Job Description

About Us


This innovative and successful 11-18 school first opened in September 2004 and has grown year on year. Oriel High School is now oversubscribed with over 1450 students and was judged 'Good' by Ofsted in 2025; it has excellent facilities and is a dynamic learning community.



School Receptionist



8am - 4pm Monday - Friday



The salary range is 26,403 - 26,842 (Grade 5) plus Fringe allowance, Term Time only, pro rata.



The Governors are seeking to appoint an excellent administrator with good communication skills for the above post. The post is term time only, including 5 Staff Training days and an additional 1 week during school holidays (to be negotiated).


This equates to a 37 hour week over 45 weeks per year (inc 5 weeks paid leave).

This is a pivotal role and the person appointed will work closely with staff across the school and at all levels. The successful candidate will work as part of an effective team. You should be calm under pressure and enjoy dealing with children.

Working knowledge of school MIS systems and a good level of I.T. skills is desirable. A full induction and support programme will be provided.

Key Tasks include:

To undertake reception duties, to welcome visitors to the school and to deal with enquiries as necessary. Take messages, and maintain records thereof, for staff when unavailable.

To liaise with Royal Mail regarding postal deliveries.

Provide refreshments for visitors when requested.

To maintain the school diary, including the booking and preparation of meeting rooms, and organisation of refreshments through BAM if required.

To liaise with BAM FM on operational aspects of the PFI contract, including, making arrangements for the hall/furniture bookings for assemblies and special events i.e. parents evenings.

To attend bi-weekly meetings with BAM and follow up issues arising.

To follow up projects/issues between meetings and advise staff of progress.

To monitor jobs put forward to the helpdesk and chase progress accordingly, in line with Service Level Agreements.



If you have drive, enthusiasm, and experience to bring to our school we would be pleased to hear from you.





West Sussex County Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer.


Job Details

Salary:

Grade 5 pro rata

Contract Type:

Permanent

Working Pattern:

Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm

Location:

Crawley

Interviews:

TBC


Further Information


Oriel High School 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.


How to Apply


An application form is available for download from our website:

https://oriel.w-sussex.sch.uk/joining-us/staff-vacancies/

Closing date for applications:

12pm on Monday 24th November 2025



Please complete the application form and ensure that you outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills in the job description). Please apply via Staff Vacancies - Oriel High School Website.



Should you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to email us at

jfoster@oriel.w-sussex.sch.uk

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The reference number for this role is SCHO01368.



LOCATION

Crawley area

CONTRACT TYPE

Permanent

JOB TYPE

Education - School Support

CLOSING DATE

24 November 2025