that Oathall children have the highest possible quality of learning.

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